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LEGACY! 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleksandr Usyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Kristian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nielsen has chosen Wardruna - Fehu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleksandr Usyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Kristian Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usyk clinches up with Nielsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Usyk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Usyk misses with a knee to the head.
Usyk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Sven Kristian Nielsen has been cut.
Usyk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nielsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nielsen can't find room to land a body shot as Usyk controls the action.
Usyk blocks a body shot from Nielsen.
Usyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Usyk drops Nielsen with a big left hand and mounts him. Nielsen is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielsen is looking to improve his position but Usyk isn't that keen on the idea.
Nielsen keeps trying to improve his position.
Usyk controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nielsen can't escape the position.
Usyk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Usyk stands up from mount. Strange move.
We've been informed that Nielsen 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.
Nielsen throws a poor cross that misses
and Usyk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with a hook to the body
and Usyk counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oleksandr Usyk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Irhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Judea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judea has chosen I want to be a woman - Monty Python as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Irhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irhin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irhin's head backwards.
Judea looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irhin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Irhin loads up on a big right hand but Judea slips the punch.
Judea throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Irhin as he connects with a hook.
Judea throws a poor cross that misses
and Judea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judea swings for the body but Irhin moves out of range.
Irhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judea.
A big right from Irhin misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irhin.
Irhin moves out of range of the body kick.
Irhin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Judea scores with a kick to the body.
Irhin connects with a right hand. Judea shakes it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irhin.
Irhin misses the jab.
Judea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Irhin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judea.
A little jabbing left from Judea on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Judea thuds a left hand into Irhin's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea throws a shot from downtown. Irhin moves away and avoids it.
Irhin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irhin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judea.
Judea misses the shot to the body.
Judea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Irhin tries a head kick but it misses.
Judea catches Irhin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Judea lands the left hand.
Artem Irhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irhin throws a right hand that Judea ducks under and follows up with a left that Judea also avoids with ease.
Irhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irhin moves away.
Irhin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Judea manages to circle out of the way.
Irhin tests Judea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Judea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irhin throws a leg kick but Judea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Irhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irhin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Irhin misses.
Irhin just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Irhin tenderised Judea's leg. Judea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Judea staying out of range there.
Irhin throws out a loose jab but Judea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irhin throws a leg kick
and Irhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judea slips a jab from Irhin.
Judea looks to score with a jab to the body but Irhin is just out of range.
Judea moves away from the strike by Irhin.
Judea has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Judea looks to throw the jab but Irhin is out of range.
Irhin is looking to counter the offense by Judea and move into the clinch.
Judea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Irhin throws a leg kick that misses.
Judea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irhin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irhin scores with a jab. Judea acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Irhin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Irhin stalks Judea and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Judea's face. Judea staggers backwards, shaken.
Irhin throws a leg kick
and Judea counters with a straight right hand.
Irhin looks to land a right hand but Judea moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Judea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irhin.
Irhin moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Irhin misses its intended target.
Judea let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Judea lands a slapping body shot.
Irhin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Judea throws an overhand right that lands on Irhin's shoulder, as Irhin tries to avoid the shot.
Judea slips a straight right by Irhin.
Judea throws a leg kick that misses.
Judea scores with a jab.
Irhin tries to land a leg kick but Judea saw it coming and moves away.
Judea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irhin misses with a hook
and Judea counters with a nice body kick.
Judea throws a hook but Irhin blocks it.
Judea throws a body shot but no joy.
Irhin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Irhin.
Decent striking displayed by Judea there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judea slips a straight right by Irhin.
Judea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irhin misses with a low kick as Judea jumps back.
Judea misses with a body kick.
Irhin misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Judea releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Irhin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judea.
Irhin misses with an uppercut
and Judea counters with a leg kick.
Artem Irhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irhin takes one to the side of the head.
Irhin scores with a hook.
Judea walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Judea lands with a nice body punch.
Judea moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Judea tries to work over Irhin's front leg with a kick but Irhin checks it.
Irhin instigates a clinch.
Irhin just leaning against Judea, taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irhin misses with some punches.
Judea prevents a body shot from Irhin.
Judea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Judea fails to land.
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 Artem Irhin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Judea throws a hook but Irhin avoids it easily.
Judea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Judea looks to land a body kick but Irhin moved away.
Irhin lands a nice hook to Judea's body. Judea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Judea misses.
Judea slips under a jab from Irhin.
Artem Irhin is winning the standup battle so far.
Judea walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Irhin lands with a shot to the body.
Irhin misses with a right hand
and Judea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Judea throws an overhand right that lands on Irhin's shoulder, as Irhin tries to avoid the shot.
Judea on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Judea misses with a straight left.
Irhin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irhin swings widly with a right hand
and Judea counters with a nice body shot.
Judea throws out a leg kick but Irhin moves out of range and Judea only half commits.
Irhin throws out a loose jab but Judea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irhin blocks a jab.
Irhin connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Irhin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Irhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Irhin 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.
Judea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irhin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Judea on the side of the head.
Judea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Irhin lands with an uppercut that bounces Judea off the cage and back into range.
Judea scores with a jab.
Irhin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Judea cracks the inside of Irhin's front leg.
Irhin misses with a looping right.
Irhin lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Irhin throws a hook to the side of Judea's head but Judea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irhin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judea.
A cross from Judea lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Irhin.
Irhin drives through and clinches with Judea against the cage.
Irhin looking to throw knees to the head but Judea is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judea.
Irhin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Irhin misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Irhin prevents a body shot from Judea.
Judea scores with a hook to the body.
Irhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Irhin tries to land a knee to the head but Judea blocks with his arms.
Judea breaks the clinch.
Irhin misses with a lunging right hand
and Judea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irhin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Judea avoids a kick to the body.
Judea misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irhin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Irhin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judea tries to score with a low kick but Irhin moves his leg out of the way.
Irhin blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Judea.
Irhin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Judea misses with a hook
and Irhin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judea tries to score with a low kick but Irhin moves his leg out of the way.
Irhin slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Judea misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Irhin. Those never looked like landing.
Irhin misses with an uppercut.
Irhin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Irhin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Judea, pushing him back against the cage.
Irhin manages to break the clinch.
Irhin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Judea lunges at Irhin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Irhin's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irhin misses with the combination.
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!
Irhin clobbers Judea with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Irhin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judea counters with a good low kick that Irhin was not able to check.
Judea lets loose with a powerful body kick. Irhin will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut there from Judea.
Judea ducks under a wild hook from Irhin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Judea!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Judea looks to score with a jab to the body but Irhin is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irhin. Judea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea throws a shot from downtown. Irhin moves away and avoids it.
Judea lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Irhin misses.
Judea lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stan Judea will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Judea with a jab.
Irhin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judea in his tracks.
Irhin looks to land a right hand but Judea moved out of range.
Irhin misses with a leg kick
and Judea counters with a straight right hand.
Irhin lands a nice hook to Judea's body. Judea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Irhin misses with a right hand
and Judea counters with a nice leg kick.
Irhin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Judea.
Irhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irhin backing away here, and Judea unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Judea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irhin is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Irhin both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irhin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Irhin misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irhin. Judea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea counters with a body kick.
Irhin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Judea counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irhin thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judea connects with a jab.
Judea bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Irhin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Irhin throws a hook to the side of Judea's head but Judea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judea slips a jab from Irhin.
Judea has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Irhin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irhin loads up on a big right hand but Judea slips the punch.
Judea feints a counter leg kick.
Irhin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Judea counters with a crisp one two that drops Irhin! Judea thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Irhin to his feet! Irhin is in big trouble!
Irhin is rocked!
Irhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Judea feints a counter leg kick.
Oh Irhin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Judea delivers a spinning backfist that drops Irhin like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Stan Judea!
A relieved looking Stan Judea 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obelix De Gaul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Vitalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Gaul might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Asterix and Obelix. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obelix De Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincenzo Vitalli!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Obelix De Gaul has been cut.
Vitalli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Gaul misses with an uppercut. Vitalli saw that one coming.
Vitalli with a jab.
Vitalli fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Gaul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vitalli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vitalli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Gaul throws a series of punches but Vitalli avoids them all with ease.
Vitalli scores with a nice head shot.
De Gaul avoids the head kick by Vitalli.
Vitalli drives through and clinches with De Gaul against the cage.
De Gaul digs a right hand into Vitalli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vitalli's gas tank.
Vitalli misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Gaul avoiding damage as Vitalli throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from De Gaul.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Gaul misses with a body punch.
De Gaul tries to land knees in the clinch but Vitalli avoids the damage to the body.
Vitalli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vitalli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gaul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vitalli.
Vitalli is trying to maintain a safe position but De Gaul gets an underhook and turns Vitalli into the cage.
De Gaul blocks a body shot from Vitalli.
Vitalli looking to stall.
Vitalli is looking to control De Gaul's arms but De Gaul gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vitalli has his back to the cage.
De Gaul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vitalli backwards.
Vitalli looking to throw knees to the head but De Gaul is blocking nicely.
Vitalli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Gaul backwards.
Vitalli blocks a body shot from De Gaul.
Vitalli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vitalli misses with a punch to the body.
De Gaul misses with a punch to the body.
Vitalli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vitalli misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul swings wildly with an uppercut but Vitalli uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Gaul leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vitalli stalling in the clinch but De Gaul improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Gaul.
Vitalli lands a hook that snaps the head of De Gaul backwards.
Vitalli is looking to control De Gaul's arms but De Gaul gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vitalli has his back to the cage.
Vitalli scores with a hook to the body.
Vitalli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Gaul is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Gaul.
De Gaul avoiding damage as Vitalli throws knees to the body.
Vitalli struggles to land a body shot inside as De Gaul controls his hands.
Vitalli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vitalli misses with the head strike.
De Gaul lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalli wants to stall.
De Gaul avoiding damage as Vitalli throws knees to the body.
De Gaul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vitalli lands a nice elbow.
De Gaul lands a left hand.
Vitalli just leaning against De Gaul, taking a breather.
Vitalli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vitalli tries to work over De Gaul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vitalli tries a knee to the head but De Gaul blocks it.
Vitalli tries to stall but De Gaul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vitalli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Gaul is keeping busy.
Vitalli tries to stall but De Gaul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vitalli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Vitalli.
De Gaul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul lands a shoulder strike.
Vitalli pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Gaul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Gaul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vitalli stalling in the clinch but De Gaul improves position.
De Gaul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vitalli.
De Gaul throws a head punch that misses.
De Gaul working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vitalli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Gaul.
Vitalli throws a punch but it's blocked by De Gaul.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Gaul as Vitalli tries to tie him up.
De Gaul tries to work over Vitalli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from De Gaul.
De Gaul slowing the pace effectively.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Vitalli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obelix De Gaul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vitalli throws a wild body kick that De Gaul sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from De Gaul on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Gaul throws a series of punches but Vitalli moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Gaul.
De Gaul lands a body shot.
De Gaul keeps the fight on the outside.
Vitalli closes the distance and pushes De Gaul back into the cage.
Vitalli trying to land knees to the body.
De Gaul avoids a wild elbow strike from Vitalli.
De Gaul struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitalli controls his hands.
De Gaul throws a head punch that misses.
Vitalli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Gauls head.
Vitalli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Gaul cracks Vitalli with a nice body shot.
De Gaul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vitalli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Gaul avoids it.
De Gaul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitalli tries to work over De Gaul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Gaul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vitalli backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gaul stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vitalli trying to control the position but instead, De Gaul has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vitalli into the cage.
De Gaul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vitalli prevents a body shot from De Gaul.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Gaul.
De Gaul lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vitalli backwards.
De Gaul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Gaul is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Gaul struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitalli controls his hands.
Vincenzo Vitalli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Gaul throws a punch but it's blocked by Vitalli.
De Gaul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vitalli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Gaul slows down the pace here.
De Gaul misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vitalli in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vitalli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vitalli effectively controlling the action here.
Vitalli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Gaul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vitalli backwards.
Vitalli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Gaul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Gaul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vitalli is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from De Gaul.
De Gaul creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vitalli's defenses.
De Gaul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vitalli backwards.
A body shot lands from De Gaul.
De Gaul presses Vitalli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Gaul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gaul lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vitalli backwards.
De Gaul will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vitalli up against the cage.
De Gaul misses with a punch to the body.
De Gaul lands a nice shot to the body.
De Gaul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Gaul lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Gaul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Gaul misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Gaul blocks an uppercut.
De Gaul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vitalli tries to stall but De Gaul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Gaul scores with a shoulder strike.
Vitalli is rocked!
De Gaul creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vitalli with a big uppercut! Vitalli tries to clinch up but De Gaul pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vitalli to the mat! Vitalli covers up and De Gaul unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Obelix De Gaul!
Obelix De Gaul seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Clattenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johny Clattenburg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brian Pereira's chin.
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202 lbs
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218 lbs
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Clattenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Brian Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clattenburg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clattenburg scores with a leg kick.
Pereira shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Danga de danga de dang - Clattenburg scores with a four punch combination!
Clattenburg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pereira to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
Whack! Pereira lands a heavy head kick that drops Clattenburg. The ref tackles Pereira to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Clattenburg was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Brian Pereira!
Our winner, Brian Pereira, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farrokh Bulsara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulsara has chosen Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Farrokh Bulsara!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley wants to land a leg kick but Bulsara is out of range.
Bulsara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hurley with a body shot.
Hurley looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulsara is just out of range.
A big right from Hurley misses.
Nice body kick from Hurley.
Some wild striking there from Bulsara.
Hurley misses with a double jab.
Hurley blocks the body kick.
Hurley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bulsara clinches up with Hurley and pushes him back against the cage.
Bulsara throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bulsara.
Bulsara misses with a knee to the head.
Hurley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bulsara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurley misses with a knee to the head.
Hurley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bulsara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulsara pushes Hurley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bulsara digs a right hand underneath Hurley's ribcage. Hurley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hurley is breathing heavily.
Bulsara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hurley tries a body shot but Bulsara blocks it.
Bulsara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bulsara scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bulsara.
Nice body punch from Bulsara.
Bulsara working Hurley over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Bulsara to work.
Bulsara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurley.
Bulsara misses with a knee to the head.
Hurley misses with a knee to the head.
Hurley tries to work over Bulsara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulsara misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulsara lands an elbow that stopped Hurley in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bull Hurley has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulsara is pushing Hurley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hurley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hurley trying to land knees to the body.
Hurley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hurley tries a knee to the head but Bulsara blocks it.
Bulsara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
Bulsara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hurley's defenses.
Hurley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bulsara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hurley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hurley is trying to maintain a safe position but Bulsara gets an underhook and turns Hurley into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bulsara.
Bulsara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bulsara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hurley's brow.
Bulsara has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Hurley tries to land knees in the clinch but Bulsara avoids the damage to the body.
Hurley misses with a knee to the head.
Bulsara working aggressively here.
Bulsara misses with a punch to the body.
Bulsara tries to work over Hurley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hurley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bulsara trying to land knees to the body.
Hurley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hurley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bulsara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hurley missing with knees to the body.
Hurley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hurley throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulsara.
Hurley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bulsara blocks it with crossed arms.
Bulsara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hurley throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bulsara blocks it with crossed arms.
Bulsara misses with a knee strike.
Bulsara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hurley struggles to land a body shot inside as Bulsara controls his hands.
Hurley swings wildly with an uppercut but Bulsara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurley trying to control the position but instead, Bulsara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hurley into the cage.
Hurley misses with a punch to the body.
Bulsara lands an elbow just above Hurley 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulsara gets through Hurley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bulsara scores with a shoulder strike.
Hurley trying to land knees to the body.
Bulsara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bulsara.
A short uppercut from Hurley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farrokh Bulsara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bull Hurley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hurley is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Bulsara just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Hurley has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Farrokh Bulsara!
After the big win, Farrokh Bulsara made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Gloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetsov has chosen Siberia - Cold winter night whispers as his entrance music. Ivan Kuznetsov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Guido Gloom's chin.
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222 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Gloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov lands with a good body shot.
Gloom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gloom blocks the body kick.
Gloom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gloom throws a looping overhand right but Kuznetsov ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Kuznetsov 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.
Ivan Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gloom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuznetsov.
Gloom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuznetsov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gloom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gloom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuznetsov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gloom scrambles back to his feet.
Kuznetsov blocks a head kick by Gloom.
Kuznetsov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gloom.
Gloom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Gloom misses the target.
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick.
Kuznetsov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Gloom catches Kuznetsov right on the button with a cross.
Kuznetsov lands with an uppercut that bounces Gloom off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gloom throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov jabs Gloom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gloom misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuznetsov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gloom cracks Kuznetsov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gloom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Gloom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gloom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Gloom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gloom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range and Gloom settles back down.
Gloom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gloom to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Gloom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Kuznetsov misses with a hook.
Gloom tries to counter with a takedown but Kuznetsov is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gloom.
Kuznetsov looks for the body kick but Gloom saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov misses with a two punch combination.
Gloom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuznetsov blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuznetsov! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gloom bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gloom looks for a takedown but Kuznetsov sprawls well.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gloom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gloom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetsov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kuznetsov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Kuznetsov.
Gloom avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuznetsov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gloom to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kuznetsov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gloom defends it easily.
Gloom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gloom stands and throws Kuznetsov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuznetsov parries the strikes from Gloom easily there. Gloom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kuznetsov to escape.
Gloom looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Kuznetsov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gloom tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gloom has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kuznetsov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gloom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kuznetsov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gloom scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kuznetsov tries to roll over but Gloom keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick but Gloom moved away.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gloom was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Gloom drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kuznetsov sprawls and moves away.
Kuznetsov lands a slapping body shot.
Kuznetsov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glooms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kuznetsov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gloom shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuznetsov is trying to defend but Gloom finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kuznetsov trying to hold on to Gloom's head to control him but Gloom postures up.
Gloom is looking to advance position but Kuznetsov won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov trying to control from the bottom.
Gloom wants to pass the guard but Kuznetsov is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom trying to control the action but Kuznetsov is working from the bottom.
Kuznetsov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gloom.
Kuznetsov trying to control from the bottom.
Gloom is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kuznetsov controls Gloom momentarily but Gloom frees himself.
Kuznetsov can't keep his opponent in guard - Gloom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gloom is trying to control. Kuznetsov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gloom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom trying to pass the guard but Kuznetsov defending well.
Kuznetsov is trying to get back to full guard.
Gloom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gloom prevents Kuznetsov from improving his position.
Gloom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gloom passes Kuznetsov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gloom works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gloom avoids the attempt from Kuznetsov to control.
Gloom is working for a guillotine from mount but Kuznetsov frees his head quite easily.
Kuznetsov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloom has control of Kuznetsov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kuznetsov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gloom throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kuznetsov wants to hold on but Gloom pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gloom looking to secure an arm triangle but Kuznetsov defends it well.
Kuznetsov can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guido Gloom dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gloom throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gloom tries to land a leg kick but Kuznetsov saw it coming and moves away.
Kuznetsov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gloom rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick from Gloom misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gloom. That's going to slow Kuznetsov down.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick but Gloom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Gloom misses with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Gloom misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Gloom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov misses with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but Gloom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom misses with a double jab.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov lands with a cross.
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but Gloom avoids the punch easily.
Ivan Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuznetsov cracks a nice hook into Gloom's ribs.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gloom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuznetsov as he avoids it easily.
Gloom looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kuznetsov!
Kuznetsov is looking for a sweep.
Kuznetsov wants to control but Gloom postures up.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov is working to get back to half guard.
Kuznetsov tries to hold on but Gloom pushes him away.
Kuznetsov is in a horrible position here. Gloom smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kuznetsov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gloom is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Gloom extends the arm and Kuznetsov is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guido Gloom!
A victorious Guido Gloom thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Ivan Kuznetsov stepped up to the mic, saying 'I need to change something. I think i go back to heavyweight, i haven't done good after dropping to 205.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gennero 's entrance music is Wally's Pep Talk. A fine choice. Von Kuschelbär is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Erasure - Always. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Gennero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range as Gennero strikes.
Gennero misses with the combination.
Von Kuschelbär slips a straight right by Gennero .
A telegraphed right hand from Gennero misses the target.
Von Kuschelbär tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gennero defends well and Von Kuschelbär ends up having to push Gennero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Kuschelbär takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Gennero .
Gennero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gennero misses with a double jab.
Gennero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennero misses with a leg kick.
No joy there for Von Kuschelbär, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Kuschelbär throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Von Kuschelbär 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.
Gennero throws a looping overhand right but Von Kuschelbär ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Von Kuschelbär there.
Nice body punch from Gennero .
Gennero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gennero feints and then cracks Von Kuschelbär's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Kuschelbär down.
Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gennero .
Gennero thumps Von Kuschelbär with a low kick.
Gennero takes one to the chin there.
Jab by Von Kuschelbär.
Gennero misses the jab.
Ed Gennero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gennero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gennero checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Gennero .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Kuschelbär has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gennero .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Kuschelbär at a distance.
Gennero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ed Gennero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gennero throws a body punch but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Gennero checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gennero throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Gennero .
Gennero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gennero misses with a jab to the body
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a nice body kick.
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range as Gennero strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gennero . Von Kuschelbär does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Kuschelbär tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gennero throws the left hand but Von Kuschelbär avoids the punch easily.
Von Kuschelbär steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
Nice straight punches there by Gennero . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gennero .
Nice shot lands for Gennero .
A big right from Von Kuschelbär misses.
A cross from Von Kuschelbär lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Von Kuschelbär releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gennero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gennero moves out of range as Von Kuschelbär strikes.
Gennero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Kuschelbär.
Gennero looks to land a left hand but Von Kuschelbär moved out of range nicely.
Gennero misses with a hook. Von Kuschelbär ducked under it nicely.
Von Kuschelbär thumps Gennero with a low kick.
Von Kuschelbär looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gennero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gennero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gennero moves out of range as Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick.
Gennero throws a big counter combination but Von Kuschelbär scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gennero connects with a nice looking jab.
Von Kuschelbär fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a right hand. Gennero shakes it off.
Gennero lands a really nice looking cross but Von Kuschelbär seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gennero swings for the body but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär cracks Gennero with a good jab.
Von Kuschelbär drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gennero explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gennero misses with a body shot
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a straight right hand.
Gennero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gennero .
Gennero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Kuschelbär throws the left hand but Gennero avoids the punch easily.
Gennero throws a head kick that Von Kuschelbär semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Kuschelbär throws a lazy right hand but Gennero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gennero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Von Kuschelbär momentarily.
Gennero tries to land a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gennero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Von Kuschelbär tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gennero was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Kuschelbär.
Gennero blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gennero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Kuschelbär can do to turn this around?
Gennero takes one to the chin there.
Gennero throws a leg kick that misses.
Gennero lands a head kick that stumbles Von Kuschelbär and the fighters go to the mat.
Von Kuschelbär is rocked!
It looks like Friedrich Von Kuschelbär has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Kuschelbär looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Kuschelbär is still in real trouble! Can Gennero finish him?
Gennero stands and throws Von Kuschelbär's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Von Kuschelbär can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Kuschelbär is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gennero 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Von Kuschelbär seems to have recovered his senses.
Von Kuschelbär manages to get to full guard.
Gennero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero stopping the sweep attempt from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär looking to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gennero is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Kuschelbär has wrist control.
Von Kuschelbär is pulling down on Gennero 's head. It's preventing any offense from Gennero , at least for the moment.
Von Kuschelbär keeping moving, preventing Gennero from controlling successfully.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gennero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gennero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two 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.
Von Kuschelbär wants to sweep here but Gennero controlling him for the moment.
Von Kuschelbär avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gennero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gennero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Kuschelbär works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gennero is working Von Kuschelbär over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gennero throws a big elbow that misses.
Gennero postures up in Von Kuschelbär's guard and throws a big left but Von Kuschelbär blocks it.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Von Kuschelbär takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Gennero misses.
Von Kuschelbär throws a low kick, looking for Gennero 's leg but Gennero calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Gennero is predictable there
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Gennero does it's job there.
Gennero throws a push kick but Von Kuschelbär slaps the foot to one side.
Von Kuschelbär steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Kuschelbär, right into the meat.
Von Kuschelbär needs to keep his hands up - Gennero had a free shot at his head there.
Gennero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gennero throws a big shot that misses.
Von Kuschelbär only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gennero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Kuschelbär checks it well.
Ed Gennero is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Kuschelbär looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gennero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Von Kuschelbär is able to avoid easily.
Von Kuschelbär misses with an uppercut
and Gennero counters with a three punch combo that has Von Kuschelbär backing up. Von Kuschelbär nods at Gennero to acknowledge the strikes.
Von Kuschelbär chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gennero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a right hand but Gennero moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär blocks a low kick nicely.
Gennero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gennero throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Kuschelbär feints a counter leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär moves away from the strike by Gennero .
Gennero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gennero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Kuschelbär. Von Kuschelbär circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Von Kuschelbär throws a shot from downtown. Gennero moves away and avoids it.
Von Kuschelbär just misses with a punch to the body.
Gennero throwing a counter right hand but Von Kuschelbär manages to avoid it.
Von Kuschelbär uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär feints and then cracks Gennero 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gennero down.
Gennero tries a low kick but Von Kuschelbär avoids it.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a body kick but Gennero moved away.
Von Kuschelbär avoids the body shot from Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär throws a solid leg kick but Gennero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Von Kuschelbär.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gennero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Friedrich Von Kuschelbär'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Von Kuschelbär moves in looking to clinch but Gennero pushes him off.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a hook to the body. Gennero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gennero misses with a low kick.
Gennero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body punch but Gennero moves out of range.
Gennero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gennero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von Kuschelbär throws an overhand right that lands on Gennero 's shoulder, as Gennero tries to avoid the shot.
Von Kuschelbär with a jab.
Gennero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Von Kuschelbärs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gennero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Von Kuschelbär slips under a jab from Gennero .
Gennero misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gennero throws the left hand but Von Kuschelbär avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gennero scores with a shot to the body.
Gennero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Von Kuschelbär momentarily.
Gennero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Gennero .
Von Kuschelbär swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gennero shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gennero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gennero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A left lands for Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gennero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Kuschelbär controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Von Kuschelbär postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ed Gennero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Von Kuschelbär accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gennero wants to sweep here but Von Kuschelbär controlling him for the moment.
Von Kuschelbär trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Von Kuschelbär throwing strikes from guard but Gennero blocks nicely.
Von Kuschelbär stands up over Gennero , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gennero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throws an elbow that misses. Gennero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Von Kuschelbär's guard. Nice move by Gennero !
Gennero is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Von Kuschelbär seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Von Kuschelbär keeping moving, preventing Gennero from controlling successfully.
Gennero won't allow Von Kuschelbär to sweep him here.
Gennero content to stall in guard here.
Gennero advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control but Gennero postures up.
Von Kuschelbär gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Von Kuschelbär wants to get back to full guard.
Gennero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Von Kuschelbär tries to roll over but Gennero keeps him under control.
Gennero seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Von Kuschelbär keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Gennero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gennero has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Gennero !
During a confident post fight interview, Ed Gennero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dead comes into the arena with Death March - Motionless in White blaring out of the sound system. Chiku Maneno is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead throws a jab when Maneno was well out of range.
Dead takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Maneno misses.
Dead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Maneno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maneno connects with a body shot that sends Dead's belly button to the back.
Dead getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maneno with a hook.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maneno, as that shot connected.
Dead throws out a loose jab but Maneno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maneno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maneno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dead.
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!
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
Dead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maneno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maneno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dead rushes Maneno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dead breaks the clinch.
Dead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maneno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dead has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Dead throws a looping overhand right but Maneno ducks down to avoid it.
Maneno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead misses with a two punch combination.
Dead tries to clinch there but Maneno circles away.
Dead lands the left hand.
Dead lands a jab to the nose.
Dead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maneno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dead scrambles back to his feet.
Maneno lands a jab.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead is looking to clinch but Maneno is avoiding it.
Maneno lands with an overhand left.
Dead is rocked!
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dead throws a jab when Maneno was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maneno! But no joy.
Dead clinches up against the cage.
Dead keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maneno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dead throws a hook but Maneno blocks it.
Dead takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead misses with a head kick.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Maneno moved out of range.
Chiku Maneno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dead throws the left hand but Maneno avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Maneno misses.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
Dead looks to clinch
and Maneno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dead loads up on a big right hand but Maneno slips the punch.
Nice straight punches there by Maneno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maneno.
Maneno lands a nice looking body shot.
Maneno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dead to score with a decent uppercut.
Dead slips a jab from Maneno.
Dead gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maneno sends Dead crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maneno is motioning to the referee to let Dead up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Dead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno cracks Dead on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Dead falls backwards against the cage. Maneno follows up with more strikes that drop Dead to his knees. Maneno keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Dead! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiku Maneno!
Chiku Maneno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Better Dead had this to say: 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness comes to the cage accompanied by The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shankoli's choice of entrance music: Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. Liam McGuiness could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ravi Shankoli's chin.
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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
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shankoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shankoli lands a right hook to the body.
McGuiness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuiness scores with a hook to the body. Shankoli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuiness has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Shankoli ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
Shankoli tests McGuiness's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Liam McGuiness has been cut.
A combination from Shankoli does no damage.
McGuiness looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankoli is just out of range.
McGuiness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankoli.
Shankoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuiness.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuiness. Shankoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shankoli lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankoli.
Shankoli unleashes a big counter combination but McGuiness bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McGuiness throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuiness throws a head kick that misses.
McGuiness tries to clinch up but Shankoli circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuiness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankoli.
McGuiness closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuiness throws a low kick, looking for Shankoli's leg but Shankoli calmly moves out of range.
Shankoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shankoli misses with a hook. McGuiness ducked under it nicely.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the body
and Shankoli counters with a left and a right... And another left! McGuiness is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ravi Shankoli!
Ravi Shankoli is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ravi Shankoli looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'His spirit was strong, but my intention was to crush him. Psychologically, as well as physically with my boxing. I knew that he would be a willing opponent, and he showed heart, but my soul wanted this more! I feel triumphant upon avenging my loss. He is a worth adversary.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fjera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ji Lu (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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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Fjera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fjera throws a poor cross that misses
and Lu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Nick Fjera has been cut.
Fjera throws a hook but Lu blocks it.
Lu slips under a jab from Fjera.
Lu throws out a counter right but Fjera avoids it with no problem.
Lu throws a push kick but Fjera slaps the foot to one side.
Lu's corner calls for a 1-2. Lu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Ji Lu has been cut.
Lu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fjera blocks the body kick.
Fjera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lu doesn't seem bothered though.
Fjera missing with a left hand there. Lu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lu scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Lu misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lu throws a poor cross that misses
and Fjera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fjera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Fjera are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fjera goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fjera's guard! Nice work there by Lu!
Fjera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lu distracts Fjera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lu wants to control from the top but Fjera keeps moving.
Lu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lu trying to control but Fjera is working from the bottom.
Fjera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fjera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fjera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fjera is thwarting Lu's attempts to control the position.
Fjera throwing shots but Lu is blocking nicely.
Fjera seems to be looking for submissions.
Fjera thows a huge punch but Lu dodges it nicely.
Fjera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lu defending well though.
Lu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fjera.
Fjera is working for a kimura but Lu is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fjera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fjera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lu is looking to control Fjera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lu avoid being mounted?
Fjera with the ground and pound but Lu uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fjera throws an elbow that misses. Lu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fjera's guard. Nice move by Lu!
Fjera working for a triangle but Lu defends it easily.
Fjera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjera wants to improve his position but instead Lu has moved into half guard.
Lu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fjera wants to get back to full guard but Lu has passed into side control.
Fjera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fjera manages to get back to half guard.
Fjera actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fjera is pressing down on Lu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fjera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fjera can't keep his opponent in guard - Lu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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 Nick Fjera will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fjera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fjera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lu at a distance.
Fjera lands with a nice body punch.
Lu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fjera.
Lu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fjera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fjera loads up on a big right hand but Lu slips the punch.
Fjera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lu can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fjera misses with a body shot.
Nick Fjera is winning the standup battle so far.
Lu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fjera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu scores with a spinning back kick!
Fjera drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fjera working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fjera looking to pass the guard.
Fjera looking to sit in guard and control but Lu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lu preventing the sweep.
Fjera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lu pushing down on Fjera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fjera is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lu pulls his head out easily.
Fjera is trying to maintain the position but Lu is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fjera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lu.
Fjera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lu blocks the strikes from Fjera.
Nick Fjera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fjera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lu cracks Fjera with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fjera is on top in guard.
Lu wants to sweep here but Fjera controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu is adopting a defensive guard.
Fjera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fjera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fjera preventing the sweep.
Lu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fjera is aware though and is defending well.
Fjera cracks Lu with a solid left hand.
Fjera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fjera preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fjera trying to control but Lu is working from the bottom.
Lu working a defensive guard here.
Fjera wants to control from the top but Lu keeps moving.
Lu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fjera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fjera advances position into side control!
Fjera throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Fjera dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lu's corner calls for a 1-2. Lu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nick Fjera's cut is getting worse.
A punch lands to the side of Lu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fjera manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lu on his heels. He'll look to pass Lu's guard now, I'm sure.
Lu looking for a sweep. Not yet Lu, not yet.
Lu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fjera trying to control from the bottom.
Fjera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fjera wants to sweep but Lu has passed to side control!
Lu cracks Fjera with a big right hand but Fjera just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fjera wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fjera tries to bench press Lu off him but Lu keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjera is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lu off and has taken his back!
Lu trying to control the hands but Fjera won't let him.
Fjera missing with strikes from the back.
Lu trying to control the position but Fjera manages to sink in the hooks.
Fjera punishes Lu with strikes from the back mount.
That has opened up Ji Lu's cut even more.
Fjera missing with strikes from the back.
Fjera has got his arm under Lu's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Lu has spun round into Fjera's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Lu chips away with some ground and pound.
Nick Fjera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fjera is looking for a triangle but Lu pushes his legs off easily.
Lu trying to control the position from guard on top but Fjera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fjera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fjera is looking to sweep but instead, Lu has passed into half guard.
Fjera is trying to get back to full guard.
Lu wants to control but Fjera is keeping him busy.
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. Lu connects with a nice short shot to Fjera's temple.
Jeez, Nick Fjera's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nick Fjera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ji Lu!
Ji Lu is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Ji Lu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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