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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rajko Ramljak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajko Ramljak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jai McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramljak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCracken was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramljak.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCracken. Ramljak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramljak takes a swing at McCracken's ribcage but misses.
McCracken tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramljak is able to avoid easily.
McCracken scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McCracken works to advance to full mount. Ramljak defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ramljak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
My spies in Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites inform me that McCracken has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McCracken takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
McCracken landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ramljak wants to control but McCracken is having none of it.
McCracken controlling the pace for now.
McCracken sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken with good strikes from the mount here!
Ramljak tries to reverse the position but McCracken maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ramljak is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramljak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ramljak is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ramljak can't escape the position.
Ramljak is working hard here to advance position.
McCracken with shots to the head and body - Ramljak looks very uncomfortable down there.
McCracken punishing his opponent with strikes.
McCracken putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! McCracken connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McCracken looking to control but Ramljak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramljak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McCracken landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCracken controlling his opponent.
McCracken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCracken looking to control but Ramljak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McCracken is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramljak tries to hold on but McCracken pushes him away.
McCracken with good strikes from the mount here!
Ramljak is looking to get to half guard.
McCracken tries to control but Ramljak wriggling away.
McCracken working Ramljak over with strikes here.
McCracken is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McCracken fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McCracken putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken tries to control but Ramljak wriggling away.
McCracken throwing strikes here but Ramljak is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McCracken scoring with strikes but Ramljak is staying in there.
Ramljak wants to control but McCracken is having none of it.
McCracken with shots to the head and body - Ramljak looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ramljak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ramljak wants to control but McCracken is having none of it.
McCracken trying to control but Ramljak is having none of it.
BOOM! McCracken connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramljak is desperately trying to improve his position but McCracken has a good base and remains in mount.
McCracken lands a big elbow.
Ramljak tries to hold on but McCracken pushes him away.
Ramljak is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCracken is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCracken with the ground and pound from mount.
Ramljak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ramljak is squirming around, avoiding McCracken's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McCracken cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCracken tries to control but Ramljak wriggling away.
Ramljak tries to hold on but McCracken postures up.
McCracken looking to control but Ramljak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai McCracken dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good leg kick by McCracken there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramljak.
McCracken closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramljak.
Ramljak blocks an uppercut.
Ramljak lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramljak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramljak lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramljak.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ramljak.
McCracken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCracken misses with a punch to the body.
McCracken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCracken working aggressively here.
Ramljak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Ramljak.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCracken.
McCracken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ramljak fails to land.
McCracken blocking some punches.
Ramljak lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
McCracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramljak misses with a double jab
and McCracken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCracken blocks a leg kick.
Ramljak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCracken can pounce on him.
McCracken throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramljak misses the jab.
McCracken misses the body punch
and Ramljak counters with a low kick, right behind McCracken 's knee.
Ramljak avoids the head kick by McCracken.
Rajko Ramljak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramljak throws out a leg kick but McCracken moves out of range and Ramljak only half commits.
McCracken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McCracken fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramljak moves out of range as McCracken throws a body kick.
McCracken staying out of range there.
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A cross from Ramljak lands.
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!
Ramljak thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jai McCracken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCracken throws a series of punches but Ramljak avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Ramljak.
McCracken looks to land a body kick but Ramljak moved away.
McCracken is looking to clinch but Ramljak is avoiding it.
McCracken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ramljak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McCracken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramljak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCracken is able to avoid easily.
McCracken looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramljak is just out of range.
McCracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Ramljak.
McCracken fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramljak in the body.
McCracken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramljak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCracken misses with a low kick as Ramljak jumps back.
McCracken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCracken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramljak throws a front kick aimed at McCracken's knee but McCracken avoids it well.
McCracken scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramljak scores with a jab to the body.
McCracken scores with a hook to the body. Ramljak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McCracken fails with the takedown.
McCracken misses with a head kick.
A left lands for Ramljak.
McCracken looks for the body kick but Ramljak saw that one coming.
McCracken throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramljak.
Jai McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses.
McCracken looks to land a combination but Ramljak avoids it well.
McCracken shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramljak throws a sloppy head kick and McCracken moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Ramljak misses.
McCracken swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCracken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramljak avoids the body shot from McCracken.
A head kick misses from McCracken.
McCracken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramljak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCracken scores with a nice right hand.
McCracken tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ramljak defends well and McCracken ends up having to push Ramljak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rajko Ramljak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jai McCracken.
Good standup being displayed there by McCracken as he connects with a hook.
McCracken tries to score with a low kick but Ramljak moves his leg out of the way.
McCracken lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McCracken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCracken has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ramljak.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCracken. Ramljak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jai McCracken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramljak blocks a head kick by McCracken.
Ramljak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCracken.
McCracken has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Jai McCracken has been cut.
McCracken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramljak.
McCracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Ramljak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from McCracken does no damage.
McCracken lands a front kick.
Ramljak lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jai McCracken will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jai McCracken's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ramljak misses with a hook. McCracken ducked under it nicely.
McCracken avoids the head kick by Ramljak.
McCracken throws a lazy head kick
and Ramljak counters with a left and a right that stings McCracken.
McCracken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ramljak. No joy for McCracken on that attempt.
McCracken stalks Ramljak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramljak's face. Ramljak staggers backwards, shaken.
McCracken is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramljak rather than just go for the knockout.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses.
Ramljak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramljak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCracken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramljak with a hook.
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!
McCracken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramljak.
Ramljak tests McCracken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCracken with a nice cross.
Ramljak misses with a low kick as McCracken jumps back.
Ramljak tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramljak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCracken throws a chopping leg kick but Ramljak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCracken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCracken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCracken takes a swing at Ramljak's ribcage but misses.
McCracken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramljak throws out a leg kick but McCracken moves out of range and Ramljak only half commits.
Ramljak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCracken shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McCracken throws a hook to the side of Ramljak's head but Ramljak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCracken slips a jab from Ramljak.
Ramljak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCracken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCracken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramljak checks a low kick from McCracken.
McCracken connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramljak's hands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ramljak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken throws a sloppy head kick and Ramljak moves out of range easily.
Ramljak throws a hook but McCracken avoids it easily.
Ramljak blocks a head kick by McCracken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramljak lands a front kick.
Ramljak throws a head kick that misses.
McCracken 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.
A little feinted left hand from Ramljak on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ramljak slips a straight right by McCracken.
McCracken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramljak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCracken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramljak. McCracken does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCracken throws a fast counter high kick but Ramljak manages to duck under it in time.
Ramljak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCracken.
Ramljak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCracken.
McCracken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCracken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramljak.
McCracken scores with a jab to the body.
Ramljak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramljak throws a head kick that McCracken semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken clinches up with Ramljak and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramljak lands with a left to the head.
Ramljak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCracken has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramljak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McCracken wants to take the fight to the mat but Ramljak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rajko Ramljak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jai McCracken.
Ramljak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramljak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramljak misses with some punches.
McCracken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramljak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramljak.
Ramljak lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Ramljak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramljak misses with some punches.
Ramljak has a couple of punches blocked by McCracken.
Ramljak misses with the head strike.
McCracken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramljak prevents McCracken from breaking the clinch.
Ramljak gets through McCracken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramljak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCracken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCracken wants to break free but Ramljak has control.
Ramljak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramljak lands a nice uppercut.
McCracken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramljak has double underhooks.
Ramljak lands with a short shot to the head.
McCracken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rajko Ramljak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramljak blocks a body shot from McCracken.
Rajko Ramljak has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCracken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCracken struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramljak controls his hands.
Ramljak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jai McCracken is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCracken staying out of range there.
McCracken slips under a jab.
Ramljak lands a nice hook to McCracken's body. McCracken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Ramljak lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rajko Ramljak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCracken has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jai McCracken!
After the big win, Jai McCracken made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by Diary of a Madman. Bruce Banner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Dunn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Dunn misses its target.
Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Dunn misses.
Dunn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Banner thuds a left hand into Dunn's body.
Banner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Banner shoots in for a takedown but Dunn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunn moves away from the strike by Banner.
Banner lands a right hook to the body.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Dunn's head but Dunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunn jabs Banner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been informed that Banner 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.
Dunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dunn misses with a looping left.
Dunn swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner's corner calls for a 1-2. Banner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Banner lands a big right hand that sends Dunn crashing to the mat! Banner stays standing though and waves Dunn back to his feet!
Dunn is rocked!
Horrible takedown attempt by Dunn or perhaps it was just good defense by Banner, which made it look bad.
Oh Dunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruce Banner!
Bruce Banner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Big Bear Nutrition 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sensimelio Estevez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Wolter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estevez comes into the arena with Welcome to Jamrock! I'm on mushroooooms! blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sensimelio Estevez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jonas Wolter!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolter throws a lazy right hand but Estevez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Wolter as he connects with a hook.
Wolter punishes Estevez's body with a nice straight punch.
Estevez moves out of range as Wolter strikes.
Estevez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolter misses with a wild body shot.
Estevez connects with a leg kick. Wolter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wolter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Estevez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wolter lands a slapping body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wolter 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.
Estevez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolter.
Wolter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Estevez.
Wolter works the jab nicely.
Wolter blocks the body kick.
Estevez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolter misses with a hook.
Estevez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wolter to the mat! Wolter manages to get full guard.
Wolter wants to sweep but no luck.
Wolter keeping full guard, as Estevez tries to pass.
Wolter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Estevez manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Estevez trying to keep a closed guard but Wolter is proving a slippery customer.
Estevez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolter is one step ahead there.
Estevez working for a triangle but Wolter defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Estevez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wolter doesn't defend quickly enough and Estevez has managed to lock this one up! Can Wolter escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Estevez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sensimelio Estevez!
Post fight, Sensimelio Estevez took to the microphone: 'Deez dudes is tough, but I believe in da mighty power of jah! And jah prevails! Deez dudes need to tap or I'm gonna hurt deez fools! I ate so many mushrooms. Before dis fight I wasn't sure which of da arms to take off da octopus! One love! Broken Halo! You herrr me? '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AL Lickertwat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Volga Overstreet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, AL Lickertwat!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lickertwat connects with a right hand. Overstreet shakes it off.
Overstreet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lickertwat circles away quickly and effectively.
Overstreet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lickertwat gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Volga Overstreet!
Volga Overstreet looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'It's good to win again and go up in the rankings. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by Irigy Hónaljmirigy - Rúgj Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris parody by Hungarians). Buster Cherry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conte throws out a leg kick but Cherry moves out of range and Conte only half commits.
Conte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Conte tries to bum rush Cherry with a series of wild strikes but Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cherry dives in for a single leg takedown but Conte sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Conte moves out of range as Cherry throws a body kick.
Cherry jabs Conte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cherry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Conte did well to prevent Cherry getting side control.
Cherry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conte defending well though.
Cherry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cherry is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Conte reverses the position - he's now on top in Cherry's guard.
Cherry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry is controlling Conte's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry wants to hit a switch here but Conte passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cherry there!
Cherry is desperately trying to improve his position but Conte has a good base and remains in mount.
Conte controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry working to try and regain half guard.
Cherry tries to improve his position but instead Conte has taken his back!
Cherry tries to roll but Conte sticks to his back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Conte controlling the positon.
Cherry can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Conte.
Conte has the hooks in. Cherry is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cherry is working hard here to advance position.
Cherry trying to control the hands but Conte breaks the grip.
Conte keeps control of the position easily here as Cherry tries to buck him off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conte doesn't have the hooks in and Cherry manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conte is keeping the position for now.
Conte pulls Cherry in to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherry looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giorgio Conte will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Conte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cherry counters with a nice body shot.
Conte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cherry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conte.
Cherry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conte.
Conte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cherry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conte connects with a body shot that sends Cherry's belly button to the back.
Conte fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cherry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Conte in his tracks.
Cherry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Conte throws a right hand that Cherry ducks under and follows up with a left that Cherry also avoids with ease.
Cherry tries to land a body kick
and Conte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conte lands a nice looking body kick.
Conte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cherry.
Cherry misses with a takedown attempt
and Conte counters with a left to the body.
Giorgio Conte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cherry shoots in and bounces Conte off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Conte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Conte is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cherry, into his guard.
Conte won't allow Cherry to sweep him here.
Cherry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Conte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Conte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two 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.
Cherry trying to keep a closed guard but Conte is proving a slippery customer.
Cherry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cherry trying to strike off his back.
Cherry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conte is one step ahead there.
Cherry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is looking to advance position but Conte won't allow it.
Conte tries to get to full guard but Cherry has control of the leg.
Cherry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Conte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Cherry is working for a kimura here but Conte manages to reverse the position and he's now in Cherry's guard.
Conte won't allow Cherry to sweep him here.
Conte got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cherry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Conte has managed to get both his arms back between Cherry's legs - danger averted.
Cherry is looking to sweep but instead, Conte has passed into half guard.
Cherry is not content to let Conte control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherry is pressing down on Conte's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giorgio Conte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Conte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cherry.
Cherry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cherry lands a nice forearm strike.
Cherry advances to full mount.
Cherry misses with a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conte is bucking up trying to escape but Cherry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cherry sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cherry goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Conte turns into him and now he's in Cherry's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cherry looking for a guillotine here but Conte defends easily.
Cherry wants to hit a switch here but Conte passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cherry there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cherry tries to reverse the position but Conte maintains control.
Conte wants to take his opponent's back but Cherry doesn't allow it.
Cherry really wants to buck Conte off and get back to his feet.
Cherry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Giorgio Conte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cherry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Conte manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cherry to take his back!
I would not like to be Cherry right now.
Cherry tries to escape the position.
Buster Cherry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte controlling the position well here. Cherry rolled but Conte kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cherry can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conte trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
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 Buster Cherry.
I think Conte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Conte!
In defeat, Buster Cherry stepped up to the mic, saying 'there is always next time, gramps'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is The Champ is Here. A fine choice. Gracie has chosen Metallica Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
185 lbs
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179 lbs
35 - 15 - 4 |
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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
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Reggie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Holden Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
It looks like Reggie Anderson has been cut.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Reggie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie lands a jab.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Anderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gracie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Holden Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Anderson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gracie.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gracie defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Gracie avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anderson sets himself, and Gracie steps forward looking for the clinch! Anderson avoids it this time.
Gracie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gracie throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
Gracie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Anderson tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie letting Anderson take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Gracie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie is stalling here.
Anderson trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holden Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Gracie lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Gracie cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gracie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson jabs Gracie right on the nose. Gracie blinks but takes it well.
Anderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Gracie connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Anderson misses.
A cross from Anderson lands.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Anderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Anderson shoots in.
Gracie lands a high kick!
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson 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.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson clobbers Gracie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Gracie throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reggie Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson slips a jab from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reggie Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab lands there for Gracie.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Anderson slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reggie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters circling a little - Gracie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Anderson.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gracie 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 Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Jab from Gracie.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie has managed to clinch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Gracie holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
Gracie tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie stalling against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson lands a head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Anderson motions for Gracie to come forward. Anderson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Gracie avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holden Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Gracie connects with a jab.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Gracie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reggie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
A victorious Holden Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Ataides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slevin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to timber. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Ataides!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ataides forces Slevin back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Ataides.
It looks like Tony Slevin has been cut.
Ataides swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slevin tries to break free but Ataides pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ataides.
Slevin is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ataides.
Ataides is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slevin prevents a body shot from Ataides.
Slevin working hard to break the clinch.
Ataides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slevin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slevin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Slevin tries to keep at a distance but Ataides has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slevin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ataides is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Slevin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ataides throws a punch but it's blocked by Slevin.
Slevin can't break the clinch.
Slevin is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slevin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slevin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ataides closes the distance and clinches.
Slevin wants to break free but Ataides has control.
Ataides working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slevin managing to block the knees to the body from Ataides.
A frustrated look appears on Slevin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ataides misses with a punch to the body.
Ataides tries for a takedown. No joy.
Slevin takes a shot to the head.
Slevin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slevin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ataides fails with the takedown
and Slevin counters with a stiff right hand.
Ataides fails with a takedown attempt.
Tony Slevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Ataides.
Slevin scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataides shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ataides working Slevin over with strikes.
Ataides working over Slevin with some ground and pound. Slevin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ataides connects with a nice short shot to Slevin's temple.
Slevin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Slevin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Slevin is refusing to be controlled, as Ataides sits in half guard.
Ataides looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ataides missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slevin actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ataides lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ataides is on him like a limpet, forcing Slevin back against the cage.
Ataides working aggressively here.
Slevin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ataides closes the distance and clinches up with Slevin, looking for a takedown. Ataides pushes Slevin against the cage but Slevin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ataides takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot by Slevin.
Ataides dives in and scores a takedown into Slevin's guard.
Slevin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ataides doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ataides manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Slevin has momentary wrist control but Ataides slips an elbow through the middle.
Ataides landing some decent shots from guard.
Ataides connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slevin wants to stand and escape but Ataides is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ataides wants to pass the guard but Slevin is keeping the position.
Ataides won't allow Slevin to get back to his feet.
Slevin keeping moving, preventing Ataides from controlling successfully.
Ataides with a nice head shot there.
Ataides is working Slevin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slevin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ataides missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ataides scoring with some ground and pound.
Ataides postures up and lands a big shot to Slevin's brow.
Slevin looking for a sweep. Not yet Slevin, not yet.
Ataides trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ataides's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ataides stops Slevin from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Slevin dodges the punch combination from Ataides.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Ataides dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Slevin's cut.
That's time! Slevin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ataides tries to close the distance and clinch but Slevin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ataides shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slevin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Leandro Ataides has been cut.
Slevin connects with a jab.
Ataides misses with a takedown attempt
and Slevin counters with a nice right hand that sends Ataides toppling to the canvas! Ataides scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Slevin finish him?!
Ataides is rocked!
Slevin lands with a right and another and another! Ataides is in big trouble! Slevin lands again and this time it's lights out for Ataides! A quality knockout there for Slevin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Slevin!
Post fight, an emotional Tony Slevin said 'Tiocfaidh ár lá'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thor Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Berserk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Furfur. Berserk shrugs it off though.
Berserk doesn't manage to clinch there - Furfur circles away.
Berserk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Furfur tries a low kick but Berserk avoids it.
Furfur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berserk misses with a leg kick.
Furfur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Furfur.
Berserk lands with a shot to the body.
Berserk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furfur tries to score with a low kick but Berserk moves his leg out of the way.
Thor Berserk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berserk looks to throw a body kick
and Furfur counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berserk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furfur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Furfur crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Berserk - the referee stops the clock and Furfur gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Berserk. Furfur manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Furfur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berserk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berserk moves out of range of the strikes.
Berserk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furfur 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Berserk.
A punch lands to the side of Furfur 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Berserk wants to clinch.
Furfur feints a counter leg kick.
Furfur avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Berserk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Furfur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berserk moves forwards but Furfur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserk slips under a jab from Furfur.
Furfur lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Berserk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berserk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Berserk misses.
Furfur looks to land a right hand but Berserk moved out of range.
Furfur misses with a low kick.
Berserk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furfur was well out of range. Poor timing from Berserk.
Berserk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Berserk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furfur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berserk 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 Furfur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Furfur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Furfur was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Furfur tries a low kick but Berserk avoids it.
Berserk is looking to counter punch.
Berserk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Berserk misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur is looking to score with low kicks.
Berserk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Berserk connects with a leg kick. Furfur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Furfur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Furfur throws a leg kick but Berserk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Furfur motions for Berserk to come forward. Furfur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Berserk was looking to counter with a kick there.
Berserk throws a leg kick that misses.
Furfur misses with a right hand
and Berserk counters with a straight right hand.
Furfur tries to land a front kick but Berserk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berserk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Furfur.
Berserk misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Berserk misses
and Furfur counters with a good low kick that Berserk was not able to check.
Berserk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Berserk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Furfur is able to avoid easily.
Berserk scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserk lands a jab-cross combination.
Furfur walks into a straight right hand from Berserk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furfur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Furfur tries to land a leg kick but Berserk saw it coming and moves away.
Furfur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berserk can pounce on him.
Berserk lands a jab to the nose.
Berserk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Furfur.
Berserk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Furfur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Furfur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Berserk cracks Furfur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Berserk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furfur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Berserk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Berserk throws a right hand that misses
and Furfur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Berserk scores with a push kick.
Berserk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Berserk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Furfur.
Berserk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Furfur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berserk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Furfur tries a quick counter leg kick but Berserk is wise to it.
Furfur throws a lazy uppercut
and Berserk counters with a nice uppercut.
Berserk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furfur lands the left hand.
Berserk misses with a hook to the body
and Furfur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Berserk's knee momentarily.
Furfur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Berserk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furfur.
Berserk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Furfur tries to work over Berserk's front leg with a kick but Berserk checks it.
Berserk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Furfur momentarily.
Furfur moves out of range of the leg kick from Berserk.
Furfur checks the leg kick.
Berserk throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Berserk misses
and Furfur counters with a nice uppercut.
Berserk scores with a one two! Furfur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berserk misses with a kick to the body.
Furfur thinks about the counter body kick.
A big left from Furfur misses.
Berserk thows a leg kick but Furfur checks it
and Furfur counters with a nice uppercut.
Berserk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furfur counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Furfur throws the kick towards the body but Berserk avoids it.
Furfur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furfur looks to land a left hand but Berserk moved out of range nicely.
And Berserk counters with a quick kick to the body but Furfur blocks it.
Berserk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Furfur is out of range.
Furfur misses with a body shot.
Furfur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Furfur walks into a left hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Furfur might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Berserk has got the better of the exchanges.
Berserk misses with a hook. Furfur ducked under it nicely.
Berserk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Furfur.
Berserk working aggressively here.
Berserk taking a breather.
Furfur scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furfur.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Berserk here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Berserk blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Berserk fails to land.
Furfur throws a head punch that misses.
Berserk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Furfur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Berserk tries to work over Furfur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berserk wants to stall.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Furfur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Berserk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Berserk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Berserk as the two fighters clinch.
Berserk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Berserk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furfur tries to throw a body punch but Berserk avoids it by throwing Furfur back against the cage.
Berserk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Furfur lands with a light punch inside.
Berserk is trying to maintain a safe position but Furfur gets an underhook and turns Berserk into the cage.
Berserk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berserk misses with a punch on the inside.
Berserk blocking some punches.
Berserk scores with a shot to the side of Furfur's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Furfur.
Berserk misses with a punch to the body.
Berserk digs a right hand into Furfur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Furfur's gas tank.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Berserk tries a body shot but Furfur blocks it.
Furfur cracks Berserk with a nice body shot.
Berserk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Thor Berserk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Berserk avoids the body shot from Furfur.
Berserk scores with a shot to the body.
Furfur staying out of range there.
Berserk throws a body shot but no joy.
Furfur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Furfur throws a big shot that misses.
Berserk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Furfur.
Furfur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berserk throws out the jab.
Furfur scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berserk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Furfur feints a counter leg kick.
Furfur throws a chopping leg kick but Berserk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berserk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Furfur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Berserk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Furfur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk tries to clinch there but Furfur circles away.
A big left from Furfur misses.
Berserk looks for the body kick but Furfur saw that one coming.
Berserk moves in looking to clinch but Furfur pushes him off.
Furfur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berserk throws a shot to the body.
Berserk wants to clinch but Furfur slips to the side
and Furfur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berserk misses with a body shot.
Furfur thinks about the counter body kick.
Berserk misses with the body kick
and Furfur counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berserk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Furfur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Berserk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Furfur. Furfur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Furfur avoids the head kick by Berserk.
Zophiel Furfur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Furfur 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.
Furfur getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berserk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Furfur throws out the jab.
Berserk wants to clinch.
Furfur only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Berserk. Furfur shrugs it off though.
Berserk throws a body kick that misses.
Berserk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berserk.
Furfur moves out of range of the body kick.
Furfur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berserk slips under a jab from Furfur.
Berserk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Berserk swings for the body but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Berserk misses the target.
Berserk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Furfur checks a leg kick.
Berserk slips a jab from Furfur.
Berserk throws a right hand that Furfur ducks under and follows up with a left that Furfur also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Berserk finds it's target.
Furfur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berserk.
Furfur tries a low kick but Berserk avoids it.
Berserk moves out of range of the strikes.
Furfur throws a wild body kick that Berserk sees coming a mile off.
Berserk attempts a counter takedown but Furfur avoids it well and moves away.
Furfur wants to land a leg kick but Berserk is out of range.
Thor Berserk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Berserk digs a good body shot into Furfur's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berserk checks a leg kick nicely.
Berserk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Berserk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Berserk connects with a single shot there.
Furfur throws a hook but Berserk avoids it easily.
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 Thor Berserk.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Berserk, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Berserk!
During a confident post fight interview, Thor Berserk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whales comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whales 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 Holyfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holyfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whales lands an overhand right.
Whales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holyfield manages to avoid it.
Whales avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holyfield throws a jab when Whales was well out of range.
Whales connects with a single shot there.
We've been hearing reports that Whales has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Holyfield tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whales defends well and Holyfield ends up having to push Whales into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Whales tries to counter with a takedown but Holyfield is quick to defend against it.
Whales lands a slapping body shot.
Holyfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holyfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holyfield.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holyfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whales lands with a hook. Holyfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whales chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holyfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Holyfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whales circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales misses with a low kick as Holyfield jumps back.
Holyfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Holyfield throws a shot from downtown. Whales moves away and avoids it.
Whales changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Holyfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whales attempts a counter takedown but Holyfield avoids it well and moves away.
Holyfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holyfield throws a jab when Whales was well out of range.
Whales tries to keep at a distance but Holyfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holyfield breaks the clinch.
Holyfield shoots in but no luck this time.
Patrick Whales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evander Holyfield.
Holyfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whales. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holyfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holyfield misses with a looping left.
Whales shoots in looking for a takedown. Holyfield tries to sprawl out of it but Whales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holyfield manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whales.
Holyfield tries to clinch up but Whales circles away and keeps his distance.
Whales slips under a jab from Holyfield.
Whales shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Holyfield napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Holyfield told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whales in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield is working to avoid the ground and pound but Whales connects with a decent elbow.
Whales in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Holyfield is working to avoid the ground and pound but Whales connects with a decent elbow.
Holyfield tries to bench press Whales off him but Whales keeps the position.
Whales working the ground and pound.
Holyfield tries to bench press Whales off him but Whales keeps the position.
Whales lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holyfield down.
Whales landing strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Holyfield taking a bit of punishment here - Whales scoring with strikes.
Holyfield is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales lands some shots froms side control.
Holyfield is still in real trouble! Can Whales finish him?
Whales connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Holyfield some visible discomfort.
A big shot lands for Whales! That's hurt Holyfield! Will he recover? Whales fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Whales!
Patrick Whales retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Patrick Whales thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valentine throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Valentine finds it's target.
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
Valentine looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Valentine.
Valentine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Valentine avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valentine's calf.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Valentine gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Valentine is trying to keep Johnson in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Johnson frees his head nicely. Oh but Valentine has switched to an armbar! Johnson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alexander Valentine!
Alexander Valentine is the new middleweight champion!
Alexander Valentine took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.
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