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FV #25 5x5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ring Vinayagamoorthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinayagamoorthy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Soul Captain Band - Taistelun arvoinen . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thioon Phitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ring Vinayagamoorthy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Vinayagamoorthy misses.
Vinayagamoorthy avoids the body shot from Phitch.
Phitch tries to bum rush Vinayagamoorthy with a series of wild strikes but Vinayagamoorthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phitch misses with a hook
and Vinayagamoorthy moves into the clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phitch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vinayagamoorthy has Phitch pushed against the cage.
Phitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Vinayagamoorthy 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.
Vinayagamoorthy dodges an elbow strike from Phitch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy is trying to push Phitch away but Phitch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy avoids a wild elbow strike from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Phitch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinayagamoorthy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to work over Phitch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vinayagamoorthy takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ring Vinayagamoorthy has been cut.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks a body shot from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy taking a breather.
Vinayagamoorthy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phitch's elbow.
Phitch misses with a punch to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy tries a body shot but Phitch blocks it.
Phitch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phitch works on Vinayagamoorthy's body with a couple of short punches.
Vinayagamoorthy taking a breather.
Phitch tries to work over Vinayagamoorthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phitch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vinayagamoorthy avoids it.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to work over Phitch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Vinayagamoorthy as the two fighters clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy is trying to maintain a safe position but Phitch gets an underhook and turns Vinayagamoorthy into the cage.
Vinayagamoorthy is leaning against Phitch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phitch is trying to push Vinayagamoorthy away but Vinayagamoorthy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phitch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phitch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Vinayagamoorthy - that landed with a thud.
Phitch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phitch throws a punch but it's blocked by Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinayagamoorthy wants to get back to striking at distance but Phitch won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vinayagamoorthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phitch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab from Phitch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phitch throws a nice looking combination but Vinayagamoorthy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thioon Phitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinayagamoorthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phitch takes a swing at Vinayagamoorthy's ribcage but misses.
Vinayagamoorthy misses the shot to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phitch avoids it really well and circles away.
Vinayagamoorthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Phitch throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinayagamoorthy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vinayagamoorthy with a jab.
Vinayagamoorthy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Vinayagamoorthy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vinayagamoorthy drives through and clinches with Phitch against the cage.
Phitch scores with a shoulder strike.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Phitch misses with a punch on the inside.
Vinayagamoorthy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phitch stops a takedown attempt from Vinayagamoorthy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinayagamoorthy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vinayagamoorthy tightens his grip and picks Phitch up, before dumping him to the ground. Phitch manages to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Phitch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vinayagamoorthy throws an elbow that misses. Phitch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vinayagamoorthy's guard. Nice move by Phitch!
Vinayagamoorthy keeping full guard, as Phitch tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ring Vinayagamoorthy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ring Vinayagamoorthy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phitch throws a low kick, looking for Vinayagamoorthy's leg but Vinayagamoorthy calmly moves out of range.
Vinayagamoorthy throws the left hand but Phitch avoids the punch easily.
Vinayagamoorthy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phitch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vinayagamoorthy scrambles back to his feet.
Vinayagamoorthy scores with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Phitch as Vinayagamoorthy shoots in.
Vinayagamoorthy ducks under a wild hook from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy looks to land a right hand but Phitch moved out of range.
Phitch tries to clinch but Vinayagamoorthy moves out of range.
Vinayagamoorthy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phitch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Phitch throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinayagamoorthy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vinayagamoorthy swings for the body but Phitch moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots for a double leg takedown but Phitch sprawls well. He's pushed Vinayagamoorthy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Phitch. That snapped Vinayagamoorthy's head back.
Phitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy needs to keep his hands up - Phitch had a free shot at his head there.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phitch throws out a powerful jab.
Thioon Phitch is winning the standup battle so far.
Vinayagamoorthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Phitch throws a hook but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
Phitch throws a hook but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
Phitch tries to bum rush Vinayagamoorthy with a series of wild strikes but Vinayagamoorthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phitch connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Phitch misses its intended target.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a body punch but Phitch moves out of range.
Vinayagamoorthy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phitch circles away.
Thioon Phitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ring Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch misses with an uppercut
enabling Vinayagamoorthy to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phitch slips under a jab from Vinayagamoorthy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinayagamoorthy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vinayagamoorthy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Phitch.
A big right from Phitch misses.
Phitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinayagamoorthy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phitch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vinayagamoorthy moves into the clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to circle away but Phitch has him pinned against the cage.
Phitch content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vinayagamoorthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinayagamoorthy slips a straight right by Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phitch is just out of range.
Vinayagamoorthy 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.
Phitch lands with a hook. Vinayagamoorthy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phitch scores with a sloppy right hand. Vinayagamoorthy should have avoided that one.
Vinayagamoorthy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot.
Phitch closes the distance and pushes Vinayagamoorthy back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phitch misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phitch as Vinayagamoorthy tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Vinayagamoorthy as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phitch is looking to control Vinayagamoorthy's arms but Vinayagamoorthy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phitch has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Phitch.
Phitch working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phitch throws an elbow but misses.
Phitch tries a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
Phitch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phitch lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinayagamoorthy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vinayagamoorthy dodges an elbow strike from Phitch.
Phitch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinayagamoorthy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thioon Phitch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ring Vinayagamoorthy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Phitch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vinayagamoorthy at a distance.
Phitch scores with a shot to the body.
Phitch looks to land a left hand but Vinayagamoorthy moved out of range nicely.
Vinayagamoorthy takes a swing at Phitch's ribcage but misses.
Phitch avoids the body shot from Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinayagamoorthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch tries to work over Vinayagamoorthy's front leg with a kick but Vinayagamoorthy checks it.
Vinayagamoorthy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Phitch is looking to control Vinayagamoorthy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Phitch avoid being mounted?
Vinayagamoorthy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vinayagamoorthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vinayagamoorthy is keen to just control but Phitch is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinayagamoorthy throwing shots but Phitch is blocking nicely.
Vinayagamoorthy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phitch's head.
Phitch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vinayagamoorthy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinayagamoorthy is looking to take a break and control but Phitch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch is pressing down on Vinayagamoorthy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vinayagamoorthy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Phitch keeping moving, preventing Vinayagamoorthy from controlling successfully.
Vinayagamoorthy throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phitch trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ring Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the side of Phitch's head but Phitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phitch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinayagamoorthy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Phitch rather than just go for the knockout.
Phitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phitch misses the jab.
Phitch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinayagamoorthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Phitch.
Phitch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vinayagamoorthy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Phitch's hands.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks a jab.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Phitch looks to land a left hand but Vinayagamoorthy moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the side of Phitch's head but Phitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vinayagamoorthy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ring Vinayagamoorthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vinayagamoorthy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ring Vinayagamoorthy!
Ring Vinayagamoorthy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidt has chosen cult of personality as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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204 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy defending well as Schmidt loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Schmidt throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hardy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schmidt misses with a double jab
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Schmidt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardy has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy drops back looking for a leg! Schmidt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schmidt manages to kick Hardy off! Hardy jumps back into Schmidt's guard.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hardy slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt has his hands clasped together around Hardy's back. He's all about the action.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Schmidt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schmidt's head.
Hardy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schmidt sees it coming and defends easily.
Hardy is looking for a kimura here.
Schmidt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy is looking for a kimura but Schmidt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hardy to get the leverage.
Hardy uses his free foot to push down on Schmidt's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schmidt.
Hardy is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hardy extends the arm and Schmidt is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Hardy!
Tom Hardy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaimaa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is So Close Now. Vaimaa Fatu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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239 lbs
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257 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaimaa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu throws a head kick but Harrington moves out of range.
Fatu throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harrington slaps away a takedown attempt from Fatu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fatu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Harrington lands but Fatu takes it in his stride.
It looks like Vaimaa Fatu has been cut.
Harrington looks to throw the jab but Fatu is out of range.
Harrington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fatu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrington gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fatu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harrington's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been hearing reports that Fatu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harrington looks to throw a body kick
and Fatu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
A big right from Fatu misses.
Fatu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harrington lands an overhand right.
Fatu avoids a kick to the body.
Harrington moves out of range as Fatu strikes.
Harrington throws an overhand right that lands on Fatu's shoulder, as Fatu tries to avoid the shot.
Fatu throws out a leg kick but Harrington moves out of range and Fatu only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington throws a hook to the side of Fatu's head but Fatu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fatu throws a shot to the body.
Harrington misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fatu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fatu swings for the body but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington misses with a hook
and Fatu counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrington misses with a leg kick.
Fatu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Fatu with that takedown attempt.
Harrington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fatu.
Fatu lands a slapping body shot.
Fatu misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Fatu.
Fatu misses with a low kick as Harrington jumps back.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Fatu goes for a double leg but Harrington avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrington continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaimaa Fatu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fatu as Harrington tries to tie him up.
Harrington works on Fatu's body with a couple of short punches.
Fatu has clasped his hands together around Harrington's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fatu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrington keeps working.
Harrington struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrington is trying to control Fatu's posture but Fatu avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaimaa Fatu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fatu misses with a low kick.
Harrington lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fatu takes a step back to recover.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harrington sprawls well. Harrington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fatu gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrington avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Fatu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu scores with a leg kick.
Fatu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Harrington moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vaimaa Fatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Fatu misses
and Harrington counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Harrington misses.
A low kick from Fatu misses
and Harrington counters with an outside leg kick.
Fatu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it.
Harrington is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fatu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A big right from Harrington misses.
Harrington checks a low kick from Fatu.
Fatu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fatu throws a body kick that misses.
Harrington scores with a push kick.
Harrington swings widly with a right hand
and Fatu counters with a leg kick.
Fatu throws a jab when Harrington was well out of range.
Harrington walks into a stiff left hand from Fatu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu misses with a body kick.
Harrington moves out of range of the leg kick from Fatu.
Harrington lands a head kick. Fatu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harrington stuffs the takedown.
Vaimaa Fatu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fatu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrington counters with a straight right hand.
Fatu throws a sloppy head kick and Harrington moves out of range easily.
Fatu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fatu scores with a punch to the head.
Fatu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaimaa Fatu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses with a wild combination.
Fatu looks to land a left hand but Harrington moved out of range nicely.
Ashley Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrington lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington walks into a jab.
Harrington has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Fatu shoots in for a takedown but Harrington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fatu throws a body punch but Harrington moves out of range.
Fatu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harrington's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ashley Harrington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fatu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fatu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harrington scrambles back to his feet.
Fatu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrington circles away quickly and effectively.
Fatu throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrington counters with a solid body kick.
Harrington misses with a hook
and Fatu counters with an inside leg kick.
Fatu misses with a low kick.
Fatu scores with a hook to the body. Harrington takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Fatu misses with a hook. Harrington ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu misses with a body kick.
Harrington darts in and clinches Fatu up against the cage.
Fatu is trying to push Harrington away but Harrington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harrington lands with a right to the head.
Fatu misses with some punches.
Fatu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fatu is trying to break the clinch but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Harrington stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fatu.
Fatu being controlled against the cage.
Fatu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fatu up against the cage.
Harrington takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatu is trying to break the clinch but Harrington has him pressed against the cage.
Fatu working hard to break the clinch.
Fatu breaks the clinch.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Harrington takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A lazy body kick from Fatu
letting Harrington counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fatu throws a body punch but Harrington moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Fatu.
Fatu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harrington misses with a hook. Fatu ducked under it nicely.
Fatu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington blocks a jab.
Fatu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Fatu catches Harrington right on the button with a cross.
Fatu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fatu blocks the body kick.
Harrington avoids the body shot from Fatu.
Fatu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fatu 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fatu misses with a straight right.
Fatu throws a shot from downtown. Harrington moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vaimaa Fatu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fatu 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaimaa Fatu!
A relieved looking Vaimaa Fatu 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fei Yue (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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27
151 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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32
147 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jameson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fei Yue!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson lands with a kick to the temple. Yue shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jameson misses with a low kick.
Yue avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jameson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James Jameson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jameson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jameson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jameson's sensitive parts.
Jameson tries to land a front kick but Yue steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jameson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yue clobbers Jameson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That kick from Yue tenderised Jameson's leg. Jameson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jameson moves out of range as Yue strikes.
Jameson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jameson connects with a right hand. Yue shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yue checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yue tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jameson defends well and Yue ends up having to push Jameson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jameson takes a shot to the head.
Jameson has had enough of the clinch but Yue keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Yue.
Yue blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jameson.
Jameson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yue lands a nice shot to the body.
Yue gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yue wants to get back to his feet.
Yue is pressing down on Jameson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jameson is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jameson keeps working.
Yue thows a huge punch but Jameson dodges it nicely.
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!
Yue is trying to control the action in half guard but Jameson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yue missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yue is trying to control. Jameson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yue throwing shots but Jameson is blocking nicely.
Jameson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yue thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jameson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jameson taking some punishment here, with Yue in his half guard.
Yue trying to advance position but Jameson counters by regaining guard.
Yue stands and throws Jameson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yue working the head with strikes.
Jameson is letting Yue control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson is not content to let Yue control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Yue.
Yue misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jameson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yue is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Yue seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jameson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fei Yue dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yue avoids the head kick by Jameson.
Yue closes the distance and pushes Jameson back into the cage.
Yue goes for a takedown attempt but Jameson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yue walks into a straight right hand from Jameson.
Jameson throws a leg kick but Yue checks it.
A low kick from Jameson misses
and Yue counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yue lands a nice short elbow.
Jameson is staying active underneath Yue, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jameson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yue thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jameson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yue lands a nice short elbow.
Yue is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jameson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yue sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jameson defending well though.
Fei Yue has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yue wants to pass the guard but Jameson is defending well.
Yue stalling.
Jameson has one foot on Yue's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jameson takes a swing at Yue's ribcage but misses.
Yue takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jameson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yue.
Yue comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jameson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jameson moves away.
Jameson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jameson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yue decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jameson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jameson keeping full guard, as Yue tries to pass.
Yue postures up and lands a big shot to Jameson's brow.
Jameson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jameson wants to sweep but no luck.
Yue throws an elbow that misses. Jameson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yue's guard. Nice move by Jameson!
Yue trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fei Yue hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Yue scores with a takedown into Jameson's guard.
Yue connects with a couple of short punches.
Jameson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yue is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yue throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jameson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fei Yue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jameson misses with a head kick.
Jameson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yue will feel that in the morning.
Yue misses with an uppercut.
Jameson scores with a sloppy right hand. Yue should have avoided that one.
Yue moves into the clinch.
Jameson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yue's elbow.
Yue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jameson misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Yue.
Yue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jameson looks to land a body kick but Yue moved away.
Jameson misses with a lunging right hand
and Yue counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jameson won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yue looking to control but instead Jameson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson is trying is best to control the position here.
Yue is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yue is stalling here. Jameson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yue seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jameson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yue is looking for a sweep.
James Jameson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson wants to stand but Yue is controlling his arm.
Jameson stands up and beckons Yue to his feet.
Jameson throws the kick towards the body but Yue avoids it.
Jameson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yue is able to avoid easily.
Yue lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jameson at a distance.
Jameson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jameson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jameson throws a leg kick
so Yue counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yue trying to control the position from guard on top but Jameson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yue wants to stand but Jameson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yue looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jameson keeping moving, preventing Yue from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Fei Yue hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jameson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yue.
James Jameson is winning the standup battle so far.
Yue misses the jab.
Yue lands a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yue crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jameson - the referee stops the clock and Yue gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jameson. Yue manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
James Jameson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jameson throws a good cross that connects.
Jameson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yue connects with a body shot.
Jameson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yue lands with a right hand.
Yue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jameson manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fei Yue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yue 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fei Yue!
A victorious Fei Yue thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galt comes to the cage accompanied by State of the Union by Rise Against. Watson has chosen Till I Collapse- Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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35
218 lbs
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28
210 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Galt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watson scores with a shot to the body.
Watson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Galt.
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Galt misses with an uppercut.
Galt walks into a straight right hand from Watson.
A leg kick checked by Watson.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watson moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson has a couple of punches blocked by Galt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Galt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Galt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Watson forces his way into half guard.
Galt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galt is trying to control but can't.
Watson is keen to just control but Galt is a slippery customer.
Galt is looking to control Watson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Galt avoid being mounted?
Galt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watson thows a huge punch but Galt dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Watson controlling the pace.
Galt tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Watson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Galt is in trouble!
Galt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Watson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Watson lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson with shots to the head and body - Galt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Galt is squirming around, avoiding Watson's attempts to control the action.
Watson working Galt over with strikes here.
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Galt is looking to escape.
Watson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Watson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Galt is trying desperately to improve position.
Galt wants to hold on but Watson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt gets back to half guard.
Galt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Galt actively working from the bottom here.
Watson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Galt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Galt is trying to get back to full guard.
Galt wants to control but Watson is keeping busy.
Galt is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Watson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A good leg kick by Watson.
A slow jab from Galt misses its intended target.
Watson connects with the punch.
Watson cracks Galt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Galt takes a step back to recover.
John Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Galt misses its intended target.
Galt lands a head kick. Watson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson throws the kick towards the body but Galt avoids it.
Watson scoring well with a low kick there.
Watson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Galt's head.
Galt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galt was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson moves out of range as Galt strikes.
Galt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Galt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Galt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watson.
A good leg kick by Galt.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Galt misses with a straight right.
Galt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watson misses with the head strike.
Galt pushes Watson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galt fails to pull guard.
Galt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Watson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Galt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Galt fails to pull guard.
Galt cracks Watson with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galt.
Galt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galt lands an uppercut.
Galt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Watson avoids the elbow strike from Galt, against the cage.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson working aggressively here.
Galt jumps guard.
Watson wants to control from the top but Galt keeps moving.
Watson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Galt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watson has managed to get both his arms back between Galt's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson passes into half guard.
Galt is trying to control but can't.
Galt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Galt is trying to get back to full guard.
Galt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Galt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
John Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watson postures up.
Galt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Galt keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Galt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Galt is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Watson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Galt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Galt catches Watson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Galt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Watson with a nice cross.
Galt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Galt misses with a low kick.
Galt throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson throws a head kick but Galt moves out of range.
Watson swinging wildly here.
Watson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Galt.
Galt misses with a low kick.
John Galt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson forces Galt back against the cage and clinches.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Watson lands but Galt takes it in his stride.
Galt throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galt moves out of range as Watson throws a body kick.
Galt misses with a low kick.
Watson throws a right and a left that Galt avoids nicely.
John Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson wants to clinch.
Watson scores with a leg kick.
John Galt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
Galt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Galt lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Galt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Galt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson scores with a nice right hand.
Watson looks for the body kick but Galt saw that one coming.
Galt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson cracks a nice hook into Galt's ribs.
Galt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Galt pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to land body kicks.
Watson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Galt momentarily.
Galt slips a jab and a cross from Watson.
Watson moves out of range of the leg kick from Galt.
Galt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Galt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Galt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Galt.
Watson swings for the body but Galt moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galt looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Watson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson punishes Galt's body with a nice straight punch.
Watson takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like John Watson has been cut.
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Galt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson throws a leg kick which misses Galt's front leg but catches the back leg as Galt tries to avoid it.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Galt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watson tests Galt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson catches Galt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Watson!
John Watson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abel Speed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baird moves away.
Baird throws a big shot that misses.
Baird tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baird closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Speed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baird swats away the attempt to clinch by Speed.
Baird wants to clinch but Speed slips to the side
enabling Speed to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed is looking to clinch but Baird is avoiding it.
Baird misses with a takedown
enabling Speed to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed misses with the combination.
Baird throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Baird tries to move into range but Speed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed gets a clinch.
Speed slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed tries a body shot but Baird blocks it.
Baird wants a takedown.
Baird tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Abel Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macadam Baird.
Speed tries to score a body lock takedown but Baird shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baird blocks a body shot from Speed.
Speed tries a body shot but Baird blocks it.
Speed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baird works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Baird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baird wants to control from the top but Speed keeps moving.
Speed wants to sweep here but Baird controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed controlling the position.
Baird trying to control but Speed is working from the bottom.
Baird throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Speed is controlling Baird's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Speed takes a swing at Baird's ribcage but misses.
Baird closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baird takes the fight into the clinch.
Baird tries to pull guard but Speed holds him up against the cage and eventually Baird drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird blocks a body shot from Speed.
Baird prevents a takedown attempt there.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Speed.
Speed wants to stall.
Baird blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Baird to work.
Speed tries to work over Baird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baird tries to pull guard but Speed won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Speed cracks Baird with an open hand slap.
Baird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Speed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baird connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baird takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Speed scores with a three punch combo!
Baird looks to throw the jab but Speed is out of range.
Baird takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baird was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed lands an overhand right.
Baird walks into a stiff left hand from Speed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Speed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baird swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Speed dominated that round.
That's time! Speed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Speed jabs Baird to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Speed avoids the body shot from Baird.
Baird gets a clinch.
Speed lands a shoulder strike.
Speed has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Baird after a bit of a struggle.
Speed is looking to control Baird's arms but Baird gets an underhook and turns him. Now Speed has his back to the cage.
Come on Baird - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hook to the body lands for Speed.
Speed misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Speed.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Speed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed stuns Baird with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Speed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baird has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baird is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abel Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Speed does no damage.
Baird moves into range and clinches up with Speed.
Speed misses with a punch to the body.
Baird jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Speed walks away with a smile on his face. Baird gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Speed swings for the body but Baird moves out of range.
Speed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baird scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baird avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baird misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a right and a left that Baird avoids nicely.
Jab from Speed.
Macadam Baird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Baird's head but Baird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
Speed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baird misses with a straight right.
Speed tries to clinch but Baird is having none of it.
Speed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Speed lands a nice looking body shot.
Baird throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Speed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baird is looking to clinch.
Speed punishes Baird's body with a nice straight punch.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed digs a good body shot into Baird's ribs.
Speed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baird manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Speed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baird lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speed circles away quickly and effectively.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baird moves away from the strike by Speed.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Speed throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Baird - just one landing.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt.
Baird throws a hook but Speed avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baird.
Baird closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baird jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Speed walks away with a smile on his face. Baird gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abel Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macadam Baird.
Baird takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Speed scores with a body shot.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
Speed lands with a straight right. Baird didn't see that one coming.
Baird is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Baird does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baird misses with a lunging right hand
and Speed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Speed dominated that second round.
That's time! Speed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Speed scores with a jab.
Speed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baird stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Baird closes the distance and clinches up with Speed, looking for a takedown. Baird pushes Speed against the cage but Speed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Speed throws a series of punches but Baird moves out of range.
Speed lands a body shot.
Baird has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Speed finds it's way round the side to connect with Baird's head.
Speed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baird.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Speed, pushing him back against the cage.
Speed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baird.
Baird has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed goes for a takedown attempt but Baird pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baird takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baird doesn't manage to clinch there - Speed circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Speed.
Speed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baird.
Speed works the jab nicely.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Speed throws a hook but Baird blocks it.
No joy there for Speed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baird throws the left hand but Speed avoids the punch easily.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird just misses with a punch to the body.
Baird takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Speed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed misses with a series of wild punches.
Speed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baird rushes Speed and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Speed tries to work over Baird's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed gets through Baird's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baird tries to pull guard but Speed forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Abel Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macadam Baird.
Speed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baird jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Speed walks away with a smile on his face. Baird gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird avoids a punch combination nicely.
Speed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baird's head backwards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Speed.
Baird looks for a takedown but Speed sprawls well.
Baird on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baird takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baird throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
Speed cracks Baird with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baird avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Speed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abel Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed scores with a shot to the body.
Baird scores with a jab. Speed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird ducks right into an uppercut from Speed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baird on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baird has his takedown stuffed
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
Speed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baird is rocked!
Speed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baird at a distance.
Baird is still on wobbly legs! Can Speed finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Speed! Baird is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Speed!
Abel Speed retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, Abel Speed took to the microphone: 'Forbidden Violence wins again bitches!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Karev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Immortal Technique- Dominant Species as his entrance music. Oleg Karev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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35
252 lbs
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258 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Karev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts wants to slow Karev down by chopping away at his legs.
Karev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Karev avoids nicely.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Karev is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Karev slips the punch.
A low kick from Roberts misses
and Karev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberts swats away the attempt to clinch by Karev.
Roberts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Karev is out of range and Roberts settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karev moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts scores with a nice right hand.
Karev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Karev avoids nicely.
Karev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roberts throws an overhand right that lands on Karev's shoulder, as Karev tries to avoid the shot.
Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts cracks Karev with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roberts swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Karev counter with a right hand.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Karev.
Roberts scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Roberts.
Roberts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts swings widly with a right hand
and Karev counters with a flying knee that drops Roberts! Karev dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Karev!
Oleg Karev retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Oleg Karev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikio Okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bow Down. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikio Okita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jordan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okita throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okita.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Okita ducks down to avoid it.
Okita gets the takedown into side control.
Okita trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Taylor manages to get back to half guard.
Okita tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Okita throws a strike but Taylor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Okita advances position into side control!
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Okita's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okita is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Okita has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okita trying to pass the guard but Taylor defending well.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Okita sits in half guard.
Okita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Okita is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita passes to side control.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Okita's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Okita thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Okita wants to free his trapped foot but Taylor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Okita is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Okita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Taylor trying to control but Okita postures up.
Okita trying to advance position but Taylor counters by regaining guard.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Okita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor has control of Okita's left arm, preventing Okita from doing any damage.
Okita wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Okita postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Okita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Okita tries to pass.
Taylor looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikio Okita dominated that round.
That's time! Okita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taylor.
Taylor slips a jab from Okita.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Okita counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Taylor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Okita off and has taken his back!
Taylor connects with a big shot to the side of Okita's head.
Okita wants to escape the position.
Taylor keeps control of the position easily here as Okita tries to buck him off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okita is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita is working hard here to advance position.
Okita is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Taylor.
Taylor is hanging on to Okita's back as he tries to escape.
Okita looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Taylor keeps control of the position easily here as Okita tries to buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita turns into Taylor and is now in his guard.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taylor throws a jab when Okita was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Okita misses the target.
Okita tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taylor connects with a high kick.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okita.
Okita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Okita thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Okita fails to land with a series of punches.
Okita swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Okita moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Okita.
Okita cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
Mikio Okita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor is looking to slow Okita down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jordan Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylor feints and then cracks Okita's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okita down.
Donk. Taylor catches Okita right on the button with a cross.
Jordan Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor pushes Okita away with a front kick.
Nice straight punches there by Okita. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okita.
Okita takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor slips a straight right by Okita.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. Okita looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Okita swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Okita's guard.
Okita is looking to sweep but instead, Taylor has passed into half guard.
Taylor prevents Okita from improving his position.
Taylor trying to control the action but Okita is working from the bottom.
Okita wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Okita trying to control but Taylor postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jordan Taylor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Okita works Taylor's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okita. That did some damage!
Okita takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor throws a low kick but Okita moves out of range easily.
Taylor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Okita misses with a body shot
and Taylor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Okita's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Okita.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Okita is retaining full guard.
Okita looking to control.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor feints and then cracks Okita's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okita down.
Okita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Taylor really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taylor connects with a right hand. Okita shakes it off.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor scores with a spinning back kick!
Okita misses with a body punch
and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown. Okita fights it but they end up in guard.
Taylor forces his way into half guard.
Okita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okita keeps working.
Okita moves into full guard.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Okita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Okita wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jordan Taylor.
Okita dives in and scores a takedown into Taylor's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okita is one step ahead there.
Taylor managing to control the position.
Okita trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okita landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okita is one step ahead there.
Okita trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okita is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taylor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Okita tries to pass.
Okita passes Taylor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jordan Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Taylor defends well and Okita ends up having to push Taylor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor tries to work over Okita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Okita's head.
Okita working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Okita avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Okita prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor prevents Okita from breaking the clinch.
Okita is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okita wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okita wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okita tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okita's elbow.
Okita gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Okita tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okita preventing the sweep.
Okita trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Mikio Okita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Okita looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor blocks a jab.
Okita misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okita on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Okita shoots and misses
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Okita won't be happy with that.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okita keeps working.
Okita tries to bench press Taylor off him but Taylor keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Okita's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position but Okita is working away.
Okita seems a little lost for a moment, as Taylor dominates the positioning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jordan Taylor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Okita lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okita looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taylor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Taylor!
Jordan Taylor is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jordan Taylor 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousasi comes to the cage accompanied by Faded. Ivey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Friday. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gegard Mousasi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey scores with a leg kick.
Mousasi wants to slow Ivey down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Ivey misses.
Ivey misses with a head kick.
Mousasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ivey throws a head kick that misses
and Mousasi counters with a straight right hand.
Ivey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mousasi throws out the jab.
Mousasi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ivey.
Ivey throws a sloppy head kick and Mousasi moves out of range easily.
Ivey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ivey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mousasi moves away.
Ivey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mousasi.
Ivey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ivey lands a leg kick that knocks Mousasi off balance momentarily.
Mousasi throws a low kick but Ivey moves out of range easily.
Phil Ivey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivey throws a leg kick
enabling Mousasi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey ducks under a wild hook from Mousasi.
Ivey moves out of range of the leg kick from Mousasi.
Ivey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phil Ivey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mousasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivey.
Ivey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivey blocks a jab.
Mousasi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivey looks to score with a jab to the body but Mousasi is just out of range.
Ivey loads up on a big right hand but Mousasi slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Ivey misses.
Ivey misses with a shot to the body
and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi slips nicely into half guard.
Ivey wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mousasi is trying to control. Ivey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mousasi controlling the pace.
Mousasi prevents Ivey from improving his position.
Mousasi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ivey's head.
Mousasi passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivey gets back to half guard.
Ivey tries to kick Mousasi off but Mousasi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mousasi is trying to control the action in half guard but Ivey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ivey is looking for a sweep. Mousasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ivey holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mousasi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ivey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mousasi prevents Ivey from improving his position.
Mousasi wants to control but Ivey is keeping him busy.
Ivey is looking for a sweep. Mousasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mousasi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mousasi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mousasi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ivey tries to hold on but Mousasi pushes him away.
Mousasi lands with some strikes.
Ivey trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mousasi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ivey has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ivey!
Mousasi looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ivey is defending well. Mousasi quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ivey has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mousasi celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gegard Mousasi!
Gegard Mousasi retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Gegard Mousasi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arvydas Sabonis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali Baba Mohammed swings widly with a right hand
and Sabonis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sabonis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sabonis tries to throw a body punch but Ali Baba Mohammed avoids it by throwing Sabonis back against the cage.
Ali Baba Mohammed blocks a body shot from Sabonis.
Ali Baba Mohammed lands a takedown into guard.
Ali Baba Mohammed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sabonis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ali Baba Mohammed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ali Baba Mohammed 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ali Baba Mohammed scoring with some ground and pound.
Ali Baba Mohammed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sabonis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabonis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ali Baba Mohammed is aware though and is defending well.
Ali Baba Mohammed trying to control but Sabonis is working from the bottom.
Ali Baba Mohammed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sabonis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ali Baba Mohammed lands a couple of elbows.
Ali Baba Mohammed wants to control from the top but Sabonis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali Baba Mohammed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sabonis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ali Baba Mohammed has managed to get both his arms back between Sabonis's legs - danger averted.
Ali Baba Mohammed wants to control from the top but Sabonis keeps moving.
Ali Baba Mohammed forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ali Baba Mohammed lands a nice short elbow.
Sabonis looking for submissions off his back.
Sabonis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ali Baba Mohammed wants to control but Sabonis is keeping him busy.
Sabonis is looking to escape.
Ali Baba Mohammed is trying to control. Sabonis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sabonis wants to improve his position but Ali Baba Mohammed is controlling well.
Sabonis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Baba Mohammed trying to control the action but Sabonis is working from the bottom.
Sabonis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sabonis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ali Baba Mohammed scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Sabonis looking for submissions off his back.
Sabonis is looking to escape.
Ali Baba Mohammed takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sabonis is trying to stand back up but Ali Baba Mohammed is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali Baba Mohammed lands with a punch from half guard.
Sabonis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sabonis is trying to stand up here but Ali Baba Mohammed is controlling him well.
Sabonis is pressing down on Ali Baba Mohammed 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ali Baba Mohammed 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.
Sabonis looking for a guillotine here but Ali Baba Mohammed defends easily.
Ali Baba Mohammed engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ali Baba Mohammed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ali Baba Mohammed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sabonis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ali Baba Mohammed defends well.
Sabonis keeping moving, preventing Ali Baba Mohammed from controlling successfully.
Ali Baba Mohammed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ali Baba Mohammed trying to control but Sabonis is working from the bottom.
Sabonis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sabonis working for a triangle but Ali Baba Mohammed defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabonis has his foot on Ali Baba Mohammed 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ali Baba Mohammed works his way back into a safe position though.
Ali Baba Mohammed sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sabonis's guard.
Sabonis taking some punishment here, with Ali Baba Mohammed in his half guard.
Sabonis actively working from the bottom here.
Ali Baba Mohammed trying to control the action but Sabonis is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabonis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sabonis looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali Baba Mohammed wants to control but Sabonis is keeping him busy.
Sabonis is trying to get back to full guard.
Ali Baba Mohammed sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ali Baba Mohammed connects with the punch.
Ali Baba Mohammed lands with a shot to the body.
Ali Baba Mohammed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sabonis.
Ali Baba Mohammed darts in trying to clinch
and Sabonis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ali Baba Mohammed 's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabonis ducks under a wild hook from Ali Baba Mohammed .
Ali Baba Mohammed just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali Baba Mohammed tries to clinch up but Sabonis circles away and keeps his distance.
Ali Baba Mohammed blocks a head kick by Sabonis.
Ali Baba Mohammed swings for the body but Sabonis moves out of range.
Ali Baba Mohammed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali Baba Mohammed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali Baba Mohammed works the jab nicely.
Ali Baba Mohammed throws a hook but Sabonis avoids it easily.
Ali Baba Mohammed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali Baba Mohammed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ali Baba Mohammed throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Sabonis stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Ali Baba Mohammed follows into mount!
It looks like Arvydas Sabonis has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali Baba Mohammed pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sabonis is rocked!
Ali Baba Mohammed postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Sabonis out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Ali Baba Mohammed goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed !
Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Mohammed Sheik Allah Ali Baba Mohammed 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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B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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