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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fourie Du Preez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceasar Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Preez's entrance music is Niggas In Paris. A fine choice. Morgan has chosen Fat Lip as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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156 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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145 lbs
20 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fourie Du Preez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceasar Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan gets a double leg takedown into Du Preez's guard.
Du Preez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morgan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Du Preez is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
Du Preez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Du Preez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Du Preez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morgan wants to control but Du Preez is keeping busy.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Du Preez is controlling well.
Morgan trying to control but Du Preez postures up.
Du Preez wants to work for an arm triangle but Morgan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Du Preez throws a strike but Morgan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Du Preez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Du Preez throws a big right hand that misses.
Du Preez cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Morgan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Du Preez wants to stand but Morgan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Du Preez chips away with some ground and pound.
Morgan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Du Preez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Du Preez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morgan is looking to control Du Preez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Du Preez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Du Preez.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morgan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Du Preez lands a couple of elbows.
Morgan is trying to control the position but Du Preez postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morgan is on top in guard.
Du Preez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Du Preez working a defensive guard here.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Du Preez is keeping the position for now.
Du Preez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Du Preez is really struggling to control Morgan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Preez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Du Preez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Du Preez keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Du Preez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morgan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morgan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Du Preez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morgan defends well.
Du Preez has his foot on Morgan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morgan works his way back into a safe position though.
Du Preez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morgan is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Du Preez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Du Preez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morgan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morgan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du Preez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morgan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Du Preez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Du Preez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Du Preez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Du Preez's head coaches at He Man Women Haters Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morgan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Du Preez's guard.
Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourie Du Preez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan shoots in and bounces Du Preez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Du Preez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan has Du Preez pulled in close to control his posture.
Morgan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Du Preez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Du Preez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Du Preez landing with the ground and pound.
Du Preez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Du Preez trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Du Preez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Du Preez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Morgan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Morgan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Du Preez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Morgan has Du Preez in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Du Preez.
Du Preez postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
Du Preez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Du Preez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Du Preez with a nice head shot there.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Du Preez is trying to stand up here but Morgan is controlling him well.
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura but Du Preez is defending well.
Du Preez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Du Preez trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan controlling the action here.
Du Preez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
Morgan is working for a submission of some sort.
Du Preez wants to improve his position but Morgan is controlling well.
Morgan is pressing down on Du Preez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Du Preez is holding on for now.
Morgan is looking to stall here but Du Preez recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Du Preez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morgan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morgan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Du Preez keeps moving.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Du Preez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Du Preez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Du Preez has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Du Preez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fourie Du Preez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Du Preez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morgan is controlling him.
Du Preez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fourie Du Preez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Morgan feints and as Du Preez raises his hands in defense, Morgan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan is fighting to break Du Preez's control of his arms but Du Preez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Du Preez keeps moving.
Du Preez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morgan stops Du Preez from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Du Preez keeps moving.
Morgan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan trying to control the position but Du Preez is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Du Preez, who protects the arm well.
Morgan trying to control the action but Du Preez is working from the bottom.
Du Preez is trying to get back to half guard.
Morgan trying to control the position but Du Preez is working away.
Du Preez regains half guard.
Du Preez trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
Du Preez is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.
Du Preez is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Du Preez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morgan slips nicely into half guard.
Du Preez is trying to maintain the position but Morgan is very close to passing his half guard.
Du Preez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Du Preez is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but Du Preez defending well.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Du Preez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Du Preez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control but Du Preez is keeping him busy.
Du Preez looking for submissions off his back.
Du Preez has his hands clasped together around Morgan's back. He's all about the action.
Morgan trying to control the action but Du Preez is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Du Preez tries to keep at a distance but Morgan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Du Preez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Du Preez scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan is trying to control Du Preez's posture but Du Preez avoids it.
Du Preez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morgan dodges the ground and pound from Du Preez.
Du Preez looks up at the clock and then as Morgan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Du Preez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ceasar Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan parries the strikes from Du Preez easily there. Du Preez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Morgan to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morgan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan regains half guard.
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 Fourie Du Preez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Du Preez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fourie Du Preez!
During a confident post fight interview, Fourie Du Preez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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32
168 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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164 lbs
21 - 15 - 4 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Lamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamond tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamond lands an uppercut.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lamond blocks it with crossed arms.
Lamond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lamond lands a shoulder strike.
Lamond blocking some punches.
Lamond struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Lamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White dodges an elbow strike from Lamond.
Lamond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lamond avoids it.
Lamond prevents a body shot from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Lamond misses with a knee strike.
Lamond is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
Lamond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Lamond.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamond uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with some punches.
Lamond working aggressively here.
Lamond lands a damaging elbow.
White dodges an elbow strike from Lamond.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Lamond scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lamond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White keeps control of Lamond as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lamond using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lamond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Lamond's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lamond misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White moves out of range as Lamond throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws a nice looking combination but Lamond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lamond.
White throws out a powerful jab.
We've been informed that White has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Lamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamond walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamond. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice shot by Lamond.
A big left from Lamond misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a kick to the midsection.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamond.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamond.
Lamond throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White feints the counter takedown.
White's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lamond under the eye.
White lands with a nice combination. Lamond backs away looking to recover.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lamond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White throws a shot from downtown. Lamond moves away and avoids it.
Lamond lands a head kick!
Lamond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
White lands a really nice looking cross but Lamond seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Lamond.
Nice shot by Lamond.
Lamond connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White is rocked!
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lamond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lamond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamond drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamond.
Lamond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamond looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White with the counter takedown but Lamond avoids it easily.
Lamond throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Lamond connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lamond dominated that round.
That's time! Lamond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamond scores with a nice right hand.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lamond.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
Lamond misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamond jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Lamond takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
And White tries to counter it with a takedown but Lamond pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lamond throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamond has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
White lands a jab to Lamond's midsection.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamond was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Lamond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamond throws a head kick that misses.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lamond.
White throws out a leg kick but Lamond moves out of range and White only half commits.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamond misses with a leg kick.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lamond checks it well.
Lamond misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lamond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamond takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Lamond off balance momentarily.
White cracks Lamond with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gordon Lamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamond thows a left - swing and a miss!
White avoids the body shot from Lamond.
White drops his hands momentarily and Lamond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
White works over Lamond's head and body with a nice combination.
Lamond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a series of punches but Lamond moves out of range.
Lamond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White throws a counter combo.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamond.
A little feinted left hand from Lamond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lamond lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lamond just misses with a punch to the body.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lamond throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Lamond throws a hook but White blocks it.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Lamond pushes him away.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White slips a straight right by Lamond.
White wants to counter the offense by Lamond and move into the clinch position.
White slips under a jab.
Lamond throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
Lamond appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lamond misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamond throws an elbow but misses.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lamond trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lamond into the cage.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Freddy White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White feints and then cracks Lamond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamond down.
White lands a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamond.
Lamond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamond checks the leg kick nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Lamond blocks the low kick.
Lamond takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lamond checks it well.
Lamond was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
Lamond misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by White.
White is looking to slow Lamond down with leg kicks.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lamond misses with a head kick.
White misses with a low kick.
Lamond tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
White ducks under a wild hook from Lamond.
White slips under a jab from Lamond.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamond misses the target.
Lamond stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
White misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond connects with a solid leg kick.
White moves out of range as Lamond strikes.
Lamond throws a head kick that misses.
Lamond throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Lamond throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
White wants to counter the offense by Lamond and move into the clinch position.
Some wild striking there from Lamond.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lamond defends it well.
Sloppy strikes from Lamond. Those never looked like landing.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamond.
White tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond fails to land with a series of punches.
Gordon Lamond is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Lamond checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lamond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Lamond as he checks the leg kick.
Lamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White checks the leg kick nicely there.
White tests Lamond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamond.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lamond swings for the body but White moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
Lamond avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Lamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond misses with a shot to the body
and White counters by clinching up.
Lamond breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamond.
Lamond swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Lamond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White throws a leg kick
and Lamond finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Lamond misses with a body punch
and White counters with a thumping low kick.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamond moves away.
A jab from Lamond misses.
Lamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddy White.
I think White has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Freddy White!
A victorious Freddy White 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 Fabian Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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219 lbs
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28
213 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fabian Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Penn.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps Hollywood's head back.
Hollywood lands with a shot to the body.
Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hollywood tries to pull guard but Penn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Penn cracks Hollywood with a nice body shot.
Hollywood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Hollywood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hollywood fails to pull guard.
Hollywood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Penn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabian Hollywood. 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.
Hollywood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hollywood jumps into guard, dragging Penn to the mat.
Penn won't allow Hollywood to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollywood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Penn frees his head nicely. Oh but Hollywood has switched to an armbar! Penn is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Fabian Hollywood!
Fabian Hollywood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Laverne Mazzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Vick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazzola comes into the arena with Il Canto Degli Italiani blaring out of the sound system. Vick has chosen 5 Am In Toronto as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Laverne Mazzola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gray Vick!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Mazzola misses
letting Vick counter with a right hand.
Vick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mazzola tries to avoid it but Vick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mazzola to the ground. Mazzola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mazzola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vick.
Vick lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mazzola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Mazzola.
Vick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mazzola forces Vick back against the cage and clinches.
Mazzola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzola misses with a body punch.
Mazzola struggles to land a body shot inside as Vick controls his hands.
Mazzola tries a body shot but Vick blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzola.
Mazzola tries to work over Vick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mazzola misses with some punches.
Mazzola can't find room to land a body shot as Vick controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick working aggressively here.
Vick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mazzola is working Vick over against the cage.
Vick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mazzola to keep the fight standing.
Laverne Mazzola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Vick.
Mazzola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vick backwards.
The referee calls for Vick to work.
Mazzola struggles to land a body shot inside as Vick controls his hands.
Mazzola misses with a body punch.
Vick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vick misses with the head strike.
Vick throws a punch but it's blocked by Mazzola.
Mazzola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vick misses with some punches.
Mazzola blocking some punches.
Vick lands with a right to the head.
Mazzola lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Vick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vick.
A right hand to the body from Mazzola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vick.
Mazzola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vick throws a punch but it's blocked by Mazzola.
Mazzola struggles to land a body shot inside as Vick controls his hands.
Mazzola tries to work over Vick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mazzola tries to land knees in the clinch but Vick avoids the damage to the body.
Mazzola tries to throw a body punch but Vick avoids it by throwing Mazzola back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mazzola.
Mazzola digs a right hand into Vick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vick's gas tank.
Vick throws a head punch that misses.
Vick misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vick.
Vick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mazzola seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Vick can turn it around.
Mazzola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mazzola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mazzola misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vick.
Mazzola struggles to land a body shot inside as Vick controls his hands.
Vick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mazzola misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Mazzola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mazzola.
Vick misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mazzola.
Vick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazzola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Vick.
Mazzola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mazzola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vick throws a punch but it's blocked by Mazzola.
Vick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzola.
Vick throws a head punch that misses.
Mazzola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vick's elbow.
Mazzola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vick pushes Mazzola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vick pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mazzola makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mazzola trying to control the position from guard on top but Vick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vick looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gray Vick will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mazzola throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vick was covering up waiting for the punch and Mazzola finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mazzola's guard.
Vick looking to sit in guard and control but Mazzola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mazzola sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mazzola wants to control from the top but Vick keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzola controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick keeping moving, preventing Mazzola from controlling successfully.
Mazzola engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mazzola continues to stall.
Mazzola has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mazzola is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vick working for a triangle but Mazzola defends it easily.
Mazzola slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vick has his foot on Mazzola's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mazzola works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mazzola controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Vick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mazzola drives through and clinches with Vick against the cage.
Mazzola struggles to land a body shot inside as Vick controls his hands.
Vick pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazzola is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mazzola is one step ahead there.
Vick working for a triangle but Mazzola defends it easily.
Mazzola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mazzola lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laverne Mazzola dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mazzola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vick's head backwards.
Mazzola works the jab nicely.
Mazzola lands a lovely overhand right.
Vick avoids a kick to the body.
Mazzola throws a body punch but Vick moves out of range.
Vick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mazzola misses with a hook.
Mazzola leaves Vick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laverne Mazzola is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vick shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mazzola is trying to defend but Vick finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mazzola has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick wants to pass to mount but Mazzola is defending the position.
Mazzola makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A good leg kick by Mazzola.
A swing and a miss from Mazzola.
A little jabbing left from Vick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mazzola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mazzola moves in looking to clinch but Vick pushes him off.
Mazzola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mazzola throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vick counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Mazzola.
Mazzola misses with a body kick.
Mazzola misses with a wild body shot.
Mazzola gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mazzola misses with a shot to the body
and Vick counters with a nice uppercut.
Mazzola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vick moves away.
Vick shoots for a double leg takedown but Mazzola sprawls well. He's pushed Vick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mazzola feints and then cracks Vick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vick down.
Mazzola moves in looking to clinch but Vick pushes him off.
Vick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mazzola but Mazzola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Laverne Mazzola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Vick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mazzola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vick walks into a jab.
Mazzola thumps Vick with a low kick.
Mazzola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Vick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mazzola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mazzola takes a shot to the head.
Mazzola can't find room to land a body shot as Vick controls the action.
A short right from Vick.
Vick wants to stall.
Vick lands with a right to the head.
Vick working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vick trying to control the position but instead, Mazzola has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vick into the cage.
Vick managing to block the knees to the body from Mazzola.
Vick swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazzola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazzola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vick's elbow.
Mazzola blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vick.
Vick blocks a body shot from Mazzola.
Vick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mazzola lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray Vick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vick throws a punch but it's blocked by Mazzola.
Mazzola can't find room to land a body shot as Vick controls the action.
Mazzola lands a right hand.
Vick swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazzola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vick prevents a body shot from Mazzola.
Mazzola misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laverne Mazzola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mazzola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laverne Mazzola!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Laverne Mazzola made sure he mentioned Bullet Proof System, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Gray Vick had this to say: 'I know a lot of things were said before the fight, but it's all business...I'm humble in victory and defeat. You have my respect.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donald McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Free Agent Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Donald McTavish has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Donald McTavish seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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31
142 lbs
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24
145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald McTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Free Agent Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steel Penn swings for the body but McTavish moves out of range.
McTavish was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McTavish rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steel Penn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McTavish is trying to stand up here but Steel Penn is controlling him well.
McTavish tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Steel Penn manages to move to mount!
You get the feeling that McTavish really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Steel Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McTavish is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Steel Penn controlling his opponent.
McTavish is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Steel Penn content just to control the position here.
McTavish's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steel Penn controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that McTavish really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Steel Penn throwing strikes here but McTavish is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Steel Penn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McTavish somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Steel Penn gets a takedown into half guard.
McTavish kicks off Steel Penn and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. McTavish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McTavish works the jab nicely.
Steel Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
McTavish scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
Steel Penn throws a shot from downtown. McTavish moves away and avoids it.
Steel Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTavish.
Free Agent Steel Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Penn dives in and scores a takedown into McTavish's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTavish has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Steel Penn is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
McTavish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steel Penn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steel Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McTavish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Donald McTavish will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Steel Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and McTavish counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steel Penn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McTavish sprawls well initially but Steel Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McTavish is trying to stand back up but Steel Penn is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish tries to kick Steel Penn off in order to stand up. Steel Penn Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Steel Penn controls the position.
Steel Penn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Steel Penn prevents McTavish from escaping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Steel Penn tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McTavish defends well and Steel Penn ends up having to push McTavish into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steel Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McTavish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steel Penn.
McTavish tries to kick Steel Penn off but Steel Penn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Steel Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel Penn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steel Penn feints a jab promting McTavish to slip. Steel Penn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McTavish slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish misses the shot to the body.
McTavish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steel Penn counters with a takedown into side control.
McTavish explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Steel Penn misses with a takedown attempt - McTavish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donald McTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Free Agent Steel Penn.
McTavish throws out a loose jab but Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McTavish sprawls well. McTavish wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Steel Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
McTavish is looking to counter punch.
Donald McTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steel Penn shoots in but McTavish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McTavish throwing a counter right hand but Steel Penn manages to avoid it.
McTavish slips a straight right by Steel Penn.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel Penn shoots in for a double leg but McTavish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McTavish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel Penn throws out a counter right but McTavish avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donald McTavish will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Steel Penn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McTavish tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Steel Penn is in McTavish's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McTavish wants to get back to his feet but Steel Penn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Steel Penn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McTavish wants to get back to his feet but Steel Penn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McTavish is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn trying to control but McTavish is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McTavish wants to stand but Steel Penn is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Steel Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but McTavish sprawls well. He's pushed Steel Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McTavish was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Steel Penn throws an overhand right that lands on McTavish's shoulder, as McTavish tries to avoid the shot.
McTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel Penn.
McTavish is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steel Penn lands with a good body shot.
Steel Penn shoots and misses
and McTavish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel Penn throws an off balance right hand
enabling McTavish to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel Penn closes the distance and clinches up with McTavish, looking for a takedown. Steel Penn pushes McTavish against the cage but McTavish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donald McTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Free Agent Steel Penn.
McTavish swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Steel Penn.
McTavish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steel Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn looks for a takedown but McTavish sprawls well.
Steel Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
McTavish scores with a nice right hand.
Free Agent Steel Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Steel Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McTavish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn dives in and grabs McTavish's left leg, looking for a takedown. McTavish pushes down on Steel Penn's head and hops out.
Steel Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting McTavish counter with a right hand.
Steel Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
McTavish throws a poor cross that misses
and Steel Penn moves into the clinch.
McTavish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel Penn shoots and misses
and McTavish counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steel Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald McTavish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McTavish, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald McTavish!
A relieved looking Donald McTavish thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendrix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Hendrix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hendrix takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Hendrix misses.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hendrix looks winded!
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Laar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hendrix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laar connects with a leg kick. Hendrix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Hendrix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar is looking to wear down Hendrix with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hendrix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laar lands with a good body shot.
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!
Hendrix blocks a low kick nicely.
Laar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendrix checks it well.
Hendrix appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Hendrix.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendrix doesn't seem bothered though.
Hendrix tries to land a front kick but Laar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendrix checks a leg kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laar throws a leg kick but Hendrix moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hendrix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Laar throws a right and a left that Hendrix avoids nicely.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Hendrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Laar is predictable there
and Laar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix is looking to chop away at Laar's legs.
Laar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hendrix.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laar throws a leg kick but Hendrix checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendrix.
Hendrix checks the leg kick.
Laar tries a head kick but it misses.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hendrix looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hendrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hendrix is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a body punch but Laar moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendrix was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Laar lands with a good body shot.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
Hendrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Hendrix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Laar.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar feints a jab promting Hendrix to slip. Laar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hendrix slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Laar connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arvo Laar is winning the standup battle so far.
Laar scores with a hook to the body. Hendrix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
You can see that Hendrix has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hendrix checks a leg kick.
Hendrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
Hendrix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laar is looking to score with low kicks.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Hendrix blocks the low kick.
Laar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hendrix at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Laar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hendrix just manages to avoid it.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Hendrix blocks a low kick nicely.
Laar throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Hendrix as he checks the leg kick.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Hendrix throws a hook but Laar blocks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hendrix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laar has got the better of the exchanges.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hendrix is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Hendrix was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hendrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hendrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laar throws a leg kick but Hendrix checks it.
Hendrix appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
Laar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Hendrix moves out of range of the leg kick from Laar.
Laar throws a low kick, looking for Hendrix's leg but Hendrix calmly moves out of range.
Laar scores with a jab to the body.
Laar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hendrix.
Laar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Hendrix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendrix can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hendrix.
Hendrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendrix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
Laar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hendrix.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
Hendrix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laar misses with a head kick.
Hendrix flicks out a counter leg kick but Laar steps away.
Hendrix looks to score with a jab to the body but Laar is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
Laar lands a nice hook to Hendrix's body. Hendrix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Laar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hendrix.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Hendrix releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hendrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hendrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hendrix is looking for the big counter here.
Hendrix tries to bum rush Laar with a series of wild strikes but Laar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hendrix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Hendrix throws a series of punches but Laar moves out of range.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendrix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar throws a nice looking combination but Hendrix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Hendrix.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix throws a right hand that Laar ducks under and follows up with a left that Laar also avoids with ease.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hendrix lands a nice hook to Laar's body. Laar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laar scores with a hook to the body. Hendrix takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Hendrix throws a body shot but no joy.
Laar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Hendrix off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Hendrix.
Laar thumps Hendrix with a low kick.
Hendrix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Laar is looking to slow Hendrix down with leg kicks.
Laar throws a leg kick but Hendrix moved away.
Hendrix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hendrix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Laar avoids the body shot from Hendrix.
Laar scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Laar throws a head kick but Hendrix moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hendrix throws a series of punches but Laar avoids them all with ease.
Laar tried to counter with a leg kick but Hendrix avoided it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix 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.
Hendrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendrix just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLaar.
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Laar.
Laar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendrix circles away quickly and effectively.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laar lands a right hook to the body.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar checks a low kick from Hendrix.
Laar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
Hendrix looks to land a left hand but Laar moved out of range nicely.
Hendrix misses with a body shot.
Laar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akira Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Laar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Laar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hendrix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar throws a low kick but Hendrix avoids it.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Laar saw that one coming.
Hendrix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Hendrix misses with a body shot.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Hendrix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laar is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar throws a shot to the body.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
Laar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hendrix.
Hendrix blocks a low kick nicely.
Hendrix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laar backing away here, and Hendrix unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
Laar thumps Hendrix with a low kick.
Laar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hendrix.
Laar cracks a nice hook into Hendrix's ribs.
Nice body punch from Laar.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Laar.
Hendrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Hendrix lands a jab to Laar's midsection.
Hendrix throws a leg kick but Laar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hendrix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laar was well out of range. Poor timing from Hendrix.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
That kick from Laar tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Monster. Danny White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Finn Balor's chin.
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151 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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Balor.
Both fighters circling a little - White finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
White fails with the takedown.
Balor dives in and scores a takedown into White's guard.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White keeping full guard, as Balor tries to pass.
White wants to improve his position but instead Balor has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but White sees it coming and defends easily.
White is looking for a sweep. Balor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Balor is working for a submission of some sort.
Balor passes to full mount!
White taking shots to the head.
White wants to control but Balor is having none of it.
Balor with the ground and pound from mount.
Balor prevents White from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White keeps trying to improve his position.
Balor with shots to the head and body - White looks very uncomfortable down there.
Balor landing strikes from the mount.
Balor landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balor unloading with bombs!
White regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White moves into full guard.
Balor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balor postures up.
Balor 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.
We've been hearing that Balor has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Balor passes White's left leg - he's now in half guard.
White manages to get to full guard.
Balor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Balor trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Balor with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
White looking to control.
Balor works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Balor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Balor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White looking to control.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Balor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Balor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Balor throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balor throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Balor throws a sloppy body shot
and White moves into the clinch.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Balor has White pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Balor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending White tumbling to the mat - Balor dives into White's guard.
Balor throwing strikes but missing.
Balor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balor.
White manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Balor manages to get himself to full guard.
Balor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Balor's brow.
Balor is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
Balor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Balor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Balor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Balor has wrist control.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Balor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead White passes into half guard.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balor wants to get back to his feet.
Balor has hold of White's hands but White slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Balor tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White controlling the action here.
White lands strikes from half guard.
White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Balor is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a punch from half guard.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Balor is looking to escape.
Balor gets back to full guard.
Balor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Balor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
White slips a jab and a cross from Balor.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Balor.
Balor connects with a looping right hand.
Balor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Balor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Balor.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balor. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor misses with a head kick.
Balor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Danny White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Balor throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Balor throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Finn Balor has been cut.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Balor blocks the elbow strike.
White manages to break the clinch.
White moves into range and clinches up with Balor.
Balor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Balor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from White.
Balor throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Balor lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor blocks an elbow strike.
Balor digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balor blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Balor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Balor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Balor leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Balor tried to counter with a leg kick but White avoided it.
Finn Balor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny White.
Balor lands with a hook. White tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Balor.
A head kick by White misses
and Balor counters with a leg kick.
White misses with a body kick.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White 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.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Balor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A combination from White does no damage.
Balor misses with a body shot.
White tries to bum rush Balor with a series of wild strikes but Balor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from White misses.
Balor blocks a head kick by White.
Nice takedown defense from Balor. No joy for White on that attempt.
Balor throws a leg kick
and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Balor actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balor keeps working.
Balor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balor wants to get back to his feet.
White wants to take a breather but Balor is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
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 Finn Balor.
I think Balor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!
Finn Balor opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
The defeated Danny White had this to say: 'No worries. I'm confident this fight will be ruled a 'no-contest' after my opponent here tests positive for drugs, once again.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Gunner Harris has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gunner Harris seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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282 lbs
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282 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Steel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Steel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel working aggressively here.
Steel tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Steel back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is working for takedown but Steel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steel walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the cage.
Steel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harris pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel stands up and waves to Harris to follow him.
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Steel.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel misses with some punches.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Steel tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Steel working aggressively here.
Steel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steel is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steel down to the mat. Steel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Steel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harris takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Steel has double underhooks.
Harris stalling the fight.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Steel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harris jumps guard but Steel stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Steel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steel leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harris tries to pull guard but Steel won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris pulls guard effortlessly.
Steel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to strike from the bottom.
Steel wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Steel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Steel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel with the counter takedown but Harris avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Steel.
Harris throws a big counter combination but Steel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Harris darts in and clinches Steel up against the cage.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Steel regains guard.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris looking to sit in guard and control but Steel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel stands up from Harris's guard - Steel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel misses with a hook
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Steel working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Steel.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Steel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Steel to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries for a takedown but Steel manages to get underhooks.
Harris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Steel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Steel to keep the fight standing.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steel smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunner Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocks a head kick by Steel.
Steel misses with the combination.
Steel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steel tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Freddy Steel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Steel is defending well.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel lands an uppercut.
Harris fails to pull guard.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel circles away.
Steel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
Gunner Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
Harris goes for a double leg but Steel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steel continues to drive forward.
Steel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.
And Steel tries to counter it with a takedown but Harris pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Steel cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gunner Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunner Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris walks into a jab.
Steel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Freddy Steel has been cut.
Harris shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Steel!
An out of breath Freddy Steel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barca's choice of entrance music: Carthage. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
31 - 12 - 2 |
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165 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Barca ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Barca.
Barca missing with a left hand there. Stevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barca slips a jab from Stevenson.
Barca scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Stevenson misses the target.
Stevenson misses with a leg kick
and Barca counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Barca seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Barca in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Stevenson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barca creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barca lands an elbow.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep.
Barca working the ground and pound.
Barca has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to lock up and control but Barca gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barca lands a heavy elbow.
Barca landing strikes from the mount and Stevenson is in trouble!
Stevenson is rocked!
Stevenson tries to reverse the position but Barca maintains control.
Oh Stevenson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevenson taking shots to the head.
Stevenson tries to hold on but Barca pushes him away.
Barca lands a big elbow - Stevenson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Stevenson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca made sure to mention his sponsor, AnonymouS in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is Summer Sixteen By: Drake. A fine choice. Curry has chosen Molly Malone - The Dubliners as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. William King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, William King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Curry gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Curry counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
Curry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Curry is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
Curry lands with a right hand.
It looks like William King has been cut.
King fails with the takedown
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William King. 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.
Curry feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending King crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated William King had this to say: 'I slipped, was poked in the eye, still defending myself, robbed, hurt coming into the fight, didn't tap, so it wasn't my fault.... '.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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