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GFC 20: Carter vs Miller 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Navin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Navin Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Navin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson scores with a counter punch that sends Jackson to the canvas! Johnson smells blood - he's punishing Jackson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jackson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Navin Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Cambi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasxo Gulakaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kirk Cambi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Cambi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nasxo Gulakaev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cambi finds it's way through Gulakaev's defenses.
Cambi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cambi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gulakaev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cambi!
Gulakaev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cambi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cambi wants to get back to his feet.
Gulakaev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cambi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gulakaev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gulakaev tries for a kimura but Cambi is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambi is not content to let Gulakaev control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gulakaev is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Cambi is trying to escape and Gulakaev transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Cambi is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gulakaev! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nasxo Gulakaev!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ngolo Kante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Oflifanov (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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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ngolo Kante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Oflifanov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oflifanov misses with a double jab
so Kante counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kante trying to control the position from guard on top but Oflifanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kante drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Oflifanov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kante has Oflifanov in his guard.
Kante looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Oflifanov is defending well. Kante quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Oflifanov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kante celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ngolo Kante!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Penzenskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva Santos (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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280 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Penzenskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduardo Silva Santos!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Santos lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Penzenskiy. Those never looked like landing.
Silva Santos misses with a hook.
Penzenskiy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penzenskiy shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Penzenskiy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Eduardo Silva Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penzenskiy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Penzenskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Santos looks to throw a body kick
and Penzenskiy counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penzenskiy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva Santos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Penzenskiy but great work by Silva Santos.
Silva Santos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Penzenskiy to his feet.
Silva Santos throws a series of punches but Penzenskiy moves out of range.
Penzenskiy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva Santos cracks Penzenskiy with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva Santos tries to land a front kick but Penzenskiy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Silva Santos misses.
Penzenskiy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Silva Santos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penzenskiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penzenskiy dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva Santos throws a right and a left that Penzenskiy avoids nicely.
Penzenskiy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva Santos sprawls and moves away.
Silva Santos throws a nice head kick!
Penzenskiy shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Penzenskiy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penzenskiy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Santos throws a hook to the side of Penzenskiy's head but Penzenskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penzenskiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva Santos throws a body punch but Penzenskiy moves out of range.
Penzenskiy needs to keep his hands up - Silva Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Silva Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penzenskiy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Penzenskiy stops Silva Santos from getting back to his feet.
Silva Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Penzenskiy.
Penzenskiy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Santos kicks Penzenskiy off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Silva Santos misses.
Penzenskiy fails with the takedown.
Silva Santos looks to land a combination but Penzenskiy avoids it well.
Silva Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Penzenskiy's side.
Silva Santos misses the shot to the body.
Penzenskiy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penzenskiy ducks right into an uppercut from Silva Santos.
Silva Santos throws a right hand that Penzenskiy ducks under and follows up with a left that Penzenskiy also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Silva Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Silva Santos scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzenskiy defending well as Silva Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva Santos looks to land a combination but Penzenskiy avoids it well.
Silva Santos throws a series of punches but Penzenskiy moves out of range.
Silva Santos clinches.
Penzenskiy has Silva Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penzenskiy looks for a takedown but Silva Santos sprawls well.
Silva Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Silva Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Penzenskiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silva Santos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Penzenskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva Santos throws out the jab.
Silva Santos throws a push kick but Penzenskiy slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Silva Santos.
Penzenskiy attempts a counter takedown but Silva Santos avoids it well and moves away.
Penzenskiy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Penzenskiy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Silva Santos has his hands clasped together but Penzenskiy extends and breaks Silva Santos's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Penzenskiy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladimir Penzenskiy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Specter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Specter has chosen Greenback Boogie as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Kint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harvey Specter!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint feints and then cracks Specter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Specter down.
Nice shot by Kint.
Specter dodges the punch combination from Kint.
Nice shot by Kint.
Specter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Specter misses with a body shot.
Kint went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kint lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kint lands an overhand right.
Kint looks to land a combination. Specter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kint throws a combination. Specter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harvey Specter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kint blocks the body kick.
Kint appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kint tries to clinch but Specter is having none of it.
Kint misses with a body shot.
Specter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Specter.
Kint is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Specter.
Daniel Kint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kint scores with a nice right hand.
Specter takes one to the chin there.
Kint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Specter circles away quickly and effectively.
Specter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kint.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Specter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kint jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Specter throws a hook but Kint avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Specter.
Specter is looking to slow Kint down with leg kicks.
Specter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kint.
Kint is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab by Kint.
Specter lands a nice hook to Kint's body. Kint takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kint closes the distance and clinches up with Specter, looking for a takedown. Kint pushes Specter against the cage but Specter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Specter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kint throws a half hearted mid kick.
Specter tries a quick counter leg kick but Kint is wise to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kint.
Kint is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kint throws a low kick, looking for Specter's leg but Specter calmly moves out of range.
Specter shapes to counter with a head kick.
Specter motions for Kint to come forward. Specter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kint changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Specter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Kint misses.
Kint throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Specter counters with a right hand to the body.
Kint is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Specter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kint is out of range and Specter settles back down.
Specter moves forwards but Kint connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kint misses with an uppercut
and Specter counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Specter.
Kint throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Specter on the side of the head.
Kint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Specter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kint attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kint loads up on a big right hand but Specter slips the punch.
Specter feints a counter leg kick.
Kint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kint scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kint moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Kint dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kint scores with a sloppy right hand. Specter should have avoided that one.
A combination from Specter does no damage.
Specter digs a good hook to Kint's body.
Kint jabs at Specter's body.
Kint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Specter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kint tries to clinch
and Specter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kint throws a series of punches but Specter moves out of range.
Specter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Specter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kint sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Specter throws a leg kick
and Kint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Kint has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kint will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint looks to land a combination. Specter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kint misses with a right hand
and Specter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kint thinking.
A lazy left from Kint finds it's target.
Specter ducks right into an uppercut from Kint.
Specter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kint. Kint obviously looking to wear him down.
Kint misses with a two punch combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Specter might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kint has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Specter misses.
Specter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Specter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kint misses with a hook
enabling Specter to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kint just misses with a punch to the body.
Kint backing away here, and Specter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Specter moves away from the strike by Kint.
Kint slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Specter.
Specter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kint.
Specter is trying to counter with his kicks.
Specter throws a looping overhand right but Kint ducks down to avoid it.
Daniel Kint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kint misses with a looping left.
Specter looks to land a right hand but Kint moved out of range.
Specter lands a lovely overhand right.
Kint is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Specter can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint misses with a straight left.
Kint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Specter.
Specter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kint is rocked!
Specter catches Kint with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Kint forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harvey Specter!
During a confident post fight interview, Harvey Specter 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 JJ Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into the arena with Linkin Park - In the End blaring out of the sound system. JJ Thomas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Ward!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Ward sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ward has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ward misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Thomas.
A head kick misses from Ward.
Thomas cracks Ward with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas advances to half guard.
Ward manages to get to full guard.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Ward is retaining full guard.
Thomas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ward is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ward has escaped and now he's on top!
Ward missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Ward throwing strikes but missing.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward throws an elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ward's guard. Nice move by Thomas!
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward controlling Thomas's posture.
Ward is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thomas is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ward swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ward looking for a sweep. Not yet Ward, not yet.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Ward is retaining full guard.
Thomas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ward is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ward has escaped and now he's on top!
Ward throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ward is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Ward trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Ward looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ward throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Greg Ward will probably get the nod.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas lands a jab.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greg Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Ward is retaining full guard.
Thomas pushes down on Ward's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thomas seems to be looking for submissions.
Ward trying to control here.
JJ Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas not doing much here.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but Ward defending well.
Ward moves into full guard.
Thomas won't allow Ward to sweep him here.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Ward is retaining full guard.
Ward has control of Thomas's left arm, preventing Thomas from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thomas postures up.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ward misses with a head kick.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ward's half guard.
Ward is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to advance position but Ward counters by regaining guard.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Ward is keeping the position.
Thomas is working hard here to advance position.
Ward wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
Thomas trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ward looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thomas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ward's guard.
Ward is trying to maintain the position but Thomas is very close to passing his half guard.
Ward wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Ward is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Thomas dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ward misses with a looping left.
Greg Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Ward misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Nice sprawl there from Ward as Thomas shoots in.
Ward feints a jab promting Thomas to slip. Ward then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thomas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward misses with a jab to the body
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Ward moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
A head kick by Ward misses
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ward has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Thomas is on him like a limpet, forcing Ward back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ward tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas is working for takedown but Ward is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Ward has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ward lands a body shot.
Thomas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ward pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thomas looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ward breaks the clinch.
Ward feints a jab promting Thomas to slip. Ward then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thomas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ward throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ward fakes the leg kick and cracks Thomas in the body.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Ward saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ward lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with a head kick.
Thomas is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward lands a big head kick that sends Thomas tumbling to the mat! Ward takes a step backwards and waves Thomas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thomas is rocked!
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a crisp one two that drops Thomas! Ward thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thomas to his feet! Thomas is in big trouble!
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.
Jab, jab by Ward - just one landing.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
An attempted straight right counter from Thomas misses the target.
Greg Ward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ward thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ward throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Ward was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ward! But no joy.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ward connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Ward connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ward! Thomas is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Ward!
A victorious Greg Ward thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyamoto Musashi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Pick's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Pick!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pick gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pick wants to control but Musashi is keeping him busy.
Musashi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Musashi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musashi.
Musashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Musashi postures up and lands a big shot to Pick's brow.
Musashi won't allow Pick to sweep him here.
Musashi advances position into side control!
Musashi moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi looking to finish with strikes here!
Musashi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pick tries to hold on but Musashi postures up.
Musashi misses with a head shot.
Pick can't escape the position.
Musashi misses with a head shot.
Pick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Musashi looking to finish with strikes here!
Musashi 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Musashi unloads with some shots from mount but Pick bucks and avoids them well.
Pick holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Musashi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Musashi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
Musashi punching from mount but Pick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Musashi wants to control the pace but Pick is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Musashi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pick tries to lock up and control but Musashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Musashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pick is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick avoids a series of strikes thrown by Musashi.
Pick blocking the ground and pound.
Musashi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pick tries to lock up and control but Musashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musashi punching from mount but Pick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Musashi looking to land elbow strikes but Pick uses the position to regain half guard.
Musashi moves nicely into side control.
Pick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Musashi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pick stops Musashi from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pick gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Musashi wants to control the pace but Pick is squirming around nicely.
Pick is trying desperately to improve position.
Pick blocking the ground and pound.
Pick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poor strikes thrown by Musashi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Musashi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That has opened up Steve Pick's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Musashi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Pick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Musashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Musashi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pick.
Pick misses with a body punch
and Pick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Steve Pick's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Musashi shoots in looking for a takedown but Pick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Musashi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pick thinks about the counter body kick.
Pick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miyamoto Musashi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Musashi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Musashi advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick is trying to improve his position.
Pick is still trying to improve position.
Musashi is looking to take a break and control but Pick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Musashi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Musashi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Musashi working the ground and pound but Pick is defending the strikes.
Pick stops Musashi from passing to mount.
Pick is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Musashi.
Musashi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pick is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pick is trying to escape the position but Musashi is controlling the position.
Musashi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Musashi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Musashi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pick defending against the ground and pound.
Pick parries the strikes from Musashi easily there. Musashi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pick to escape.
Musashi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tries to advance to mount but Pick instead regains half guard.
Pick trying to control from the bottom.
Musashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Musashi tries to pass to full mount but Pick defends it.
Musashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pick is trying to get back to full guard.
Pick moves into full guard.
Musashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Musashi is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Musashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pick controls Musashi momentarily but Musashi frees himself.
Musashi throws a big elbow that misses.
Musashi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pick's head.
Steve Pick's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Pick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Steve Pick had this to say: 'Please Santito Please do not boot my ass from the squad... I promise to win the next 5'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Walian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law comes to the cage accompanied by K.C.S.. Jack Walian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marshall Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Walian!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walian tries to land a front kick but Law steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Law throwing a counter right hand but Walian manages to avoid it.
Law rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Law lands a nice looking body shot.
Law checks a leg kick.
Walian throws a jab when Law was well out of range.
Law sizes up Walian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Walian 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.
Law uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walian.
Law avoids a kick to the body.
Walian connects with a leg kick. Law looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Law cracks Walian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walian misses with a head kick.
Law doesn't manage to clinch there - Walian circles away.
Walian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Law cracks Walian with a good jab.
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!
Walian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walian misses with an uppercut. Law saw that one coming.
Law with a nice cross.
Walian throws a hook but Law avoids it easily.
Walian throws the left hand but Law avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walian lands a body shot.
Walian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Law on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Walian takes a swing at Law's ribcage but misses.
Law lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walian circles away quickly and effectively.
Walian misses with a straight right.
Walian tries to keep at a distance but Law has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Law doesn't manage to clinch there - Walian circles away.
Walian throws an overhand right that lands on Law's shoulder, as Law tries to avoid the shot.
Law displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walian.
Law slips a straight right by Walian.
Law is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walian throws a sloppy head kick and Law moves out of range easily.
Law lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Law lands with an overhand left.
Law dips to his left and cracks Walian with an uppercut!
Law fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marshall Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walian misses with a hook.
Walian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walian misses with a head kick.
Walian throws a head kick that Law semi-blocks.
Law is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walian throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Law to counter with a crisp jab.
Law jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Law throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walian avoids the body shot from Law.
Walian misses with a takedown
and Law counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walian throws a lazy right hand but Law sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walian misses the shot to the body.
Walian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walian connects with a high kick.
Law throws out a powerful jab.
Law lands a body shot.
Law looks to land a left hand but Walian moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walian.
Walian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Law throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Law 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walian loads up on a big right hand but Law slips the punch.
Walian throws a head kick that Law semi-blocks.
Law lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law rushes Walian and presses him up against the cage.
Walian struggles to land a body shot inside as Law controls his hands.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Law working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walian.
Nice body punch from Law.
Walian looking to slow down the pace here.
Walian throws a punch but it's blocked by Law.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Law.
Law blocks an uppercut.
Walian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Walian blocks a jab.
A head kick by Walian misses
and Law counters with a stiff right hand.
Walian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Law manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Law misses the target.
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 Marshall Law will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Law scores with the left hand. Walian knows he should have avoided that one.
Law closes the distance and clinches.
Law misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walian.
Law takes a shot to the head.
Walian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Law's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Law misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walian is looking to score with low kicks.
Marshall Law is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Walian.
Law blocks the body kick.
Walian swinging wildly here.
Walian swings widly with a right hand
and Law counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law looks to land a right hand but Walian moved out of range.
Law throws a body shot but no joy.
Walian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Law looks to land a right hand but Walian moved out of range.
Walian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Law to score with a decent uppercut.
Law fails to land with a series of punches.
Law uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walian.
A head kick misses from Walian.
Law seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Walian.
Law tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walian tries to land a leg kick but Law saw it coming and moves away.
Walian throws the left hand but Law avoids the punch easily.
Law moves away from the strike by Walian.
Law thows a left - swing and a miss!
Law uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walian.
Walian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walian connects with a body shot.
Law avoids the head kick by Walian.
Walian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Law has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Law lands a right hand.
Our sources have told us that Law has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walian looking for a takedown.
Walian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marshall Law has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Law makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Law pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walian throws out a powerful jab.
Law lands an overhand right.
Law swings for the body but Walian moves out of range.
Law takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Law misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walian looks to land a body kick but Law moved away.
Law drives through and clinches with Walian against the cage.
Law lands with a short shot to the head.
Law throws a punch but it's blocked by Walian.
Law working aggressively here.
Law misses with a short punch on the inside.
Law misses with a short punch on the inside.
Law working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law swings wildly with an uppercut but Walian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walian lands a body shot.
Walian is stalling here.
Walian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walian can't find room to land a body shot as Law controls the action.
Walian tries a body shot but Law blocks it.
Law throws a punch but it's blocked by Walian.
Law swings wildly with an uppercut but Walian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walian digs a right hand into Law's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Law's gas tank.
Law lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walian throws a head punch that misses.
Walian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walian scores with a shoulder strike.
Law breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Law scores with a four punch combination!
Walian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Law fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walian on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Law has Walian up against the cage in a clinch.
Walian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Law's elbow.
Walian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Law misses with some punches.
Law blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walian tries to work over Law's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laws head.
Law lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Law.
Law fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Law dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Law lands a jab to the head.
Law throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Law misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Law blocks the leg kick.
Walian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Law lands with an overhand left.
Law moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Law lands an overhand right.
Walian is rocked!
Nice body kick from Walian.
Law is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Law lands a jab to the head.
Walian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walian is still on wobbly legs! Can Law finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Law scores with a jab to the body.
Walian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Law was well out of range. Poor timing from Walian.
Law cracks Walian with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Walian tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Law pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Walian is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Law!
A victorious Marshall Law thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Billy Bailey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Svensson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bailey.
Svensson tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Svensson wants to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch position.
Svensson's coach down at CT + BJJ & Wrestling sparring gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Svensson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Svensson wants to counter with a clinch but Bailey pushes him away.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svensson wants to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch position.
Bailey rushes Svensson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey digs a right hand into Svensson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svensson's gas tank.
Svensson jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Billy Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Svensson.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailey lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a right hand.
Bailey lands with a light punch inside.
Bailey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Svensson drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Bailey cracks Svensson with a nice body shot.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey lands a body punch.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Svensson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike.
Svensson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bailey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Svensson's head.
Bailey pushes Svensson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey is working Svensson over against the cage.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bailey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bailey cracks Svensson with a nice body shot.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Svensson jumps guard but Bailey stands there with Svensson around his waist. Svensson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Svensson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bailey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Svensson drops back down to his feet.
Bailey tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Svensson fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Billy Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Svensson.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Svensson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bailey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey won't allow it.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Svensson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bailey lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bailey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
Svensson jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Billy Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
Svensson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Bailey pushes Svensson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bailey as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Svensson.
Bailey cracks Svensson with a nice body shot.
Bailey turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Svensson is being controlled here.
Svensson is looking to reverse the position.
Svensson is trying to escape the position but Bailey is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Svensson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Svensson is trying to keep Bailey in close.
Bailey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svensson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bailey is defending well. Svensson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bailey has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Svensson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sven Svensson!
Sven Svensson is the new middleweight champion!
Sven Svensson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's entrance music is The Hurican-Bob Dylan. A fine choice. Miller has chosen Killers as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
154 lbs
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156 lbs
17 - 14 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Carter throws a low kick but Miller moves out of range easily.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller scores with a nice body kick.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller with a hook.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter looks to land a body kick but Miller moved away.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Carter avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Miller throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Miller.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carter checks it well.
Carter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Miller.
Carter avoids the body shot from Miller.
Carter wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carter moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Carter is looking to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a big counter head kick but Carter avoids it with no problem.
Miller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
And Carter counters with a quick kick to the body but Miller blocks it.
Carter walks into a jab.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter is looking to counter with head kicks.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Carter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Carter blocks the body kick.
It looked like Carter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Miller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Carter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Miller throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
It looked like Carter was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to work over Carter's front leg with a kick but Carter checks it.
Miller stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter slips a jab from Miller.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Miller misses.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
Miller throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Nice body kick there by Carter.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to land a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Carter might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Miller throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Miller avoids it.
Carter slips under a jab from Miller.
And Carter counters with a quick kick to the body but Miller blocks it.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
A left lands for Miller.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a counter high kick but Miller was just alert enough to avoid it.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter slips under a jab from Miller.
Carter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Miller throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing.
Carter moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter is able to avoid easily.
Miller throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Carter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Miller is breathing heavily.
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!
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeffrey Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carter. Carter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carter on the side of the head.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carter is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller avoids the head kick by Carter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miller misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
Miller throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Carter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Carter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Jab by Miller.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carter's head.
Miller sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Carter tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Carter clinches.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter wants the takedown. Miller is fighting it off but Carter persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Miller's guard against the cage.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Carter stands up and waves to Miller to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carter wants to clinch
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick from Carter lands but Miller takes it in his stride.
Carter checks a low kick from Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rubin Carter did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miller.
Miller tries a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Miller misses with a left hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Carter drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Carter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Carter.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
Miller is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves away from the strike by Miller.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter thinks about countering with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller jabs Carter right on the nose. Carter blinks but takes it well.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller with a nice cross.
Miller has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carter.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miller manages to circle out of the way.
Carter avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Miller is predictable there
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Carter takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Miller misses.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Carter moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Carter is looking to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch.
Carter rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter had his way with Jeffrey Miller in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Carter off balance momentarily.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Carter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Miller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carter.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter checks a low kick from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Carter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Miller lands a jab.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Carter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter is looking to counter with head kicks.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller misses with a combination
and Carter counters by clinching up.
Carter works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter throws a big counter combination but Miller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Carter throws a quick counter kick to the body but Miller avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
Miller throws a leg kick but Carter checks it.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Carter's front leg but catches the back leg as Carter tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rubin Carter.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter retains his featherweight title!
Rubin Carter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jeffrey Miller spoke after the fight, saying 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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