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EVO 274: Hess vs Veide PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Maczynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maczynsky comes to the cage accompanied by Hymn. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Maczynsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maczynsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragunov avoids a kick to the body.
Maczynsky scores with a jab to the head.
Dragunov avoids the body shot from Maczynsky.
Dragunov blocks a head kick by Maczynsky.
Maczynsky moves out of range as Dragunov strikes.
Maczynsky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maczynsky avoids the head kick by Dragunov.
Dragunov takes a swing at Maczynsky's ribcage but misses.
Dragunov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maczynsky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dragunov throws an overhand right that lands on Maczynsky's shoulder, as Maczynsky tries to avoid the shot.
Maczynsky misses with an uppercut
and Dragunov counters with a head kick. That will keep Maczynsky thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragunov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maczynsky throws the kick towards the body but Dragunov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov slips under a jab from Maczynsky.
Dragunov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dragunov avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Maczynsky misses the target.
Dragunov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maczynsky checks a leg kick.
Maczynsky connects with a nice looking jab.
Maczynsky lands a big head kick that sends Dragunov to the canvas! Maczynsky follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Maczynsky!
A relieved looking Mike Maczynsky 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monster Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Super Glad - Laki-Laki. Johnny Drama told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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251 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Monster Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hero.
Hero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drama throws a solid leg kick but Hero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drama.
Hero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hero.
Drama throws an off balance right hand
and Hero counters with a right hand to the body.
Drama tries to keep at a distance but Hero has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Drama.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hero has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drama after a bit of a struggle.
Drama blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero manages to break the clinch.
Drama throws a right hand that misses
and Hero counters with a straight right hand.
Drama has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hero darts in and clinches Drama up against the cage.
Drama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drama lands a shoulder strike.
Drama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hero's elbow.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drama throws a head punch that misses.
Hero blocks a body shot from Drama.
Drama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drama tries to work over Hero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drama lands with a short shot to the head.
Hero lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hero tightens his grip and picks Drama up, before dumping him to the ground. Drama manages to land in guard.
Hero is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hero looking to pass the guard.
Hero throwing strikes from guard but Drama blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hero is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drama is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hero won't allow Drama to sweep him here.
Hero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hero won't allow Drama to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero throwing strikes but missing.
Drama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drama pulls Hero in to control the position.
Hero postures up in Drama's guard and throws a big left but Drama blocks it.
Hero postures up in Drama's guard and throws a big left but Drama blocks it.
Drama looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hero throwing strikes but missing.
Drama keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drama misses with a wild body shot.
Hero stuns Drama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hero missing with a left hand there. Drama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drama steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hero.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drama moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Drama misses.
Hero defending well as Drama loads up on a big left hand.
Hero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hero scores with a hook to the body. Drama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hero, right into the meat.
Hero walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hero misses with a left hand
and Drama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hero thinking.
Hero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hero looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monster Hero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hero misses with an uppercut.
Drama fakes the leg kick and cracks Hero in the body.
Drama throws a hook to the side of Hero's head but Hero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drama throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
Hero throws the left hand but Drama avoids the punch easily.
Drama throws a hook to the side of Hero's head but Hero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hero went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hero throws a body punch but Drama moves out of range.
Hero tried to score with a low kick but Drama checks it.
Drama is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Drama throws a front kick that sends Hero stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama checks a leg kick.
Drama scores with a sloppy right hand. Hero should have avoided that one.
It looks like Monster Hero has been cut.
Drama sends Hero crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Drama is motioning to the referee to let Hero up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hero is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drama throws a low kick, looking for Hero's leg but Hero calmly moves out of range.
Oh Hero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hero avoids the body shot from Drama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama blocks a head kick by Hero.
Hero seems to have got his legs back now.
Drama looks for the body kick but Hero saw that one coming.
Drama sends Hero crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Drama is motioning to the referee to let Hero up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hero scores with a push kick.
Drama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drama moves forwards but Hero connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drama throws the kick towards the body but Hero avoids it.
Hero looks to land a right hand but Drama moved out of range.
Johnny Drama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drama throws a front kick that sends Hero stumbling back into the cage.
Hero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drama napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Drama tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hero easily slips into full mount!
Hero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama wants to control but Hero is having none of it.
Hero is landing with some decent strikes but Drama is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Drama is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hero tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hero lands a heavy elbow.
Drama holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hero tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hero misses with a head shot.
Hero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drama can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a big shot there that rocks Drama but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hero throwing strikes but Drama recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Hero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hero.
Hero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hero working over Drama with some ground and pound. Drama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drama wants to get back to full guard.
Hero is looking to take a break and control but Drama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hero keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hero is looking to take a break and control but Drama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drama is looking to improve his position.
Hero thows a huge punch but Drama dodges it nicely.
Drama is controlling Hero's trapped leg to prevent Hero from advancing to side control.
Hero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hero.
Hero throwing shots but Drama is blocking nicely.
Hero trying to control the action but Drama is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Drama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Monster Hero's cut.
That's time! Hero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hero throws a head kick but Drama moves out of range.
Drama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drama connects with a looping right hand.
Hero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drama is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hero.
Drama misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely.
Hero tries to land a leg kick but Drama saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drama.
Drama checks a low kick from Hero.
Hero connects with a solid leg kick.
Hero rushes Drama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drama tries to work over Hero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero gets through Drama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hero lands with a light punch inside.
Hero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drama backwards.
Drama can't find room to land a body shot as Hero controls the action.
Drama throws a head punch that misses.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hero.
Drama lands an uppercut.
Drama pushes Hero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drama is pressed up against the cage. Hero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drama down to the mat. Drama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hero wants to clinch up but Drama keeps it at a distance.
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!
Hero doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monster Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drama checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hero with that takedown attempt.
Johnny Drama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drama blocks a jab.
Hero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drama.
Drama lands a big head kick that sends Hero tumbling to the mat! Drama takes a step backwards and waves Hero back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Monster Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero swings for the body but Drama moves out of range.
Drama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drama punishes Hero's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drama throws out the jab.
Drama moves out of range of the strikes.
Hero throws a hook but Drama blocks it.
Drama is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drama misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely.
Hero misses with a body shot.
Drama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hero feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Drama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hero manages to get himself to full guard.
Hero has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drama engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drama's guard.
Hero throws an elbow that misses. Drama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hero's guard. Nice move by Drama!
Hero is trying to keep Drama in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Drama.
I think Drama 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Drama!
Johnny Drama took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Lion Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ziba Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul OConnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ziba Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and OConnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Restricted area in the buildup to the fight.
OConnell keeps the fight on the outside.
Halo tries to clinch
and OConnell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halo closes the distance looking to clinch
and OConnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
OConnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OConnell thuds his shin into the meat of Halo's side.
Halo rushes OConnell and presses him up against the cage.
OConnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halo misses the jab.
Halo swings widly with a right hand
and OConnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halo tries to clinch
and OConnell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
OConnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halo closes the distance but OConnell moves to the side
and OConnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by OConnell.
Halo closes the distance and pushes OConnell back into the cage.
OConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo closes the distance and clinches.
Halo throws a punch but it's blocked by OConnell.
A head punch on the inside from Halo fails to land.
OConnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halo darts in trying to clinch
and OConnell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halo tries to clinch
and OConnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
OConnell loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Halo fails in his attempt to clinch.
OConnell throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
Halo doesn't manage to clinch there - OConnell circles away.
OConnell throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
Halo tries to clinch but OConnell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo closes the distance but OConnell moves to the side
and OConnell counters with a big right hand! Oh Halo is in trouble here! OConnell follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul OConnell!
Paul OConnell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Jetstrean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Natural Mystic. Matt Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Jetstrean's chin.
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Jetstrean!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Jetstrean lands but Black takes it in his stride.
It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Jetstrean throws a head kick that misses.
Jetstrean scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jetstrean throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jetstrean's head backwards.
It looks like Sam Jetstrean has been cut.
Black misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Jetstrean.
Black fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jetstrean sprawls well initially but Black persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jetstrean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jetstrean felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Black throwing shots but Jetstrean is blocking nicely.
Jetstrean trying to control from the bottom.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jetstrean preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jetstrean's head.
Black prevents Jetstrean from standing back up.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jetstrean won't allow Black to pass to mount.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black is trying to control. Jetstrean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black 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.
Black moves nicely into side control.
Jetstrean is not content to let Black control the position.
Jetstrean parries the strikes from Black easily there. Black is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jetstrean to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jetstrean is trying to get back to half guard.
Black working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jetstrean tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
Jetstrean struggling a bit here.
Black advances to mount.
Jetstrean takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jetstrean avoids a series of strikes thrown by Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing strikes here but Jetstrean is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jetstrean working to try and regain half guard.
Black with shots to the head and body - Jetstrean looks very uncomfortable down there.
Black controlling from the full mount.
Black throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jetstrean gets back to half guard.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jetstrean's head.
Black missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Black working over Jetstrean with some ground and pound. Jetstrean looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Black connects with a nice short shot to Jetstrean's temple.
Jetstrean blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black thows a huge punch but Jetstrean dodges it nicely.
Jetstrean blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Black connects with a nice short shot to Jetstrean's temple.
Black is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jetstrean defends it well.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black throwing shots but Jetstrean is blocking nicely.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Black is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jetstrean sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Black lands a nice short elbow.
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Black dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jetstrean throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
Good work by Black as he checks the leg kick.
Jetstrean throws a head kick that misses.
Jetstrean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Jetstrean.
Jetstrean throws a lazy body kick
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black throws a series of punches but Jetstrean moves out of range.
Jetstrean appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jetstrean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matt Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jetstrean lands with a slapping head kick.
Matt Black's cut is getting worse.
Jetstrean throws a head kick that misses
and Black counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jetstrean misses with a right hand
and Black counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Jetstrean!
Jetstrean is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jetstrean doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Black.
Jetstrean is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Black lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Jetstrean quite badly. Jetstrean pulls Black in close trying to recover. Black postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Jetstrean on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Jetstrean doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Black!
An out of breath Matt Black 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricci Morocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago's entrance music is Drago. A fine choice. Ivan Drago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
265 lbs
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213 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricci Morocco!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morocco.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Morocco slips the punch.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Morocco's shoulder, as Morocco tries to avoid the shot.
Drago throws a body punch but Morocco moves out of range.
Morocco follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ricci Morocco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morocco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Morocco tries to land a front kick but Drago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morocco. That's going to slow Drago down.
Drago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morocco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
Morocco throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drago's head.
Drago blocks the body kick.
Drago misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Morocco misses.
Nice body kick there by Morocco.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morocco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Morocco has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Morocco misses with a kick to the body.
Morocco throws a push kick but Drago slaps the foot to one side.
Morocco tries to work over Drago's front leg with a kick but Drago checks it.
Drago catches Morocco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morocco defending well as Drago loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a hook. Morocco ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Drago misses.
Morocco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morocco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morocco at a distance.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morocco.
Drago appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morocco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drago getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morocco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morocco throws a low kick but Drago avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morocco.
Morocco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Morocco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drago is out of range.
Drago throws a big counter combination but Morocco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Morocco is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago digs a good body shot into Morocco's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drago checks a leg kick.
A big right from Drago misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Morocco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morocco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Morocco slips under a jab from Drago.
Drago has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drago there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morocco scores with a spinning back kick!
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
Drago looks to land a right hand but Morocco moved out of range.
Drago throws a hook to the side of Morocco's head but Morocco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morocco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morocco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morocco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morocco throws a shot to the body.
Morocco delivers a nice body kick.
Morocco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drago rather than just go for the knockout.
Drago is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Morocco, right into the meat.
Morocco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Morocco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Morocco scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Morocco fails to land.
Morocco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Morocco is controlling him.
Morocco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago throws a hook but Morocco blocks it.
Morocco misses with a body kick.
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morocco.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morocco manages to avoid it.
Drago throws the left hand but Morocco avoids the punch easily.
Morocco throws a body shot but no joy.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Morocco misses its intended target.
Morocco looks for the body kick but Drago saw that one coming.
Drago is looking to counter punch.
Drago throws the left hand but Morocco avoids the punch easily.
Morocco lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morocco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morocco ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Morocco counters with a nice body kick.
Drago throws a hook but Morocco blocks it.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Morocco lands a nice shot that snaps Drago's head back.
Morocco lands a high kick!
Crunch! Morocco slams his shin into Drago's torso.
A good leg kick by Morocco.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morocco lands a big head kick that sends Drago tumbling to the mat! Morocco takes a step backwards and waves Drago back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drago is rocked!
Drago doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morocco scores with a leg kick.
Morocco lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morocco lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricci Morocco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morocco throws a head kick but Drago moves out of range.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Drago will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morocco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morocco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drago if he has to take too many more of those.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morocco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Morocco.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morocco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drago.
Morocco slips under a jab.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Morocco moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago lands a slapping body shot.
Morocco jabs at Drago's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morocco tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morocco. Morocco obviously looking to wear him down.
Morocco connects with a body shot.
Morocco scores with a push kick.
Morocco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drago blocks the body kick.
Morocco throws a leg kick but Drago checks it.
Morocco throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Morocco fakes the leg kick and cracks Drago in the body.
Drago slips under a jab.
Morocco misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Morocco.
Morocco bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morocco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morocco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drago takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morocco lands a big head kick that sends Drago tumbling to the mat! Morocco takes a step backwards and waves Drago back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Morocco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morocco. Morocco obviously looking to wear him down.
Morocco throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
Drago gets tackled into the cage by Morocco. Morocco maintains the clinch.
Morocco blocks a body shot from Drago.
Morocco is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morocco has his back to the cage.
Morocco is struggling to control the position.
Morocco tries to work over Drago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drago wants to break free but Morocco has control.
Drago's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morocco throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
Morocco misses with a wild body shot.
Drago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drago avoids a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morocco in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Morocco sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morocco tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morocco misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Morocco scoring well with a low kick there.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morocco throws a sloppy head kick
and Drago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morocco staying out of range there.
Morocco throws the kick towards the body but Drago avoids it.
Drago is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morocco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morocco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morocco lands a leg kick that knocks Drago off balance momentarily.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Morocco uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago checks a leg kick.
Morocco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morocco misses with a head kick.
Morocco is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Drago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Morocco throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morocco is looking to slow Drago down with leg kicks.
Morocco is looking to slow Drago down with leg kicks.
Morocco misses with a hook.
Morocco scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drago works over Morocco's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago misses with a hook.
Morocco throws a leg kick but Drago moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
Morocco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricci Morocco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Morocco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morocco lands with a shot to the body.
Morocco takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morocco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morocco connects with the punch.
Drago blocks a head kick by Morocco.
Drago throwing a counter right hand but Morocco manages to avoid it.
Ricci Morocco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Morocco.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
A jab from Drago misses.
Drago blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Morocco. That snapped Drago's head back.
Drago takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morocco lands with a nice body kick.
Drago moves out of range of the body kick.
Morocco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morocco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morocco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morocco connects with an inside leg kick.
Morocco lands with a nice body kick.
Morocco scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Morocco. Those never looked like landing.
Morocco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Morocco.
Drago checks a leg kick nicely.
Drago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morocco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morocco scoring well with a low kick there.
Morocco throws a right and a left that Drago avoids nicely.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
Drago takes a swing at Morocco's ribcage but misses.
Morocco slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Morocco misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drago moves out of range of the leg kick from Morocco.
Drago 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.
Morocco moves away from the strike by Drago.
Morocco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drago checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morocco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
An inside leg kick lands from Morocco.
Drago throws a hook to the side of Morocco's head but Morocco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morocco misses with a low kick as Drago jumps back.
Drago is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morocco tries to land a front kick but Drago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Drago misses the target.
Drago takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Morocco throws a leg kick but Drago sees it coming and moves out of range.
Morocco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drago blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morocco scores with a jab. Drago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morocco.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morocco. That's going to slow Drago down.
Morocco throws a lazy head kick
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morocco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Morocco looks to land a combination but Drago avoids it well.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morocco tries to clinch up.
Drago checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morocco 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.
It looked like Drago wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morocco looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drago misses with a hook
and Morocco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago moves out of range of the body kick.
Drago misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Drago scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morocco misses with a head kick.
Drago lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morocco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morocco throws the kick towards the body but Drago avoids it.
Morocco connects with a high kick.
Morocco throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Morocco lands a head kick. Drago smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drago tries to move into range but Morocco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricci Morocco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morocco 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricci Morocco!
Ivan Drago was interviewed post fight and said '"He's not human, he's like a piece of iron."'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunkley Iii has chosen Knocksville Girl as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tucker, as that shot connected.
Bunkley Iii fails with the takedown
and Tucker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tucker throws a lazy right hand but Bunkley Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunkley Iii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bunkley Iii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bunkley Iii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tucker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bunkley Iii thinking.
Dan Tucker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eliod Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii fails with the takedown
and Tucker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bunkley Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Tucker as Bunkley Iii shoots in.
Bunkley Iii staying out of range there.
Bunkley Iii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
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!
Tucker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tucker moves forwards but Bunkley Iii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bunkley Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tucker.
Tucker throws a body punch but Bunkley Iii moves out of range.
Bunkley Iii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tucker tries to avoid it but Bunkley Iii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tucker to the ground. Tucker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dan Tucker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tucker.
Bunkley Iii closes the distance and clinches up with Tucker, looking for a takedown. Bunkley Iii pushes Tucker against the cage but Tucker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bunkley Iii misses with a hook
and Tucker counters with a nice body shot.
Tucker scores with a body shot.
Bunkley Iii looks winded!
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker scores with a sloppy right hand. Bunkley Iii should have avoided that one.
Bunkley Iii doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tucker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bunkley Iii thinking.
Bunkley Iii slips a jab and a cross from Tucker.
Tucker lands a slapping body shot.
Bunkley Iii shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tucker sprawls well. Tucker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunkley Iii gets slowly back to his feet.
Tucker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bunkley Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tucker.
Bunkley Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bunkley Iii looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunkley Iii prevents Tucker from getting back to his feet.
Bunkley Iii drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bunkley Iii jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bunkley Iii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tucker wants to sweep but no luck.
Tucker is working hard here to advance position.
Bunkley Iii prevents Tucker from getting back to his feet.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Bunkley Iii from controlling successfully.
Bunkley Iii working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tucker's head.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes from guard but Tucker blocks nicely.
Tucker controls Bunkley Iii momentarily but Bunkley Iii frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Bunkley Iii from controlling successfully.
Bunkley Iii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tucker is keeping the position for now.
Tucker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tucker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bunkley Iii is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bunkley Iii shoots in but Tucker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bunkley Iii has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
No luck for Bunkley Iii with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Tucker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bunkley Iii.
Tucker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tucker misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunkley Iii shoots for a double leg takedown but Tucker sprawls well. He's pushed Bunkley Iii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bunkley Iii shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tucker sprawls well. Tucker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunkley Iii gets slowly back to his feet.
Bunkley Iii misses with a takedown attempt
and Tucker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tucker misses with a straight left.
Bunkley Iii with a poor takedown
and Tucker counters with a right hand to the body.
Tucker lands with a good body shot.
Tucker swings for the body but Bunkley Iii moves out of range.
Tucker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunkley Iii manages to avoid it.
Bunkley Iii has his takedown stuffed
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Tucker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bunkley Iii avoids the body shot from Tucker.
Tucker punishes Bunkley Iii's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Tucker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunkley Iii.
Tucker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bunkley Iii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tucker's waist but Tucker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bunkley Iii off to one side.
Tucker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bunkley Iii changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tucker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bunkley Iii working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tucker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bunkley Iii on the ground.
Tucker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bunkley Iii's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tucker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bunkley Iii can do to turn this around?
Tucker is trying to maintain the position but Bunkley Iii is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker wants to get back to full guard.
Bunkley Iii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bunkley Iii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tucker is trying to get back to full guard.
Tucker wants to control but Bunkley Iii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bunkley Iii lands strikes from half guard.
Bunkley Iii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tucker is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tucker wants to get back to full guard.
Bunkley Iii drops an elbow to the side of Tucker's head.
Tucker is looking for a sweep. Bunkley Iii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bunkley Iii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tucker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but Tucker is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tucker is looking for a sweep. Bunkley Iii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Bunkley Iii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bunkley Iii seems to be working for a kimura but Tucker defends the submission attempt.
Bunkley Iii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bunkley Iii thows a huge punch but Tucker dodges it nicely.
Bunkley Iii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tucker is defending against the submission attempts here by Bunkley Iii.
Tucker is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bunkley Iii lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunkley Iii passes into side control, despite Tucker's attempt to control the position.
Bunkley Iii in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bunkley Iii is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tucker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tucker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tucker moves into full guard.
Tucker pulls Bunkley Iii in close to his closed guard and prevents Bunkley Iii from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii won't allow Tucker to sweep him here.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tucker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tucker is looking to stand up but Bunkley Iii isn't so interested in that idea.
Bunkley Iii throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bunkley Iii is working Tucker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bunkley Iii stops Tucker from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eliod Bunkley Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tucker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tucker throws a body shot but no joy.
Tucker digs a good hook to Bunkley Iii's body.
Tucker throws a hook to the side of Bunkley Iii's head but Bunkley Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bunkley Iii shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tucker's guard.
Bunkley Iii wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Bunkley Iii is looking to work some ground and pound but Tucker has wrist control.
Tucker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bunkley Iii 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunkley Iii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Bunkley Iii working some strikes from top position.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tucker 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.
Bunkley Iii lands a couple of elbows.
Bunkley Iii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunkley Iii throws a big elbow that misses.
Bunkley Iii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tucker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunkley Iii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Bunkley Iii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunkley Iii working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tucker's head.
Bunkley Iii wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
Tucker looking for a sweep. Not yet Tucker, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tucker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tucker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bunkley Iii is looking to work some ground and pound but Tucker has wrist control.
Bunkley Iii throws a strike but Tucker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bunkley Iii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bunkley Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bunkley Iii throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bunkley Iii is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tucker has his hands clasped together around Bunkley Iii's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is looking for a sweep. Bunkley Iii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tucker is trying to control but can't.
Tucker is looking for a sweep. Bunkley Iii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bunkley Iii thows a huge punch but Tucker dodges it nicely.
Bunkley Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunkley Iii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunkley Iii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tucker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bunkley Iii is trying to control. Tucker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bunkley Iii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bunkley Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii 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.
Tucker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tucker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii is looking to stall here but Tucker recovers full guard.
Bunkley Iii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tucker keeping full guard, as Bunkley Iii tries to pass.
Bunkley Iii wants to control from the top but Tucker keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bunkley Iii trying to hold on to Tucker's head to control him but Tucker postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliod Bunkley Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bunkley Iii 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliod Bunkley Iii!
In his post fight interview, Eliod Bunkley Iii started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Battery - Metallica as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Parker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Doe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doe thuds a left hand into Parker's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doe.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doe.
Doe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Parker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Parker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Doe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Doe rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
It looks like Joe Doe has been cut.
Doe takes an elbow to the temple.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Parker pushes Doe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Doe swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a left hand.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Doe controls the action.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker tries a body shot but Doe blocks it.
A short right from Doe.
It looks like Scott Parker has been cut.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Parker prevents a body shot from Doe.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Doe throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker tries a body shot but Doe blocks it.
Doe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doe dodges an elbow strike from Parker.
Parker blocks a body shot from Doe.
Parker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Doe.
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Doe fails to land.
Doe has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Doe lands a shot to the body.
Doe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Doe throws a head punch that misses.
Parker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doe misses with a body punch.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Doe.
Doe misses with the head strike.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Doe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doe can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Doe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Doe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Parker is unloading with more strikes now! Doe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Parker!
An out of breath Scott Parker 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holy Jenova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashley Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenova.
Harrington throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Jenova wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harrington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left lands for Jenova.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Jenova connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrington momentarily.
Harrington misses with a combination
and Jenova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Harrington.
It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Jenova lands a jab to Harrington's midsection.
Jenova blocks a jab.
Harrington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jenova throws out a powerful jab.
Jenova is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova scores with the left hand. Harrington knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Jenova finds it's way through Harrington's defenses.
Harrington is rocked!
Harrington slips under a jab.
Harrington is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenova finish him?
Jenova fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrington on the side of the head.
Jenova lands a nice looking body kick.
Harrington tries to clinch but Jenova moves out of range.
Jenova circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Harrington to the canvas! Harrington doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jenova keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holy Jenova!
Holy Jenova retains his super heavyweight title!
After the fight, Holy Jenova was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varg Veide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess comes to the cage accompanied by Demiurge. Veide has chosen Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care of Business as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
46 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varg Veide!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Hess
and Hess takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Hess.
Hess sets himself, and Veide steps forward looking for the clinch! Hess avoids it this time.
Veide jabs Hess to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Veide swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veide misses with the combination.
Hess looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hess throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hess throws a hook but Veide avoids it easily.
Hess swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veide has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Veide dodges the punch combination from Hess.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hess needs to keep his hands up - Veide had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Jon Hess has been cut.
Hess throws out a loose jab but Veide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jon Hess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hess throws a nice outside leg kick.
Veide has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hess scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veide breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hess throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hess takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hess lands with a kick to the temple. Veide shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice body punch from Hess.
Veide uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Veide misses.
Hess with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hess throws the left hand but Veide avoids the punch easily.
Hess rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veide counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hess's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Veide.
Hess avoids a kick to the body.
Veide misses with an uppercut.
Hess gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Veide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veide misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hess.
Hess connects with a right hand. Veide shakes it off.
Hess misses with a hook. Veide ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hess misses the target.
Hess throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hess steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veide.
Veide misses with a hook
and Hess counters with a body kick that stops Veide in his tracks momentarily.
Veide drops Hess with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hess looks back up at him and smiles so Veide waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hess is rocked!
Jon Hess's cut is getting worse.
Veide fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Hess square on the jaw! Damn, Hess is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Varg Veide!
Varg Veide decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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