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MFN 178: Brave New World PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Konopacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Driftwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Driftwood's choice of entrance music: House of 1000 corpses . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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171 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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178 cm
30
175 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Konopacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Otis Driftwood!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driftwood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Konopacki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Driftwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Driftwood only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Driftwood does it's job there.
An inside leg kick from Konopacki misses.
Konopacki looks to land a left hand but Driftwood moved out of range nicely.
Driftwood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Konopacki is able to avoid easily.
Driftwood misses with a wild body shot.
Konopacki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Driftwood dodges the ground and pound from Konopacki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konopacki working the strikes but Driftwood uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Konopacki is thwarting Driftwood's attempts to control the position.
Driftwood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood is looking to control Konopacki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Driftwood avoid being mounted?
Konopacki is trying to control. Driftwood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Konopacki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Konopacki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Driftwood wants to get back to full guard but Konopacki has passed into side control.
Driftwood regains half guard.
Driftwood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Konopacki.
Konopacki misses with a head shot. Driftwood uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood wants to sweep but no luck.
Konopacki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Driftwood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Konopacki is looking to work some ground and pound but Driftwood has wrist control.
Driftwood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Konopacki is one step ahead there.
Konopacki throwing strikes from guard but Driftwood blocks nicely.
Konopacki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Driftwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Konopacki.
Driftwood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Driftwood loads up on a big right hand but Konopacki slips the punch.
Driftwood throws a hook but Konopacki blocks it.
Driftwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Konopacki tried to counter with a leg kick but Driftwood avoided it.
Konopacki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Konopacki tries to move into range but Driftwood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Konopacki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Konopacki scores with a hook to the body. Driftwood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Driftwood throws a leg kick but Konopacki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Konopacki throws a big counter combination but Driftwood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Driftwood's corner calls for a 1-2. Driftwood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No luck for Konopacki with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Konopacki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Konopacki.
Konopacki wants to clinch
and Driftwood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Konopacki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Konopacki avoids the body shot from Driftwood.
Konopacki moves into range and clinches up with Driftwood.
Driftwood lands a nice uppercut.
Driftwood lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Driftwood throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pawel Konopacki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Konopacki.
Konopacki feints and then cracks Driftwood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Driftwood down.
The fighters circling - Konopacki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Driftwood throws a chopping leg kick but Konopacki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Driftwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Konopacki.
Driftwood thumps Konopacki with a low kick.
Otis Driftwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driftwood blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Konopacki.
Driftwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konopacki doesn't manage to clinch there - Driftwood circles away.
Driftwood drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Konopacki defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood throws a shot to the body.
Driftwood takes a swing at Konopacki's ribcage but misses.
Konopacki swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Konopacki stuns Driftwood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Driftwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Konopacki.
Driftwood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Konopacki clobbers Driftwood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Driftwood throws an overhand right that lands on Konopacki's shoulder, as Konopacki tries to avoid the shot.
Konopacki swinging wildly here.
Konopacki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Konopacki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Driftwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Konopacki was well out of range. Poor timing from Driftwood.
Konopacki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Driftwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Konopacki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Konopacki avoids the body shot from Driftwood.
Konopacki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Driftwood.
Driftwood moves out of range as Konopacki strikes.
Konopacki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Driftwood misses with a straight left.
Driftwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Konopacki.
Driftwood with the counter takedown but Konopacki avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki connects with a solid leg kick.
Konopacki scores with a hook to the body. Driftwood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Konopacki drives through and clinches with Driftwood against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Driftwood.
Konopacki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Driftwood backwards.
Konopacki misses with some punches.
Konopacki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Konopacki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Konopacki misses with a head kick.
Driftwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Konopacki tries to clinch but Driftwood moves out of range.
Konopacki connects with a high kick.
Konopacki throws a leg kick but Driftwood sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Driftwood is out of range.
Driftwood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Driftwood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Konopacki in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konopacki checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Konopacki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Konopacki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Driftwood lands a nice hook to Konopacki's body. Konopacki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Driftwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Konopacki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Driftwood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Konopacki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Konopacki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Driftwood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Konopacki throws a leg kick which misses Driftwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Driftwood tries to avoid it.
Driftwood throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Konopacki tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Driftwood is in Konopacki's guard.
Konopacki looking to control.
Driftwood won't allow Konopacki to sweep him here.
Konopacki controls Driftwood momentarily but Driftwood frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konopacki is really struggling to control Driftwood but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Driftwood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Konopacki - the referee stops the clock and Driftwood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Konopacki. Driftwood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Konopacki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Driftwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Konopacki can pounce on him.
Konopacki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Driftwood's calf.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Konopacki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood thumps Konopacki with a low kick.
Konopacki fails to land the takedown.
Driftwood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Driftwood misses the jab.
Konopacki tries to score with a low kick but Driftwood moves his leg out of the way.
Driftwood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Driftwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Driftwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Konopacki.
Konopacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Driftwood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki tries a low kick but Driftwood avoids it.
Driftwood checks a leg kick nicely.
Driftwood lands with a good body shot.
Driftwood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Driftwood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot by Konopacki.
Driftwood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Driftwood throws a leg kick
and Konopacki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Otis Driftwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Driftwood looks for the body kick but Konopacki saw that one coming.
Driftwood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Konopacki throws a front kick aimed at Driftwood's knee but Driftwood avoids it well.
A big left from Driftwood misses.
Pawel Konopacki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Konopacki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Driftwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood takes a swing at Konopacki's ribcage but misses.
Konopacki throws a front kick aimed at Driftwood's knee but Driftwood avoids it well.
Driftwood is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Driftwood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Konopacki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Driftwood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Driftwood misses with a takedown
and Konopacki counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Konopacki dives in and grabs Driftwood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Driftwood pushes down on Konopacki's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Konopacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Driftwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Konopacki lands a nice shot to the body.
Konopacki lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pawel Konopacki.
Well Konopacki 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Konopacki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine De La Morte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Morte has chosen The Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
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185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine De La Morte!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Morte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from De La Morte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taylor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like David Taylor has been cut.
A swing and a miss from De La Morte.
De La Morte misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
De La Morte looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor throwing a counter right hand but De La Morte manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
De La Morte walks into a jab.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that De La Morte 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.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De La Morte misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor .
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
De La Morte blocks an uppercut.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De La Morte is keeping busy.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
De La Morte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch on the inside from De La Morte fails to land.
Taylor is trying to stall.
Taylor working aggressively here.
De La Morte tries to work over Taylor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, De La Morte scores with a nice short uppercut.
De La Morte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De La Morte misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Morte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor 's elbow.
Taylor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Morte wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De La Morte trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but De La Morte has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De La Morte's head.
De La Morte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De La Morte is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
De La Morte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've been hearing good reports from Taylor 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Taylor trying to control but De La Morte is working from the bottom.
De La Morte 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De La Morte pulls Taylor in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor gets a clinch.
De La Morte tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
De La Morte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taylor prevents a body shot from De La Morte.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
De La Morte blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De La Morte.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor .
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of De La Morte's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Taylor 's cut.
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.
A slow jab from De La Morte misses its intended target.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor tries to clinch there but De La Morte circles away.
De La Morte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor . Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taylor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
De La Morte scores with a hook to the body.
Taylor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De La Morte gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De La Morte tries to work over Taylor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De La Morte backwards.
De La Morte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De La Morte tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
De La Morte tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing De La Morte back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
Taylor tries for a takedown but De La Morte manages to get underhooks.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De La Morte.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Morte can do to turn this around?
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by De La Morte.
Taylor is looking to control De La Morte's arms but De La Morte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Taylor .
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De La Morte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor 's elbow.
De La Morte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor prevents a body shot from De La Morte.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of De La Morte backwards.
De La Morte misses with some punches.
Taylor lands a right hand.
De La Morte stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De La Morte misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Morte lands a right hand.
Taylor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De La Morte is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte is staying active underneath Taylor , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor 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.
De La Morte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.
De La Morte makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De La Morte.
De La Morte wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor stands and throws De La Morte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De La Morte is looking to get back to his feet here but Taylor is keeping cool and he's managed to take De La Morte's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte can't escape the position.
Taylor loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can De La Morte hold on?
Taylor doesn't have the hooks in and De La Morte manages to turn into his guard.
De La Morte wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
De La Morte landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Taylor 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De La Morte throws a right hand that misses
and De La Morte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De La Morte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from De La Morte misses.
A big left from De La Morte misses.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De La Morte throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Taylor blocks a jab.
De La Morte gets tackled into the cage by Taylor . Taylor maintains the clinch.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Taylor to work.
De La Morte can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Morte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor prevents a body shot from De La Morte.
De La Morte lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor .
De La Morte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor 's elbow.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as De La Morte controls his hands.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor .
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of De La Morte's head.
De La Morte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for De La Morte.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath De La Morte's ribcage. De La Morte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De La Morte tries to work over Taylor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor is struggling to control the position.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De La Morte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath De La Morte's ribcage. De La Morte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De La Morte.
Taylor tries a body shot but De La Morte blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Morte tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing De La Morte back against the cage.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De La Morte tries to work over Taylor 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De La Morte misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor tries a body shot but De La Morte blocks it.
De La Morte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De La Morte can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
De La Morte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taylor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. De La Morte can't fight it off and eventually Taylor manages to take the fight to the floor. De La Morte looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Taylor advances to half guard.
De La Morte looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Taylor pushes past his half guard into mount!
David Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De La Morte in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De La Morte tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
De La Morte regains half guard.
Taylor prevents De La Morte from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing shots but De La Morte is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Antoine De La Morte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.
De La Morte is in trouble now - Taylor has advanced to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Morte is looking to get to half guard.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De La Morte taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Taylor !
After winning the bout, David Taylor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Antoine De La Morte was interviewed post fight and said 'Ce soir, j'ai rencontré un meilleur combattant tout en tous. J'ai essayé de mon mieux mais ce n'était pas assez bon. Je m'excuse auprès de tous mes fans pour ma performance ce soir.
And to my opponent; Congratulations man. It was a nice fight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Pigeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennakin Golovdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pigeon comes to the cage accompanied by Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive. Golovdy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A New Beginning by Audiomachine. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Pigeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gennakin Golovdy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovdy misses with a looping left.
Golovdy closes the distance and clinches.
Golovdy breaks from the clinch.
Pigeon closes the distance and clinches up with Golovdy, looking for a takedown. Pigeon pushes Golovdy against the cage but Golovdy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Golovdy lands with a right hand.
Pigeon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pigeon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golovdy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pigeon on the side of the head.
Golovdy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golovdy digs a good body shot into Pigeon's ribs.
Golovdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pigeon.
Golovdy moves forwards but Pigeon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pigeon misses with a body punch
and Golovdy counters with a straight right hand.
Harry Pigeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pigeon closes the distance and clinches.
Pigeon lands a nice uppercut.
Pigeon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Golovdy after a bit of a struggle.
Pigeon wants to take the fight to the mat but Golovdy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Pigeon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovdy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovdy pushes Pigeon up against the cage in a clinch.
Golovdy is trying to force a seperation but Pigeon has the dominant position.
Pigeon goes for a takedown attempt but Golovdy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Golovdy throws a right and a left that Pigeon avoids nicely.
Pigeon misses with a right hand
and Golovdy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pigeon throws a series of punches but Golovdy avoids them all with ease.
Pigeon tries to keep at a distance but Golovdy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pigeon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovdy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Pigeon on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Pigeon.
Golovdy is trying to break the clinch but Pigeon has him pressed against the cage.
Pigeon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovdy.
Pigeon cracks Golovdy with a nice body shot.
Golovdy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovdy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Golovdy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pigeon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Golovdy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pigeon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Golovdy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Golovdy breaks from the clinch.
Pigeon pushes Golovdy up against the cage in a clinch.
Pigeon is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Pigeon fails to land.
Golovdy is trying to break the clinch but Pigeon is controlling him.
Pigeon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golovdy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovdy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pigeon misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon is leaning against Golovdy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Golovdy misses with some punches.
Pigeon goes for a takedown attempt but Golovdy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Golovdy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pigeon, pushing him back against the cage.
Golovdy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pigeon.
Pigeon keeps control of Golovdy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Golovdy lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pigeon.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Golovdy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pigeon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pigeon digs a right hand into Golovdy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Golovdy's gas tank.
Pigeon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Golovdy prevents it.
Pigeon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pigeon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pigeon lands a shot to the body.
Golovdy misses with some punches.
Pigeon lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovdy breaks from the clinch.
Golovdy tries to keep at a distance but Pigeon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Golovdy has a couple of punches blocked by Pigeon.
Pigeon lands a body punch.
Pigeon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovdy lands a hook that snaps the head of Pigeon backwards.
Golovdy tries to break free but Pigeon pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pigeon.
Pigeon misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Pigeon.
Golovdy can't break the clinch.
Pigeon tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gennakin Golovdy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Golovdy lands with a shot to the body.
Golovdy pushes Pigeon up against the cage in a clinch.
Golovdy misses with a punch on the inside.
Pigeon has clasped his hands together around Golovdy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Golovdy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golovdy is not content to let Pigeon control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pigeon winds up and cracks Golovdy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pigeon content to control rather than advance.
Golovdy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pigeon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Golovdy's thigh. Golovdy counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Golovdy pulls Pigeon in close to his closed guard and prevents Pigeon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pigeon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovdy is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pigeon presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Golovdy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Pigeon.
Golovdy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovdy tries to circle away but Pigeon has him pinned against the cage.
Pigeon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golovdy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pigeon pushes Golovdy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovdy misses with the head strike.
Pigeon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Golovdy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Golovdy lands a nice uppercut.
Pigeon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pigeon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pigeon prevents Golovdy from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy keeping full guard, as Pigeon tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golovdy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Golovdy wants to stand and escape but Pigeon is having none of it.
Pigeon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Golovdy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Golovdy wants to sweep here but Pigeon controlling him for the moment.
Pigeon slips nicely into half guard.
Golovdy tries to get to full guard but Pigeon has control of the leg.
Pigeon is looking for a kimura here.
Pigeon is keen to just control but Golovdy is a slippery customer.
Pigeon is really struggling to control Golovdy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon throwing shots but Golovdy is blocking nicely.
Pigeon is thwarting Golovdy's attempts to control the position.
Golovdy tries to kick Pigeon off but Pigeon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pigeon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pigeon 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.
Pigeon wants to work for an arm triangle but Golovdy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pigeon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Golovdy is just riding it out for now. Pigeon eventually gives up the hold.
Golovdy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pigeon is working away from the top position though.
Pigeon thows a huge punch but Golovdy dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pigeon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pigeon is pressing down on Golovdy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Golovdy is holding on for now.
Golovdy wants to improve his position but Pigeon is controlling well.
Golovdy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pigeon is trying to work for a kimura but Golovdy is defending well.
Golovdy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golovdy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pigeon.
Pigeon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Golovdy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Pigeon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Pigeon moves into range and clinches up with Golovdy.
Pigeon working aggressively here.
Pigeon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Golovdy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Golovdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golovdy looks to land a combination but Pigeon avoids it well.
Pigeon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Golovdy counters with a stiff right hand.
Golovdy has Pigeon up against the cage in a clinch.
Golovdy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pigeon has him pressed against the cage.
Pigeon leaning against his opponent.
Pigeon lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovdy tries to throw a body punch but Pigeon avoids it by throwing Golovdy back against the cage.
Golovdy misses with some punches.
Golovdy can't break the clinch.
A short right from Pigeon on the inside.
Golovdy struggles to land a body shot inside as Pigeon controls his hands.
Golovdy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gennakin Golovdy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigeon instigates a clinch.
Pigeon looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pigeon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pigeon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Golovdy prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Pigeon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pigeon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovdy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pigeon scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golovdy.
Pigeon prevents Golovdy from breaking the clinch.
Golovdy prevents the takedown attempt.
Pigeon tries to throw a body punch but Golovdy avoids it by throwing Pigeon back against the cage.
Pigeon can't get the takedown.
Pigeon tries to score a body lock takedown but Golovdy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Golovdy can't fight it off and eventually Pigeon manages to take the fight to the floor. Golovdy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Golovdy can't keep his opponent in guard - Pigeon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pigeon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovdy is holding on to half guard well.
Pigeon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Golovdy is looking for a sweep. Pigeon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pigeon throwing shots but Golovdy is blocking nicely.
Pigeon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Golovdy trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Golovdy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Golovdy is controlling Pigeon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Golovdy is looking for a sweep. Pigeon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Golovdy has hold of Pigeon's hands but Pigeon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pigeon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Golovdy is trying to get back to full guard.
Pigeon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pigeon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Golovdy is defending against the submission attempts here by Pigeon.
Golovdy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon trying to control the position from guard on top but Golovdy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golovdy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pigeon won't allow Golovdy to sweep him here.
Pigeon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Golovdy is trying to control Pigeon's posture but Pigeon avoids it.
Pigeon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Golovdy keeps working.
Golovdy wants to control but Pigeon postures up.
Pigeon lands a nice forearm strike.
Golovdy sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Pigeon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pigeon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Pigeon!
Harry Pigeon gave a mention to Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Cult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cult comes to the cage accompanied by Magneto's Theme. Waits has chosen What A Waste as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Cult!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cult keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cult uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waits.
Cult is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cult has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sun Ra and his Arkestra's training camp in the buildup to the fight.
Cult stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waits.
Cult moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cult cracks Waits with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Tom Waits has been cut.
Cult throws the left hand but Waits avoids the punch easily.
Waits scores with a head kick.
It looks like King Cult has been cut.
Waits misses with a head kick.
Waits throws a chopping leg kick but Cult manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Waits rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cult counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Waits checks a leg kick.
Cult misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Cult misses its intended target.
Cult closes the distance and pushes Waits back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cult fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waits working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cult.
Waits has a couple of punches blocked by Cult.
Still in the clinch, Waits scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cult's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waits tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cult avoiding damage as Waits throws knees to the body.
Cult misses with the head strike.
Waits misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cult tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Waits fails to land.
Cult swings wildly with an uppercut but Waits uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waits pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cult working aggressively here.
Cult fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cult misses with the head strike.
Waits digs a right hand underneath Cult's ribcage. Cult let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cult doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waits throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cult blocks it with crossed arms.
Cult swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waits digs a right hand into Cult's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cult's gas tank.
Waits scores with a shoulder strike.
Waits landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits lands an elbow inside that Cult shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cult blocks a body shot from Waits.
Waits lands a left hand.
Waits working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cult is rocked!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oh Cult is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waits creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cult with a big uppercut! Cult tries to clinch up but Waits pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cult to the mat! Cult covers up and Waits unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tom Waits!
Tom Waits decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatton Chantry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think State might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Die for Metal. Police State could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tatton Chantry's chin.
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219 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatton Chantry!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but State defends well and Chantry ends up having to push State into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
State finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That kick from State tenderised Chantry's leg. Chantry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chantry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
State lands a head shot.
State throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
State is looking to clinch but Chantry is avoiding it.
And Chantry tries to counter it with a takedown but State pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
State is looking to slow Chantry down with leg kicks.
Chantry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts State as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State scores with a kick to the body.
State attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chantry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chantry fails with a takedown attempt.
Police State has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatton Chantry.
State misses with a hook
and Chantry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chantry.
State lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chantry keeping moving, preventing State from controlling successfully.
Chantry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chantry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, State has managed to get both his arms back between Chantry's legs - danger averted.
State with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chantry has his foot on State's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. State works his way back into a safe position though.
Chantry trying to control the position.
Chantry is looking to sweep but instead, State has passed into half guard.
Chantry felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chantry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
State landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chantry wants to improve his position but State is controlling well.
State is keen to just control but Chantry is a slippery customer.
Chantry tries to get to full guard but State has control of the leg.
State is looking to take a break and control but Chantry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chantry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
State looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chantry gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chantry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. State manages to get himself to full guard.
State is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chantry throws a big right hand that misses.
Chantry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chantry landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chantry throws an elbow that misses. State uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chantry's guard. Nice move by State!
State got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chantry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, State has managed to get both his arms back between Chantry's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Police State dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
State jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chantry shoots for a double leg takedown but State sprawls well. He's pushed Chantry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
State tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
State thuds his shin into the meat of Chantry's side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts State, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chantry checks a leg kick.
State throws a jab when Chantry was well out of range.
Chantry dives in for a single leg takedown but State sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from State.
Chantry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from State.
Chantry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from State.
State tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from State.
State displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chantry.
Police State has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatton Chantry.
State with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tatton Chantry has been cut.
State looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chantry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but State defends it well.
State looks for the body kick but Chantry saw that one coming.
Chantry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
State misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chantry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but State defends it well.
State lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
State tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chantry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chantry feints the counter takedown.
State lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
State looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
State missing with a left hand there. Chantry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chantry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Police State seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
State pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chantry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but State swivels and escapes.
Chantry tries to score a power double leg takedown but State sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chantry somewhat.
State throws a leg kick which misses Chantry's front leg but catches the back leg as Chantry tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chantry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
State digs a good hook to Chantry's body.
State is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
State is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chantry can do to turn this around?
State fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chantry.
Police State is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chantry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but State defends well and Chantry ends up having to push State into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
State drives through and clinches with Chantry against the cage.
Chantry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics State uses from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Police State dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatton Chantry'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!
State looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chantry moves out of range as State strikes.
And Chantry tries to counter it with a takedown but State pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good standup being displayed there by State as he connects with a hook.
State throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
State's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chantry under the eye.
State throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
State moves into the clinch.
Chantry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chantry manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantry is looking for a triangle but State pushes his legs off easily.
State trying to control but Chantry is working from the bottom.
Chantry has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. State is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chantry.
Chantry isn't going anywhere.
State advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
State lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chantry is rocked!
State is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Chantry goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for State!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Police State!
Police State bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill H Ahellno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shonuck comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ahellno's choice of entrance music: Domination. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill H Ahellno!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shonuck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahellno has time to react.
Ahellno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shonuck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahellno throws a solid leg kick but Shonuck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ahellno.
Ahellno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shonuck's sensitive parts.
Shonuck misses with a body shot
and Ahellno counters with a nice body shot.
Shonuck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahellno shoots for a double leg takedown but Shonuck sprawls well. He's pushed Ahellno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shonuck jabs Ahellno right on the nose. Ahellno blinks but takes it well.
Shonuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahellno! But no joy.
Shonuck looks to land a left hand but Ahellno moved out of range nicely.
Ahellno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shonuck.
Shonuck looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ahellno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahellno looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shonuck lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Shonuck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahellno is looking to clinch.
Ahellno misses with a wild body shot.
Ahellno lands with an uppercut that bounces Shonuck off the cage and back into range.
Shonuck tries to bum rush Ahellno with a series of wild strikes but Ahellno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice cross by Shonuck.
Shonuck ducks under a wild hook from Ahellno.
A big left from Ahellno misses.
A punch combination from Ahellno misses.
Shonuck was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shonuck gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ahellno to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ahellno looking to pass the guard.
Ahellno is fighting to break Shonuck's control of his arms but Shonuck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ahellno wants to control from the top but Shonuck keeps moving.
Ahellno won't allow Shonuck to get back to his feet.
Shonuck pulls Ahellno in close to his closed guard and prevents Ahellno from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ahellno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ahellno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahellno misses with a low kick.
Shonuck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shonuck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ahellno connects with a body shot.
Shonuck thuds a left hand into Ahellno's body.
Ahellno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahellno tries to keep at a distance but Shonuck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ahellno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shonuck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahellno shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ahellno showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahellno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shonuck's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahellno with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ahellno wants to pass to mount but Shonuck is defending the position.
Shonuck trying to control but Ahellno postures up.
Ahellno wants to work for an arm triangle but Shonuck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shonuck works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill H Ahellno will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shonuck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ahellno tries a low kick but Shonuck avoids it.
As Ahellno looks to move away, Shonuck throws a big counter combo bu Ahellno just gets out of the way.
Ahellno stuns Shonuck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ahellno swings widly with a right hand
and Shonuck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shonuck.
Shonuck trying to stall but Ahellno improves his position.
A short right from Shonuck on the inside.
Shonuck is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shonuck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ahellno jumps guard but Shonuck turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ahellno lands with a light punch inside.
Ahellno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shonuck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahellno is trying to push Shonuck away but Shonuck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shonuck working aggressively here.
Shonuck breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Ahellno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shonuck slips a straight right by Ahellno.
Shonuck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahellno misses with a takedown attempt - Shonuck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ahellno tries to clinch there but Shonuck circles away.
Shonuck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ahellno.
Ahellno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Shonuck has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ahellno connects with a leg kick. Shonuck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shonuck lands a jab.
Ahellno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shonuck scores with a shot to the body.
Ahellno throws out a loose jab but Shonuck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahellno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahellno stops Shonuck from getting back to his feet.
Shonuck is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ahellno is thwarting Shonuck's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahellno tries to pass to full mount but Shonuck defends it.
Ahellno wants to take a breather but Shonuck is having none of it.
Ahellno trying to control from Shonuck's half guard. Shonuck has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shonuck is pulling down on Ahellno's head to control his posture.
Ahellno seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck connects with a right hand. Ahellno shakes it off.
Ahellno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ahellno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahellno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shonuck throws a jab when Ahellno was well out of range.
Shonuck misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ahellno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahellno wants to clinch but Shonuck slips to the side
and Shonuck counters with a stiff right hand.
Shonuck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahellno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahellno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Ahellno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shonuck doesn't seem phased though.
Ahellno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shonuck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahellno misses with a hook. Shonuck ducked under it nicely.
Shonuck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ahellno or perhaps it was just good defense by Shonuck, which made it look bad.
Tristin Shonuck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill H Ahellno.
Ahellno tries a head kick but it misses.
Shonuck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahellno's head.
Ahellno tries to move into range but Shonuck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ahellno connects with an inside leg kick.
Ahellno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Shonuck does it's job there.
Shonuck tries to move into range but Ahellno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ahellno misses with a straight right.
Shonuck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ahellno is rocked!
Shonuck moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tristin Shonuck will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ahellno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ahellno is still on wobbly legs! Can Shonuck finish him?
Ahellno cracks Shonuck with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ahellno ducks under a wild hook from Shonuck.
Ahellno seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahellno lands with a right hand.
Ahellno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shonuck is out of range and Ahellno settles back down.
Shonuck checks a low kick from Ahellno.
Ahellno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ahellno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ahellno misses with a low kick.
Ahellno slips a jab from Shonuck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Shonuck.
Shonuck listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ahellno staying out of range there.
That kick from Ahellno tenderised Shonuck's leg. Shonuck is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ahellno drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Shonuck follows Ahellno to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristin Shonuck!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tristin Shonuck waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maubee Away (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix comes to the cage accompanied by Phoenix. Away is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rude Boy Dreams. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
180 lbs
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29
184 lbs
20 - 12 - 1 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maubee Away!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix slips a jab from Away.
Phoenix throws a solid leg kick but Away takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Phoenix.
Away appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Away changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Phoenix looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Phoenix's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Away controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Away's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Phoenix is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix is refusing to be controlled, as Away sits in half guard.
Phoenix actively working from the bottom here.
Phoenix wants to control but Away is keeping busy.
Phoenix is pressing down on Away's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Phoenix is looking for a triangle but Away pushes his legs off easily.
Away controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phoenix has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Away can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phoenix pulls Away in close to his closed guard and prevents Away from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Away pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phoenix is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Away slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Phoenix connects with an inside leg kick.
Away blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Away sizes up Phoenix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phoenix tries to land a front kick but Away steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Away misses with a straight right.
Phoenix attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phoenix is looking to score with low kicks.
Phoenix lands a jab to Away's midsection.
Phoenix lets loose with a powerful body kick. Away will feel that in the morning.
Away lands a head shot.
Phoenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Away lands with a good body shot.
Phoenix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phoenix lunges at Away with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Away's hand.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Away was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Away missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Phoenix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Away uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Away misses with an uppercut.
Simon Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Away takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Away misses its intended target.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix lands a head shot.
Phoenix connects with an inside leg kick.
Phoenix takes one to the chin there.
Away walks into a stiff left hand from Phoenix.
Nice jab there from Away.
Phoenix lands a leg kick that knocks Away off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon Phoenix will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Away throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses.
Phoenix throws a hook but Away blocks it.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Away ducked under it nicely.
Phoenix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simon Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Away connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phoenix takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Away.
Away throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix slips under a jab.
Phoenix gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Away tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Phoenix easily slips into full mount!
Away is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Away holds of for dear life.
Away working to try and regain half guard.
Away prevents Phoenix from taking his back.
Simon Phoenix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phoenix tries to control but Away wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phoenix takes Away's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Away is in trouble.
You can see the frustration on Away's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Away keeps trying to improve his position.
Phoenix thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Away fending off the submission attempt from Phoenix.
Away just trying to survive but Phoenix is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Away is keeping busy.
Away is really stuck here.
Phoenix gets his hands free as Away looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Phoenix is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Away is trying to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Away really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Phoenix's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Away tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Phoenix dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Away moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Away.
Phoenix scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick from Phoenix lands but Away takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Away tries to counter it with a takedown but Phoenix pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Away was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Sloppy strikes from Phoenix. Those never looked like landing.
Away tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Away moves away.
Phoenix bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix, as that shot connected.
Phoenix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix drives through with a takedown into guard.
Away is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Away controlling the action here.
Away working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Away moves nicely into side control.
Phoenix tries to improve position but can't.
Maubee Away has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Away wants to control but Phoenix is keeping him busy.
Away lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Phoenix trying to control but Away flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Phoenix tries to break free.
Away lands a shot to the body.
Away is looking to control Phoenix but Phoenix is wriggling around and keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Phoenix's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Away is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Phoenix knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Phoenix for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix staying busy and making it hard for Away to control.
Away is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Phoenix knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Phoenix for a finish.
Away loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Phoenix hold on?
Will Away go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Phoenix trying to control the position but Away manages to sink in the hooks.
Well, with Away on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Phoenix is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Away trying to control.
Away doesn't have the hooks in and Phoenix manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Away has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Phoenix has managed to get both his arms back between Away's legs - danger averted.
Phoenix wants to pass the guard but Away is keeping the position.
Away is trying to keep Phoenix in close.
Simon Phoenix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Away has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phoenix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Away throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Simon Phoenix.
Well Phoenix has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Phoenix!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Simon Phoenix made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nir Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outfuh Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Outfuh Blood will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nir Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Outfuh Blood!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
Blood defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.
Blood tries to clinch but Sosa is having none of it.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Sosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blood tried to score with a low kick but Sosa checks it.
Blood checks the leg kick.
Blood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa throws a shot to the body.
Blood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood with a jab.
Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sosa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sosa is looking to wear down Blood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sosa is looking to land body kicks.
Outfuh Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood connects with a leg kick. Sosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blood.
A nice combination there by Blood.
Blood slips under a jab.
Blood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sosa with a body shot.
Outfuh Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Sosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Sosa misses the target.
Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Blood 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.
Sosa throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Blood lands with an uppercut that bounces Sosa off the cage and back into range.
Sosa slips under a jab from Blood.
Sosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blood cracks Sosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Blood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've been informed that Blood has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blood.
Sosa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blood's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries a low kick but Blood avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Sosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blood throws a body punch but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa checks a low kick from Blood.
Blood checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Blood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Blood's head but Blood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sosa's calf.
Sosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sosa, as that shot connected.
It looks like Outfuh Blood has been cut.
Blood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blood is out of range.
Blood throws out a leg kick but Sosa moves out of range and Blood only half commits.
Blood scores with a nice strike.
Sosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Sosa.
Blood cracks a nice hook into Sosa's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to clinch up.
Sosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Blood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A good leg kick by Blood.
Sosa tries to work over Blood's front leg with a kick but Blood checks it.
Sosa misses with a straight right.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Blood, which made it look bad.
Blood throws a chopping leg kick but Sosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sosa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blood connects with a body shot.
Sosa misses with a straight right.
Blood clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Blood as the two fighters clinch.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Sosa breaks the clinch.
Blood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sosa throws a push kick but Blood slaps the foot to one side.
Blood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Blood - just one landing.
Blood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sosa scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood jabs at Sosa's body.
Sosa checks a leg kick.
Blood lands with a good body shot.
A nice combination there by Blood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood's cut.
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.
Blood scores with a spinning back kick!
Sosa misses with a straight left.
Blood only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosa.
Blood misses with a low kick as Sosa jumps back.
Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Blood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Blood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blood.
Blood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blood moves out of range of the body kick from Sosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Blood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sosa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blood.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a wild body shot.
Blood scores with a nice body kick.
Blood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sosa is out of range.
Blood defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Blood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blood throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blood checks a leg kick.
Blood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blood throws a low kick, looking for Sosa's leg but Sosa calmly moves out of range.
Sosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blood circles away quickly and effectively.
Blood looks to throw a body kick
and Sosa counters with a low kick, right behind Blood 's knee.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa misses with a leg kick
and Blood counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Sosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blood feints and then cracks Sosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sosa down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Blood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sosa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blood. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Blood. That's going to slow Sosa down.
Blood scores with a kick to the body.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a leg kick that knocks Sosa off balance momentarily.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donk. Sosa catches Blood right on the button with a cross.
Sosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blood. That's going to slow Sosa down.
Sosa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blood connects with a solid leg kick.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sosa digs a good body shot into Blood's ribs.
Sosa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sosa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sosa looks to land a combination. Blood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sosa.
Blood wants to clinch up but Sosa keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blood's head backwards.
Sosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blood wants to clinch up but Sosa keeps it at a distance.
Blood is looking to land body kicks.
Blood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blood throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Sosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Blood pushes Sosa away with a front kick.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Sosa.
Blood thuds his right hand into Sosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sosa. That's going to slow Blood down.
Blood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sosa drops his hands momentarily and Blood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sosa connects with a right hand. Blood shakes it off.
Blood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Outfuh Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Outfuh Blood's cut.
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!
Blood lands a lovely overhand right.
Sosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blood.
Sosa throws a right and a left that Blood avoids nicely.
Sosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Blood.
Outfuh Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood is looking to slow Sosa down with leg kicks.
Sosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sosa throws a big shot that misses.
Sosa thuds his right hand into Blood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa throws a leg kick but Blood checks it.
Sosa blocks the body kick.
Sosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That kick from Blood tenderised Sosa's leg. Sosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blood looks for the body kick but Sosa saw that one coming.
Sosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Blood.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blood.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Sosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Blood.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Blood scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a left hand.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Sosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood slows down the pace here.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Sosa fails to land.
Sosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Sosa lands with a light punch inside.
Sosa working hard to break the clinch.
Sosa misses with the head strike.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Blood is stalling here.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Sosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosa taking a breather.
Sosa trying to control the position but instead, Blood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sosa into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood working aggressively here.
Sosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That kick from Blood tenderised Sosa's leg. Sosa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sosa gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood is trying to get back to full guard.
Sosa trying to control the action but Blood is working from the bottom.
Sosa thows a huge punch but Blood dodges it nicely.
Nir Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sosa misses with a head shot. Blood uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Outfuh Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blood 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Outfuh Blood!
Our winner, Outfuh Blood, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Moby - Flower. Kersikov has chosen Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowacki lands a jab to Kersikov's midsection.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nowacki clobbers Kersikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Nowacki lands with a good body shot.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nowacki throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Nowacki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kersikov defending well as Nowacki loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Kersikov misses
and Nowacki counters with a stiff right hand.
Nowacki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nowacki looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Nowacki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nowacki throws a series of punches but Kersikov avoids them all with ease.
Kersikov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
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!
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nowacki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki connects with an inside leg kick.
Nowacki feints a jab promting Kersikov to slip. Nowacki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kersikov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kersikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov shoots for a takedown but Nowacki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nowacki.
Nowacki ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Nowacki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kersikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nowacki!
Nowacki scores with a decent looking hook.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Nowacki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowacki scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot.
Kersikov is looking to slow Nowacki down with leg kicks.
Nowacki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nowacki checks a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Nowacki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kersikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Nowacki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Kersikov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nowacki misses with a body kick.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nowacki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nowacki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki tries to land a front kick but Kersikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nowacki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nowacki defends it well.
Nowacki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nowacki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kersikov counters with a takedown into side control.
Nowacki struggling a bit here.
Kersikov working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Kersikov crashes against the mat.
Kersikov tries to advance to mount but Nowacki denies him.
Kersikov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nowacki is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov moves into full mount!
Kersikov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nowacki is bucking up trying to escape but Kersikov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov looking to finish Nowacki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nowacki!
Kersikov controlling from the full mount.
Nowacki wants to hold on but Kersikov pushes him away.
Nowacki is squirming around, avoiding Kersikov's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Herkules Nowacki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nowacki misses with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kersikov, as that shot connected.
A big right from Nowacki misses.
Nowacki avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
Nowacki closes the distance and pushes Kersikov back into the cage.
Nowacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nowacki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kersikov or not.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Nowacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nowacki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kersikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nowacki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kersikov pushes Nowacki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Kersikov as the two fighters clinch.
Nowacki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nowacki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov trying to control the position but instead, Nowacki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kersikov into the cage.
Nowacki lands a nice uppercut.
Kersikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Nowacki on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowacki.
Nowacki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Nowacki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike.
Nowacki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov tries to stall but Nowacki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nowacki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Nowacki's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kersikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Nowacki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nowacki throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Nowacki misses the jab.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Herkules Nowacki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nowacki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nowacki is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki is not content to let Kersikov control the position.
Kersikov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nowacki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nowacki stops Kersikov from passing to mount.
Nowacki wants to control but Kersikov postures up.
Nowacki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kersikov taking a breather here.
Kersikov is looking to take a break and control but Nowacki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nowacki tries to bench press Kersikov off him but Kersikov keeps the position.
Kersikov wants to control but Nowacki is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sloppy strikes there by Kersikov.
Nowacki tries to buck Kersikov off but Kersikov is having none of it.
Nowacki is trying to control Kersikov's posture but Kersikov avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nowacki sizes up Kersikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nowacki cracks the inside of Kersikov's front leg.
Nowacki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov darts in looking for a takedown but Nowacki gets double underhooks and turns Kersikov into the cage.
Kersikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nowacki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nowacki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nowacki moves into the clinch.
Kersikov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nowacki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kersikov can turn it around.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov breaks from the clinch.
Kersikov throws out a leg kick but Nowacki moves out of range and Kersikov only half commits.
Kersikov 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.
Nowacki is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nowacki defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki avoids a kick to the body.
Nowacki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nowacki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nowacki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowacki tried to score with a low kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nowacki rather than just go for the knockout.
Nowacki misses with a leg kick.
Nowacki wants to clinch up but Kersikov keeps it at a distance.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nowacki throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kersikov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kersikov is looking to work some ground and pound but Nowacki has wrist control.
Kersikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nowacki is keeping the position for now.
Nowacki looking for a sweep. Not yet Nowacki, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kersikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nowacki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kersikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kersikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kersikov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kersikov thows a huge punch but Nowacki dodges it nicely.
Nowacki wants to get back to full guard.
Kersikov wants to pass to mount but Nowacki is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nowacki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nowacki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kersikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nowacki wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nowacki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kersikov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nowacki. That one must have hurt.
Kersikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nowacki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kersikov takes a step back to recover.
Nowacki lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nowacki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kersikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nowacki throws a lazy uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a single leg into guard. Nowacki didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kersikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowacki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kersikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Herkules Nowacki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Nowacki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nowacki throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Nowacki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowacki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Kersikov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nowacki defends it well.
Nowacki misses with a hook.
Kersikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nowacki finds it's way round the side to connect with Kersikov's head.
Kersikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowacki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kersikov is able to avoid easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nowacki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nowacki misses with a straight right.
Kersikov with the counter takedown but Nowacki avoids it easily.
Nowacki 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov lunges at Nowacki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nowacki's hand.
Nowacki checks a leg kick.
Nowacki lands a really nice looking cross but Kersikov seems unphased.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nowacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nowacki connects with an inside leg kick.
Nowacki moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a left hand.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Kersikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nowacki lands a shoulder strike.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Nowacki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki lands an elbow just above Kersikov 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kersikov lands with a right to the head.
Nowacki lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Roman Kersikov has been cut.
Nowacki misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kersikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kersikov.
Nowacki scores with a shot to the side of Kersikov's head.
Nowacki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kersikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Nowacki.
Nowacki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nowacki defends it well.
Nowacki cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki throws a chopping leg kick but Kersikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nowacki blocks a jab.
Kersikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kersikov tries to keep at a distance but Nowacki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kersikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nowacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Nowacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Nowacki.
Nowacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Nowacki.
Nowacki lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowacki blocks an uppercut.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nowacki backwards.
A short right from Nowacki on the inside.
Nowacki misses with the head strike.
Kersikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Nowacki fails to land.
Kersikov misses with a body punch.
Nowacki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kersikov blocks the elbow strike.
Kersikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowacki has him pressed against the cage.
Nowacki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kersikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki had his way with Roman Kersikov in that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Kersikov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nowacki throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov swings widly with a right hand
and Nowacki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kersikov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nowacki misses the shot to the body.
Herkules Nowacki is winning the standup battle so far.
Nowacki misses with a head kick.
Kersikov scores with a nice body kick.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nowacki.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nowacki is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Kersikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nowacki missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nowacki digs a good hook to Kersikov's body.
A head kick from Nowacki lands but Kersikov takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki motions for Kersikov to come forward. Nowacki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nowacki throws a good cross that connects.
Nowacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Nowacki - just one landing.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nowacki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nowacki as he jumps to the side.
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roman Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nowacki is out of range.
Nowacki throws a low kick, looking for Kersikov's leg but Kersikov calmly moves out of range.
Nowacki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Nowacki throws a front kick aimed at Kersikov's knee but Kersikov avoids it well.
Kersikov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nowacki counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Nowacki misses.
Kersikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nowacki misses with a looping right.
And Kersikov tries to counter it with a takedown but Nowacki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov lands a head kick. Nowacki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki throws a wild body kick that Kersikov sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Nowacki misses.
Kersikov with the counter takedown but Nowacki avoids it easily.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kersikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nowacki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Kersikov.
Nowacki scores with a shoulder strike.
Nowacki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kersikov can do to turn this around?
Nowacki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nowacki lands a nice shot to the body.
Nowacki lands a damaging elbow.
Nowacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nowacki lands with a left to the head.
Nowacki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nowacki.
Nowacki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Herkules Nowacki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowacki.
Nowacki gets through Kersikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowacki scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov has a couple of punches blocked by Nowacki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowacki.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kersikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nowacki lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herkules Nowacki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nowacki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herkules Nowacki!
Herkules Nowacki retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Herkules Nowacki stared into the camera and said 'Wow! It was very tough matchup for me. My European Neighbour from Ukraine was great contender for sure. So it's good to have my hand rised after final bell. Thanks to everyone that believed in me!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory comes to the cage accompanied by It's a fight. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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186 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thory lands with a good body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Falcao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thory - the referee stops the clock and Falcao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thory. Falcao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Falcao throws a push kick but Thory slaps the foot to one side.
Thory swings for the body but Falcao moves out of range.
Thory throws a jab when Falcao was well out of range.
Falcao lands a body shot.
Thory misses with a leg kick
and Falcao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Falcao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thory throws a body kick that misses.
Thory lands with a shot to the body.
Thory lands with an overhand left.
Falcao 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.
Thory scores with a hook to the body. Falcao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thory.
Esquiva Falcao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thory lands a lovely overhand right.
Thory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thory misses with a jab to the body
and Falcao counters with a good low kick that Thory was not able to check.
Thory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thory has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcao finds it's way round the side to connect with Thory's head.
Falcao looks to land a body kick but Thory moved away.
And Thory counters with a quick kick to the body but Falcao blocks it.
Thory 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.
Thory avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Falcao slips a straight right by Thory.
Falcao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thory throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcao manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Thory.
Falcao lands a front kick.
Thory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thory lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falcao throws a leg kick but Thory sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcao.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcao.
Falcao misses the shot to the body.
Thory feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao scores with a leg kick.
Thory takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Falcao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Falcao throws a leg kick
and Thory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Falcao throws a leg kick
and Falcao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Falcao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thory.
It looked like Thory was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Falcao.
Falcao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thory needs to keep his hands up - Falcao had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Vic Thory has been cut.
Thory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Falcao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Falcao misses.
Thory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcao.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thory looks to land a left hand but Falcao moved out of range nicely.
Falcao throws a body shot but no joy.
Falcao scoring well with a low kick there.
Falcao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Falcao throws out a loose jab but Thory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thory looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falcao checks a leg kick.
Falcao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vic Thory will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vic Thory's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thory scores with a crisp jab that stopped Falcao in his tracks.
Vic Thory is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcao throws a poor cross that misses
and Thory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thory ducks under a wild hook from Falcao.
Thory feinted with a counter takedown.
Thory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Falcao just misses with a punch to the body.
Thory swings away with a body shot that misses
and Falcao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thory blocks a jab.
Thory misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thory scores with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Thory.
Thory moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcao throws an overhand right that lands on Thory's shoulder, as Thory tries to avoid the shot.
Falcao gets tackled into the cage by Thory. Thory maintains the clinch.
Falcao blocking some punches.
Thory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falcao prevents a body shot from Thory.
Falcao blocking some punches.
Falcao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thory lands a head kick. Falcao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thory scores with a jab. Falcao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao misses with a leg kick
and Thory counters with a straight right hand.
Thory is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thory blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcao. Thory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thory connects with a jab.
Thory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falcao can do to turn this around?
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 head kick misses from Falcao.
Thory throws a jab when Falcao was well out of range.
Thory throws a body punch but Falcao moves out of range.
Falcao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Falcao throws out a loose jab but Thory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Falcao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thory throws a head kick that misses.
Falcao tries a quick counter leg kick but Thory is wise to it.
Falcao misses with a left hand
and Thory counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao thows a leg kick but Thory checks it
and Thory counters with a left to the body.
Thory checks the leg kick.
Falcao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thory stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thory thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Falcao if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice combination there by Falcao.
Thory throws a leg kick that is checked
and Falcao counters with a left to the body.
Falcao tries to score with a low kick but Thory moves his leg out of the way.
Thory connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falcao circles away quickly and effectively.
Falcao avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four 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!
Thory scores with a hook.
Falcao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thory.
Good work by Falcao as he checks the leg kick.
Falcao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falcao throws a low kick but Thory avoids it.
Thory takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Thory 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vic Thory's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thory looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falcao lands a nice shot that snaps Thory's head back.
Falcao throws a looping overhand right but Thory ducks down to avoid it.
Falcao thumps Thory with a low kick.
Thory comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Falcao scores with a nice body kick.
Falcao misses with a lunging right hand
and Thory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Falcao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thory checks it well.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falcao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thory lands a nice looking body shot.
Falcao throws a leg kick
and Thory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick from Thory.
Thory throws a looping overhand right but Falcao ducks down to avoid it.
Thory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Falcao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thory tried to counter with a leg kick but Falcao avoided it.
Falcao walks into a straight right hand from Thory.
Thory 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses with a kick to the body.
Falcao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thory walks forward, straight into a front kick from Falcao.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Falcao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thory has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thory and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thory looks for the body kick but Falcao saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcao lands a front kick.
Thory takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Falcao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thory takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Falcao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vic Thory's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses with an uppercut
and Falcao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thory is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Falcao! Thory is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esquiva Falcao!
Esquiva Falcao is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Esquiva Falcao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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