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SPNY 267:Holgerson vs Shaw PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saint Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Blackburn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saint Francis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saint Francis!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Blackburn swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carl Blackburn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook comes to the cage accompanied by Seek and Destroy by Metallica. Randy Tessin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin clinches up against the cage.
Cook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tessin pushes off an throws an elbow but Cook leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tessin takes an elbow to the temple.
Cook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cook gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Randy Tessin has been cut.
Tessin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tessin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tessin fails to pull guard.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
Tessin throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tessin goes for a takedown attempt but Cook pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cook gets a double leg takedown into Tessin's guard.
Tessin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tessin is on top in guard.
Cook has his feet on Tessin's thighs here. He's pushed Tessin off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tessin screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dane Cook!
Dane Cook made sure to mention his sponsor, SP Ultimate Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Rakhmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Kootz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakhmanov comes to the cage accompanied by Russian national anthem. Mikhail Rakhmanov 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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Rakhmanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rage Kootz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kootz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rakhmanov connects with a single shot there.
Kootz ducks under a wild hook from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov scores with a sloppy right hand. Kootz should have avoided that one.
Rakhmanov lands the left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kootz, as that shot connected.
Rakhmanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kootz's head backwards.
Rakhmanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rakhmanov throws a lazy right hand but Kootz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rakhmanov cracks Kootz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Rakhmanov misses.
Kootz misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakhmanov throws the left hand but Kootz avoids the punch easily.
Kootz swings widly with a right hand
and Rakhmanov counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Rakhmanov misses.
Kootz clinches.
Rakhmanov lands an elbow that stopped Kootz in his tracks for a moment.
Rakhmanov trying to control the position but instead, Kootz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rakhmanov into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhmanov leaning against his opponent.
Kootz breaks the clinch.
Rakhmanov misses with a straight right.
Rakhmanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rage Kootz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kootz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rakhmanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Rakhmanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kootz scoring well with a low kick there.
Rakhmanov clobbers Kootz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rakhmanov swinging wildly here.
Kootz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rakhmanov lands a right hook to the body.
Rakhmanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rakhmanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kootz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kootz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov missing with a left hand there. Kootz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kootz misses with a wild body shot.
Rakhmanov looks to land a right hand but Kootz moved out of range.
Kootz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kootz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rakhmanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kootz moves away.
Kootz looks to score with a jab to the body but Rakhmanov is just out of range.
Kootz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rakhmanov walks into a left hand.
Rakhmanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rakhmanov misses with a leg kick
letting Kootz counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Kootz is predictable there
and Rakhmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rakhmanov needs to keep his hands up - Kootz had a free shot at his head there.
Rakhmanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kootz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kootz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kootz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kootz lands a jab-cross combination.
A slow jab from Rakhmanov misses its intended target.
Kootz tries to clinch but Rakhmanov is having none of it.
Rakhmanov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rakhmanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kootz.
Rakhmanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kootz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rakhmanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rakhmanov cracks Kootz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rakhmanov throws out a loose jab but Kootz uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kootz moves into range and clinches up with Rakhmanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kootz tries a body shot but Rakhmanov blocks it.
Rakhmanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kootz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rakhmanov's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Rakhmanov.
Kootz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rakhmanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rakhmanov slowing the pace effectively.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rakhmanov.
It looks like Rage Kootz has been cut.
Rakhmanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kootz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rakhmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kootz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kootz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rakhmanov backwards.
Rakhmanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kootz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rakhmanov or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mikhail Rakhmanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rage Kootz's cut.
That's time! Rakhmanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rakhmanov throws a right and a left that Kootz avoids nicely.
Rakhmanov lands with a shot to the body.
Kootz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kootz throws a right hand that Rakhmanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Rakhmanov also avoids with ease.
Rakhmanov tries to bum rush Kootz with a series of wild strikes but Kootz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kootz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rakhmanov counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Rakhmanov misses.
Rakhmanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kootz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kootz with a hook.
Mikhail Rakhmanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakhmanov checks the leg kick.
Kootz looks to score with a jab to the body but Rakhmanov is just out of range.
Kootz slips a jab from Rakhmanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakhmanov swings widly with a right hand
and Kootz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kootz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kootz duly obliges.
Rakhmanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kootz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz takes one to the chin there.
Kootz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rakhmanov momentarily.
Kootz tries to bum rush Rakhmanov with a series of wild strikes but Rakhmanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rakhmanov sizes up Kootz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kootz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Rakhmanov as he connects with a hook.
Kootz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rakhmanov.
Kootz moves away from the strike by Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov misses with an uppercut. Kootz saw that one coming.
Kootz lands a right hook to the body.
Kootz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rakhmanov.
Kootz pushes Rakhmanov up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Rakhmanov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kootz leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Kootz to work.
Rakhmanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kootz's elbow.
Rakhmanov is looking to control Kootz's arms but Kootz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rakhmanov has his back to the cage.
Rakhmanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kootz backwards.
A short left from Kootz.
Rakhmanov is trying to stall.
Rakhmanov pushes Kootz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rakhmanov pushes Kootz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rakhmanov prevents a body shot from Kootz.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kootz pushes Rakhmanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kootz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kootz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rakhmanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rakhmanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kootz gets through Rakhmanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rakhmanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kootz.
Kootz prevents a body shot from Rakhmanov.
Stalling in the clinch from Rakhmanov.
Mikhail Rakhmanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rakhmanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rakhmanov trying to control the position but instead, Kootz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rakhmanov into the cage.
Rakhmanov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rakhmanov missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov can't find room to land a body shot as Kootz controls the action.
Rakhmanov stalling in the clinch but Kootz improves position.
Rakhmanov lands a nice elbow.
Kootz manages to break the clinch.
Kootz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rakhmanov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kootz if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rakhmanov. Kootz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Kootz.
Kootz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rakhmanov misses with a combination
and Kootz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kootz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kootz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kootz's corner calls for a 1-2. Kootz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rakhmanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rage Kootz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rage Kootz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kootz. Rakhmanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kootz connects with a solid leg kick.
Rakhmanov misses with a looping left.
Kootz tries to counter with a clinch but Rakhmanov shakes him off and moves away.
Rakhmanov throws a hook but Kootz avoids it easily.
Rakhmanov throws a lazy right hand but Kootz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kootz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kootz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rakhmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kootz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rakhmanov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rage Kootz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kootz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Kootz tenderised Rakhmanov's leg. Rakhmanov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Kootz as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kootz.
Rakhmanov takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut lands for Rakhmanov. That snapped Kootz's head back.
Kootz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rakhmanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rakhmanov is looking to counter punch.
Rakhmanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Rakhmanov misses the target.
Rakhmanov cracks Kootz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kootz stuns Rakhmanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Rakhmanov misses.
Kootz staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Kootz finds it's target.
Kootz ducks under a wild hook from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rakhmanov scores with the left hand. Kootz knows he should have avoided that one.
Kootz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rakhmanov slips under a jab from Kootz.
Kootz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kootz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rakhmanov can pounce on him.
Kootz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rakhmanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rakhmanov throws a nice looking combination but Kootz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rakhmanov throws a lazy right hand but Kootz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheers as Rakhmanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kootz doesn't seem phased though.
Kootz is looking to clinch.
Kootz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kootz walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Kootz misses its intended target.
Kootz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rakhmanov manages to avoid it.
Rakhmanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kootz has time to react.
Rakhmanov needs to keep his hands up - Kootz had a free shot at his head there.
Rakhmanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rakhmanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov thows a body kick. Kootz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kootz scores with a sloppy right hand. Rakhmanov should have avoided that one.
Kootz misses with a left hand
and Rakhmanov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kootz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kootz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rakhmanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rakhmanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Kootz misses
and Rakhmanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kootz defending well as Rakhmanov loads up on a big left hand.
Rakhmanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kootz's calf.
Kootz throws out a powerful jab.
Kootz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kootz connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakhmanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kootz is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kootz misses.
Rakhmanov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kootz is still on wobbly legs! Can Rakhmanov finish him?
Rakhmanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kootz.
Kootz walks into a jab.
Rakhmanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A big right from Rakhmanov misses.
Kootz misses with a wild body shot.
Kootz misses with a hook
and Rakhmanov counters with a straight right hand.
Rakhmanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kootz's head.
Kootz throws a looping overhand right but Rakhmanov ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rakhmanov misses the target.
Rakhmanov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kootz to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kootz looks to clinch but Rakhmanov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kootz taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mikhail Rakhmanov!
An out of breath Mikhail Rakhmanov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barreda has chosen Planet Caravan as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Barreda!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barreda throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
Barreda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barreda in his tracks.
A jab from Romano does it's job there.
Barreda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romano.
Romano looks to land a body kick but Barreda moved away.
Romano scores with a decent looking hook.
Romano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Romano.
Romano takes one on the button.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barreda 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.
Romano misses the jab.
A jab from Barreda finds it's way through Romano's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barreda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Romano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barreda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barreda forces Romano back against the cage and clinches.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Barreda is trying to break the clinch but Romano is controlling him.
Barreda throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Romano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barreda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barreda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And Romano counters with a quick kick to the body but Barreda blocks it.
Romano works Barreda's body with a nice hook.
Romano misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Romano misses.
Samuel Romano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romano blocks a head kick by Barreda.
Barreda misses the jab.
Romano seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Romano digs a good body shot into Barreda's ribs.
Romano lands a body shot.
Romano misses with a wild combination.
Romano lands with an overhand left.
Barreda rushes Romano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barreda breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Barreda does no damage.
Romano throwing a counter right hand but Barreda manages to avoid it.
Barreda fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano looks to land a body kick but Barreda moved away.
Barreda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barreda has time to react.
Samuel Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romano misses with a shot to the body
and Barreda counters with a straight right hand.
Barreda avoids the body shot from Romano.
Barreda throws an off balance right hand
and Romano counters with a nice body kick.
Barreda looks winded!
Barreda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romano scores with a shot to the body.
Romano scores with a nice right hand.
Barreda avoids the body shot from Romano.
Romano connects with a solid leg kick.
Romano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barreda's calf.
Romano is looking to wear down Barreda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barreda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romano feints and then cracks Barreda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barreda down.
Romano cracks the inside of Barreda's front leg.
Romano cracks Barreda with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romano.
Romano avoids the head kick by Barreda.
A slapping body kick lands there for Romano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barreda misses with a low kick.
Romano lands a jab.
Romano slips a jab and a cross from Barreda.
Romano lands a big right hand that sends Barreda crashing to the mat! Romano stays standing though and waves Barreda back to his feet!
Barreda is rocked!
Romano connects with a nice cross there... Barreda is looking wobbly and Romano recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Barreda to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Romano jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samuel Romano!
A very excited looking Samuel Romano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lowe (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicky Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lowe.
Kane tries to clinch up but Lowe circles away and keeps his distance.
Lowe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowe.
Kane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
A jab lands there for Kane.
Kane lands a head kick!
Kane misses with a two punch combination.
Lowe scores with the left hand. Kane knows he should have avoided that one.
Kane blocks a low kick nicely.
Lowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Kane misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Lowe does it's job there.
Lowe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kane is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lowe.
Kane tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lowe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kane scores with a shot to the body.
Lowe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kane's head.
Lowe throws a low kick but Kane avoids it.
Kane thuds a left hand into Lowe's body.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Nice defenses there by Lowe.
Lowe lands with an overhand left.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane tries to counter with a takedown but Lowe is quick to defend against it.
Kane wants to clinch up but Lowe keeps it at a distance.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Lowe avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane is looking to wear down Lowe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donk. Lowe catches Kane right on the button with a cross.
Kane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe lands a nice shot that snaps Kane's head back.
Kane is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane dodges the punch combination from Lowe.
Lowe scores with a sloppy right hand. Kane should have avoided that one.
Oh Kane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lowe scores with a nice right hand.
Lowe lands the left hand.
Lowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Kane has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A solid body kick from Lowe.
Lowe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch lands to the side of Kane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Kane.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Kane got wobbled bad by a big combination! Lowe presses forward with punches and knees until Kane stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Kane closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicky Lowe!
After winning the bout, Nicky Lowe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Derek Kane stepped up to the mic, saying 'He's a good fighter, I need to go back to the gym and work on some things. My fans can expect a win next time!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoliy Lapikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapikov comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Hells Bells . Uzannavabizch has chosen Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anatoliy Lapikov 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoliy Lapikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzannavabizch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Uzannavabizch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uzannavabizch just misses with a punch to the body.
Uzannavabizch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lapikov throws a hook but Uzannavabizch avoids it easily.
Uzannavabizch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lapikov moves away.
Lapikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lapikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Uzannavabizch.
Lapikov throws a shot from downtown. Uzannavabizch moves away and avoids it.
Lapikov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Uzannavabizch misses with a wild body shot.
Lapikov misses with a looping right.
Lapikov tests Uzannavabizch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Uzannavabizch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uzannavabizch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lapikov. That did some damage!
Uzannavabizch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lapikov scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Lapikov. That snapped Uzannavabizch's head back.
Uzannavabizch lands the left hand.
Lapikov drives through with a takedown into Uzannavabizch's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lapikov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uzannavabizch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lapikov is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzannavabizch is trying to control the position but Lapikov postures up.
Lapikov sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lapikov won't allow Uzannavabizch to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapikov wants to control from the top but Uzannavabizch keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Uzannavabizch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lapikov.
Uzannavabizch throws a series of punches but Lapikov avoids them all with ease.
Uzannavabizch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lapikov tries for a takedown but Uzannavabizch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lapikov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Uzannavabizch's half guard.
Uzannavabizch is looking to control Lapikov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uzannavabizch avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapikov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Uzannavabizch is looking to control Lapikov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uzannavabizch avoid being mounted?
Lapikov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Uzannavabizch trying to control but Lapikov postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzannavabizch digs a good body shot into Lapikov's ribs.
Uzannavabizch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lapikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lapikov shoots for a double leg takedown but Uzannavabizch sprawls well. He's pushed Lapikov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Uzannavabizch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lapikov rather than just go for the knockout.
Lapikov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Uzannavabizch was covering up waiting for the punch and Lapikov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lapikov being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anatoliy Lapikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lapikov shoots for a takedown but Uzannavabizch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Uzannavabizch wants to slow Lapikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Uzannavabizch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uzannavabizch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lapikov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lapikov lands in his opponent's guard.
Uzannavabizch wants to get back to his feet but Lapikov passes into half guard.
Uzannavabizch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lapikov is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapikov is pressing down on Uzannavabizch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Uzannavabizch is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapikov is thwarting Uzannavabizch's attempts to control the position.
Uzannavabizch is looking for a sweep. Lapikov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lapikov content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uzannavabizch trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lapikov in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uzannavabizch gets a double leg takedown into Lapikov's guard.
Uzannavabizch wants to control from the top but Lapikov keeps moving.
Uzannavabizch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lapikov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lapikov controls the pace.
Uzannavabizch wants to control the position but Lapikov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Uzannavabizch has hold of Lapikov's hands but Lapikov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lapikov not doing much here.
Uzannavabizch controlling the position well.
Ground and pound from Lapikov.
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 Anatoliy Lapikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lapikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Lapikov.
Uzannavabizch lands with an uppercut that bounces Lapikov off the cage and back into range.
Lapikov clobbers Uzannavabizch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch looks to throw the jab but Lapikov is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lapikov misses the target.
Uzannavabizch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Uzannavabizch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lapikov.
Lapikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uzannavabizch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anatoliy Lapikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzannavabizch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lapikov throws a body punch but Uzannavabizch moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Uzannavabizch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lapikov fails to land the takedown.
Lapikov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lapikov throws a hook but Uzannavabizch avoids it easily.
Uzannavabizch tries to land a body kick
enabling Lapikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lapikov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lapikov staying calm.
Anatoliy Lapikov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uzannavabizch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lapikov trying to control the action but Uzannavabizch is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lapikov shoots for a double leg takedown but Uzannavabizch sprawls well. He's pushed Lapikov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Uzannavabizch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Uzannavabizch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Lapikov.
Lapikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uzannavabizch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uzannavabizch lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Lapikov finds it's way through Uzannavabizch's defenses.
Lapikov scores with a jab to the head.
Uzannavabizch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lapikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoliy Lapikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lapikov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Uzannavabizch manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uzannavabizch trying to control the position.
Anatoliy Lapikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lapikov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lapikov passes Uzannavabizch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lapikov trying to control the pace.
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 Anatoliy Lapikov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lapikov, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoliy Lapikov!
Anatoliy Lapikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seyran Zeynalabdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer comes to the cage accompanied by Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme. Zeynalabdinov has chosen Saku as his entrance music. Seyran Zeynalabdinov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Seyran Zeynalabdinov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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204 lbs
30 - 23 - 3 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 3, fighting out of New York, Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roofer lands a front kick.
Roofer lands a leg kick that knocks Zeynalabdinov off balance momentarily.
Roofer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Seyran Zeynalabdinov has been cut.
Zeynalabdinov blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Roofer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zeynalabdinov takes one to the chin there.
Good standup being displayed there by Roofer as he connects with a hook.
Zeynalabdinov is rocked!
Roofer throws a body kick that misses.
Roofer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zeynalabdinov's head backwards.
Zeynalabdinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Roofer finish him?
Zeynalabdinov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Roofer on his heels. He'll look to pass Roofer's guard now, I'm sure.
Zeynalabdinov seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roofer pulls Zeynalabdinov in close to prevent any damage.
Roofer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Roofer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Zeynalabdinov throwing strikes but missing.
Zeynalabdinov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zeynalabdinov throws an elbow that misses. Roofer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zeynalabdinov's guard. Nice move by Roofer!
Roofer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Roofer throws a big right hand that misses.
Zeynalabdinov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roofer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zeynalabdinov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zeynalabdinov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zeynalabdinov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Roofer escapes and throws Zeynalabdinov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Roofer cracks Zeynalabdinov with a big elbow.
Zeynalabdinov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roofer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roofer controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Zeynalabdinov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zeynalabdinov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zeynalabdinov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zeynalabdinov prevents Roofer from improving his position.
Zeynalabdinov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roofer gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov stops Roofer from standing up.
Zeynalabdinov throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zeynalabdinov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roofer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zeynalabdinov manages to get himself to full guard.
Roofer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zeynalabdinov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roofer has managed to get both his arms back between Zeynalabdinov's legs - danger averted.
Roofer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roofer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zeynalabdinov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roofer has managed to get both his arms back between Zeynalabdinov's legs - danger averted.
Zeynalabdinov has an active guard here but Roofer has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Roofer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seyran Zeynalabdinov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roofer.
Zeynalabdinov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roofer throws a poor cross that misses
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roofer misses with a head kick.
Zeynalabdinov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zeynalabdinov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An inside leg kick from Zeynalabdinov misses.
Roofer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a looping left.
Roofer misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeynalabdinov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roofer but Roofer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left lands for Zeynalabdinov.
Roofer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zeynalabdinov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Roofer defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Zeynalabdinov misses its intended target.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a wild combination.
Zeynalabdinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roofer.
Zeynalabdinov works the jab nicely.
Zeynalabdinov shoots in looking for a takedown but Roofer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zeynalabdinov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roofer. That's going to slow Zeynalabdinov down.
Roofer keeps Zeynalabdinov at a distance using the push kick.
Roofer lands a nice looking body kick.
Zeynalabdinov is breathing heavily.
Roofer lands with a nice body punch.
Roofer scores with a nice head shot.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a body shot.
Roofer is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zeynalabdinov checks it well.
Roofer lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeynalabdinov darts in looking for a takedown but Roofer gets double underhooks and turns Zeynalabdinov into the cage.
Ben Roofer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seyran Zeynalabdinov.
Roofer misses the shot to the body.
Roofer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zeynalabdinov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roofer thumps Zeynalabdinov with a low kick.
Zeynalabdinov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zeynalabdinov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Roofer throws an off balance right hand
and Zeynalabdinov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zeynalabdinov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roofer but Roofer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ben Roofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roofer scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a lunging right hand
and Roofer counters with a thumping low kick.
Roofer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roofer scores with a hook.
Roofer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roofer won't be happy with that.
Roofer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
I wouldn't like to be where Roofer is right now.
Zeynalabdinov working the ground and pound but Roofer is defending the strikes.
Zeynalabdinov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roofer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sloppy strikes there by Zeynalabdinov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov laying and praying for a moment but Roofer takes advantage and regains half guard.
Roofer tries to roll over but Zeynalabdinov keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roofer pushes Zeynalabdinov off looking to stand but Zeynalabdinov dives back in and keeps control.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to control. Roofer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zeynalabdinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeynalabdinov is working for a kimura but Roofer is defending it quite comfortably.
Roofer controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Roofer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seyran Zeynalabdinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Roofer throws a leg kick
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zeynalabdinov blocks the body kick.
Zeynalabdinov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zeynalabdinov avoids the body shot from Roofer.
A low kick from Roofer is predictable there
letting Zeynalabdinov counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roofer. That's going to slow Zeynalabdinov down.
Good work by Roofer as he checks the leg kick.
Roofer tried to counter with a leg kick but Zeynalabdinov avoided it.
Zeynalabdinov connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roofer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roofer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zeynalabdinov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zeynalabdinov.
Zeynalabdinov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roofer has one foot on Zeynalabdinov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer cracks the inside of Zeynalabdinov's front leg.
Roofer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roofer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ben Roofer is winning the standup battle so far.
Roofer moves forwards but Zeynalabdinov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roofer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Zeynalabdinov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zeynalabdinov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roofer misses with a body kick.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a low kick.
Roofer misses the shot to the body.
Zeynalabdinov with the counter takedown but Roofer avoids it easily.
Seyran Zeynalabdinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Roofer misses
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Seyran Zeynalabdinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Roofer pushes Zeynalabdinov off and gets back to his feet.
Roofer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roofer, right into the meat.
Zeynalabdinov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roofer is fending him off so far but Zeynalabdinov persists. Nope, Roofer circles away and we're back to standing.
Zeynalabdinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy body kick from Roofer
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roofer swings widly with a right hand
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a shoot takedown. Roofer fights it but they end up in guard.
Zeynalabdinov throws an elbow that misses. Roofer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zeynalabdinov's guard. Nice move by Roofer!
Zeynalabdinov is looking for a triangle but Roofer pushes his legs off easily.
Ben Roofer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zeynalabdinov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer forces his way into half guard.
Zeynalabdinov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Roofer manages to pass to mount!
Zeynalabdinov wants to control but Roofer is having none of it.
Zeynalabdinov is trying to escape the mount.
Roofer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zeynalabdinov is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roofer controlling from mount.
Zeynalabdinov is trying desperately to improve position.
Roofer controlling the pace for now.
Roofer prevents Zeynalabdinov from getting the reversal.
Roofer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Roofer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roofer, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Roofer!
A relieved looking Ben Roofer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler comes into the arena with YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggler loads up on a big right hand but Julio slips the punch.
Julio throws a looping overhand right but Diggler ducks down to avoid it.
Diggler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Julio scores with a three punch combo!
Julio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diggler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Julio.
Diggler throws a hook but Julio avoids it easily.
Julio misses with the combination.
Diggler moves out of range of the body kick from Julio.
Julio scores with a kick to the body.
Diggler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julio.
Julio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julio scores with a kick to the body.
Julio connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Julio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diggler.
Julio throws a body punch but Diggler moves out of range.
Julio throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Julio.
Diggler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julio works Diggler's body with a nice hook.
Julio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diggler.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Julio tries to land a leg kick but Diggler saw it coming and moves away.
Julio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Julio.
Julio lands a jab to Diggler's midsection.
Julio lands with an overhand left.
Julio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Julio throws a head kick but Diggler moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio lands a nice shot that snaps Diggler's head back.
Julio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Don Julio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Diggler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggler avoids the head kick by Julio.
Julio lands with a slapping head kick.
Julio misses with a wild body shot.
Julio throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Julio misses
and Diggler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diggler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julio misses with a hook.
Julio lands a jab.
Julio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diggler's calf.
Julio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggler's sensitive parts.
Julio throws a head kick but Diggler moves out of range.
Julio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Julio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggler in his tracks.
Julio throws a push kick but Diggler slaps the foot to one side.
Diggler tries to counter by clinching up but Julio breaks away and moves out of range.
Julio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diggler at a distance.
A big right from Julio misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Julio misses the target.
Julio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diggler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Julio throws a chopping leg kick but Diggler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Julio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diggler dodges the punch combination from Julio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julio throws a head kick that misses.
Julio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diggler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Julio misses with a hook to the body
and Diggler counters by moving into the clinch.
Diggler struggles to land a body shot inside as Julio controls his hands.
Diggler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Julio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diggler rather than just go for the knockout.
Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler slips under a jab from Julio.
Julio checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Julio thows a body kick. Diggler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Julio slips under a jab.
Don Julio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diggler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dirk Diggler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diggler blocks a jab.
Diggler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Julio looks to land a body kick but Diggler moved away.
Julio motions for Diggler to come forward. Julio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diggler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Julio blocks a head kick by Diggler.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Julio thuds his shin into the meat of Diggler's side.
Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Julio lands but Diggler takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Julio.
Nice body kick there by Julio.
Julio cracks Diggler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diggler blocks a head kick by Julio.
Diggler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Julio takes a swing at Diggler's ribcage but misses.
Diggler is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Julio.
Some wild striking there from Diggler.
A jab from Diggler does it's job there.
Julio lands a right hook to the body.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Diggler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Julio. Diggler does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio lands a head kick!
Diggler throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julio misses with a series of wild punches.
Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it.
Julio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Diggler catches Julio right on the button with a cross.
Julio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diggler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Julio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggler.
Diggler tries to counter by clinching up but Julio breaks away and moves out of range.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Diggler.
Julio 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.
Julio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Julio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Julio swings for the body but Diggler moves out of range.
Julio misses with a hook.
Diggler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Julio manages to circle out of the way.
Julio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Julio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diggler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diggler.
Diggler stalling the fight.
Diggler can't find room to land a body shot as Julio controls the action.
Diggler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diggler breaks the clinch.
Julio cracks Diggler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Julio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Julio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio throws a leg kick that misses.
Diggler misses with a straight right.
Diggler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Julio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Julio.
Julio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julio misses with a right hand
and Diggler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diggler throws a punch but it's blocked by Julio.
Diggler misses with some punches.
Diggler works on Julio's body with a couple of short punches.
Diggler tries to throw a body punch but Julio avoids it by throwing Diggler back against the cage.
Diggler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Diggler on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Julio.
Diggler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Julio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from Diggler. Those never looked like landing.
Julio flicks out a counter leg kick but Diggler steps away.
Julio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it.
Julio throws a front kick that sends Diggler stumbling back into the cage.
Diggler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Julio looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggler is just out of range.
Diggler tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Julio manages to circle out of the way.
Julio throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggler throws an overhand right that lands on Julio's shoulder, as Julio tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julio cracks Diggler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Julio checks a low kick from Diggler.
Julio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggler is looking to counter the offense by Julio and move into the clinch.
Diggler throws a jab but it's blocked by Julio.
Julio shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggler slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Julio.
Diggler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diggler throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily.
Diggler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Julio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Julio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diggler doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Diggler misses.
Julio throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Julio.
Diggler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Julio's head backwards.
Diggler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggler throws a shot from downtown. Julio moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio misses the shot to the body.
Julio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diggler.
Julio misses with a wild combination.
Julio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Julio.
Julio throws a body kick that misses.
Julio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Julio.
Julio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Julio throws a sloppy head kick and Diggler moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggler cracks the inside of Julio's front leg.
Julio throws a wild body kick that Diggler sees coming a mile off.
Julio throws a head kick but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Julio misses with a hook
and Diggler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diggler misses with a punch on the inside.
Diggler has Julio pressed against the cage, preventing Julio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Julio working hard to break the clinch.
Diggler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Julio backwards.
Diggler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Julio.
Diggler misses with the combination.
Dirk Diggler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diggler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Julio throws a hook but Diggler blocks it.
Julio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Julio misses the jab.
Julio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A left lands for Diggler.
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!
Julio with a hook.
Julio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Don Julio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Julio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diggler scores with a jab. Julio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Julio.
I've got Julio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Julio!
After the big win, Don Julio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holgersson comes to the cage accompanied by Theme. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Holgersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holgersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Holgersson blocks the leg kick.
Shaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaw looks to clinch
and Holgersson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shaw won't be happy with that.
Holgersson lands some shots froms side control.
Holgersson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shaw, who protects the arm well.
Holgersson laying and praying for a moment but Shaw takes advantage and regains half guard.
Holgersson is pressing down on Shaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shaw is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw is squirming around, avoiding Holgersson's attempts to control the action.
Shaw tries to hold on but Holgersson postures up.
Holgersson misses with a head shot.
Holgersson controlling from mount.
Holgersson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Shaw turns into him and now he's in Holgersson's guard.
Holgersson trying to control the position here.
Shaw keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holgersson's head.
That's two 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.
Holgersson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaw defends it easily.
Shaw won't allow Holgersson to sweep him here.
Holgersson working for a triangle but Shaw defends it easily.
Shaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holgersson is keeping the position for now.
Holgersson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shaw defends well.
Holgersson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shaw defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
Holgersson keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Holgersson working a defensive guard here.
Holgersson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shaw puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Well, if Shaw is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holgersson trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Shaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Holgersson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shaw sprawls and moves away.
Holgersson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holgersson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaw. Shaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Holgersson slips a jab from Shaw.
Holgersson stuffs the takedown.
Holgersson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shaw throws out a loose jab but Holgersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brad Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaw misses with a straight right.
Holgersson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shaw sprawls and moves away.
Holgersson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Holgersson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shaw throws out a loose jab but Holgersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw misses with an uppercut. Holgersson saw that one coming.
Holgersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaw misses with a few strikes there.
Holgersson shoots in looking for a takedown but Shaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Holgersson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holgersson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shaw trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Holgersson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holgersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaw is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson stands and throws Shaw's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Holgersson trying to control the position but Shaw is working away.
Shaw is looking to regain half guard here but Holgersson keeps moving and retains side control.
Holgersson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Holgersson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Holgersson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shaw rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Holgersson's guard! Nice work there by Shaw!
Holgersson has Shaw pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shaw can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holgersson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nils Holgersson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holgersson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Holgersson struggling a bit here.
Holgersson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shaw working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Holgersson stops Shaw from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to control the position but Holgersson is working away.
Shaw tries to move to mount but Holgersson blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holgersson is trying to improve his position.
Shaw is looking to take a break and control but Holgersson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holgersson is looking for a sweep.
Holgersson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Holgersson looking for a kimura from the bottom but Shaw passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Holgersson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shaw works to advance to full mount. Holgersson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaw prevents Holgersson from getting the reversal.
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 Nils Holgersson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shaw wants to clinch.
Holgersson feinted with a counter takedown.
Holgersson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shaw jabs Holgersson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shaw misses with a body shot.
A big left from Holgersson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holgersson checks a leg kick.
Holgersson lands a head kick. Shaw smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaw. Holgersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holgersson is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holgersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaw defending well as Holgersson loads up on a big left hand.
Holgersson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holgersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Shaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holgersson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shaw napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ground and pound from Holgersson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shaw is trying to control Holgersson's posture but Holgersson avoids it.
Holgersson is trying to get an arm triangle but Shaw is defending well.
Holgersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
Shaw managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Holgersson.
Brad Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw can't do much from the bottom here.
Shaw tries to bench press Holgersson off him but Holgersson keeps the position.
Shaw parries the strikes from Holgersson easily there. Holgersson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shaw to escape.
Holgersson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shaw manages to get back to half guard.
Shaw is looking for a sweep. Holgersson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Holgersson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holgersson slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shaw.
Shaw has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shaw throws his legs up looking for a submission but Holgersson uses it to pass to side control.
Nils Holgersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holgersson scoring with punches and elbows.
Holgersson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Holgersson is looking to take a break and control but Shaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holgersson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shaw is trying to control Holgersson's posture but Holgersson avoids it.
Holgersson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaw keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Shaw's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holgersson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Holgersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holgersson, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Holgersson!
During a confident post fight interview, Nils Holgersson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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