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RFC 32: Nuclear Strike PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mega Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makisig Tolentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolentino is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dance with the Devil . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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293 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mega Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Makisig Tolentino!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pope misses with a low kick as Tolentino jumps back.
Tolentino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pope stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pope throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Tolentino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pope throws a big counter combination but Tolentino scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tolentino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope thows a leg kick but Tolentino checks it
and Tolentino counters with a series of strikes. Pope will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope dodges the punch combination from Tolentino.
Pope slips under a jab from Tolentino.
Pope tries to counter by clinching up but Tolentino breaks away and moves out of range.
Donk. Tolentino catches Pope right on the button with a cross.
Tolentino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pope is looking to score with low kicks.
Tolentino scores with a sloppy right hand. Pope should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolentino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pope's hands.
Tolentino tests Pope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tolentino throws out a powerful jab.
Tolentino 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.
Tolentino throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with a leg kick
and Tolentino counters with a crisp one two that drops Pope! Tolentino thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pope to his feet! Pope is in big trouble!
Pope is rocked!
Tolentino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pope stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Tolentino moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Pope! Tolentino continues to tee off on Pope, landing with a left and a right! Tolentino connects with a right hand that leaves Pope sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Tolentino!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Makisig Tolentino!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Makisig Tolentino made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Mega Pope had this to say: 'By the grace of god and the use of mexican supplements, I will return'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igorr Hatkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Vader has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igorr Hatkis!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Vader.
Luke Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vader darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vader shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hatkis pinned against the cage. Hatkis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hatkis feints the counter takedown.
Vader with a hook.
Vader looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hatkis throws the left hand but Vader avoids the punch easily.
Vader scores with a jab. Hatkis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatkis counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hatkis fails to land.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatkis.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatkis effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatkis blocks an uppercut.
Vader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vader is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hatkis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vader is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hatkis is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Vader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatkis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vader avoiding damage.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatkis tries to work over Vader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hatkis fails to land.
Hatkis has clasped his hands together around Vader's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hatkis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vader some visible discomfort.
Hatkis working away.
Vader is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Hatkis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hatkis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Vader on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vader tries to get out of the position.
Hatkis scores with punches from side control.
Vader tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vader is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatkis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vader is trying to buck Hatkis off.
Vader takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vader is looking for a sweep.
Hatkis remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Check out the look on Hatkis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hatkis trying to control the action but Vader is working from the bottom.
Vader is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hatkis controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatkis trying to control the position but Vader is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Igorr Hatkis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vader!
Hatkis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hatkis is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Vader. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vader.
Hatkis is still on wobbly legs! Can Vader finish him?
Vader drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vader throwing strikes from guard but Hatkis blocks nicely.
Hatkis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Igorr Hatkis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vader landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hatkis is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vader keeping moving, preventing Hatkis from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hatkis seems to have recovered his senses.
Vader looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vader throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vader blocks the strikes from Hatkis.
Hatkis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vader prevents Hatkis from improving his position.
Hatkis is still trying to improve position.
Vader lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hatkis defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hatkis gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatkis 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.
Hatkis keeping moving, preventing Vader from controlling successfully.
Hatkis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vader's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vader trying to control but Hatkis is working from the bottom.
Vader sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hatkis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vader's guard.
Hatkis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Hatkis is continuing to stall.
Vader is trying to keep Hatkis in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Vader.
Hatkis with the counter takedown but Vader avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatkis throws out the jab.
Hatkis lands with a right hand.
Vader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatkis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Vader dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vader tests Hatkis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vader is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vader connects with the punch.
Hatkis looks to land a right hand but Vader moved out of range.
Hatkis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hatkis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vader.
Hatkis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vader tries to counter with a takedown but Hatkis is quick to defend against it.
Hatkis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatkis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Vader.
Hatkis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatkis was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Hatkis feints the counter takedown.
Vader scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatkis misses with a straight left.
Vader scores with a sloppy right hand. Hatkis should have avoided that one.
Vader connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vader lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Hatkis goes down and covers up as Vader starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Vader!
Luke Vader decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Mcfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrano Karalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marty Mcfly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cyrano Karalis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karalis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcfly.
Karalis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mcfly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mcfly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcfly postures up in Karalis's guard and throws a big left but Karalis blocks it.
Mcfly 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.
Mcfly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karalis keeping full guard, as Mcfly tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfly trying to control but Karalis is working from the bottom.
Karalis trying to keep a closed guard but Mcfly is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcfly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfly throwing strikes from guard but Karalis blocks nicely.
Mcfly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karalis is trying to keep Mcfly in close.
Mcfly looking to sit in guard and control but Karalis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mcfly wants to control but Karalis passes easily into half guard.
Mcfly looking for submissions off his back.
Mcfly is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karalis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mcfly is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karalis has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Furnace. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Karalis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mcfly is looking to improve his position.
Mcfly is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Karalis jumps into side control!
Karalis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mcfly is trying to escape and Karalis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mcfly is forced to tap! Nice work there by Karalis! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cyrano Karalis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ernie Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice jab there from Quick.
Stephenson drops his hands momentarily and Quick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quick catches Stephenson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stephenson is rocked!
Quick drops Stephenson with a naaaaasty hook - Stephenson is in real trouble here! Quick dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Quick!
During a confident post fight interview, Ernie Quick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erno Bajza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Gruzdev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gruzdev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erno Bajza!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzdev ducks under a wild hook from Bajza.
We've been informed that Bajza 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.
Nice jab there from Bajza.
Gruzdev looks to score with a jab to the body but Bajza is just out of range.
Bajza throws out a loose jab but Gruzdev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruzdev misses with a hook.
Gruzdev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bajza. That did some damage!
Gruzdev looks to land a right hand but Bajza moved out of range.
Gruzdev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bajza.
Gruzdev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzdev lands an overhand right.
Gruzdev digs a good body shot into Bajza's ribs.
Bajza misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gruzdev to the ground. Bajza is now in Gruzdev's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bajza advances to half guard.
Gruzdev tries to get to full guard but Bajza has control of the leg.
Bajza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gruzdev!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev wants to hold on but Bajza pushes him away.
Bajza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gruzdev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gruzdev is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bajza lands a big shot there that rocks Gruzdev but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gruzdev is in a horrible position here. Bajza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is looking to get to half guard.
Bajza with good strikes from the mount here!
We've been hearing good reports from Gruzdev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bajza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bajza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gruzdev wants to control but Bajza is having none of it.
Bajza prevents Gruzdev from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajza lands a heavy elbow.
Bajza with a couple of short strikes.
Bajza working Gruzdev over with strikes here.
Bajza working the ground and pound effectively.
Bajza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gruzdev hang on?
Gruzdev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bajza cracks Gruzdev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bajza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bajza controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruzdev is trying to escape the mount.
Bajza landing strikes from the mount.
Gruzdev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bajza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bajza controlling the pace for now.
Bajza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erno Bajza dominated that round.
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.
Gruzdev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bajza has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gruzdev misses with a straight left.
Gruzdev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bajza.
Bajza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gruzdev throws a hook but Bajza blocks it.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Bajza was well out of range.
Bajza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bajza slips under a jab.
Bajza with the counter takedown but Gruzdev avoids it easily.
Bajza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzdev moves away.
Gruzdev swinging wildly here.
Bajza with the counter takedown but Gruzdev avoids it easily.
Bajza slips a jab from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gruzdev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gruzdev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bajza.
Gruzdev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bajza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gruzdev moves away from the strike by Bajza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bajza feints and then cracks Gruzdev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gruzdev down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut.
Bajza feints the counter takedown.
Alexander Gruzdev is winning the standup battle so far.
Bajza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses the shot to the body.
Gruzdev throws a series of punches but Bajza avoids them all with ease.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bajza's head backwards.
Bajza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gruzdev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bajza's hands.
Bajza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gruzdev sprawls well initially but Bajza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gruzdev manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Gruzdev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruzdev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bajza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gruzdev defends it well.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Bajza was well out of range.
Bajza lands the left hand.
Gruzdev slips a straight right by Bajza.
Gruzdev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bajza avoids the body shot from Gruzdev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev walks into a straight right hand from Bajza.
Gruzdev missing with a left hand there. Bajza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gruzdev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bajza throws a lazy right hand but Gruzdev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bajza throws a looping overhand right but Gruzdev ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Gruzdev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gruzdev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bajza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gruzdev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Bajza's head but Bajza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruzdev misses the target.
Bajza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gruzdev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bajza.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut. Bajza saw that one coming.
Bajza throws a big shot that misses.
Bajza throws a leg kick
and Gruzdev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bajza.
Bajza looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruzdev is just out of range.
Gruzdev takes a swing at Bajza's ribcage but misses.
Gruzdev misses with a right hand
and Bajza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bajza slips a straight right by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Bajza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gruzdev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bajza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bajza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bajza lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bajza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bajza trying to pass the guard but Gruzdev defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is trying to stand up here but Bajza is controlling him well.
Bajza is taking a breather. Gruzdev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bajza slips a nice elbow through Gruzdev's hands, connecting with Gruzdev's forehead.
Gruzdev trying to control here.
Bajza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bajza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gruzdev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bajza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gruzdev leaves Bajza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bajza fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gruzdev on the side of the head.
Gruzdev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bajza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the side of Bajza's head but Bajza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bajza feints the counter takedown.
Gruzdev throws a lazy uppercut
and Bajza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gruzdev's guard.
Bajza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bajza is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzdev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bajza stands up over Gruzdev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev has an active guard here but Bajza has managed to pass into half guard.
Bajza not doing much here.
Gruzdev tries to get to full guard but Bajza has control of the leg.
Bajza is nestled in close to Gruzdev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bajza is nestled in close to Gruzdev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bajza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gruzdev wants to get back to full guard.
Bajza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bajza winds up and cracks Gruzdev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gruzdev is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bajza jumps into side control!
Bajza cracks Gruzdev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bajza in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bajza scoring with punches from side control.
Erno Bajza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bajza is chipping away with strikes.
Bajza in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev is looking to reverse the position.
Bajza landing a few strikes.
Bajza working the head and body with strikes.
Bajza is chipping away with strikes.
Gruzdev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bajza in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Bajza has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajza slips a nice elbow through Gruzdev's hands, connecting with Gruzdev's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bajza lands a nice short elbow.
Bajza 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.
Nice strikes from Bajza there.
Ground and pound from Bajza.
Bajza not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bajza winds up and cracks Gruzdev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erno Bajza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bajza 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erno Bajza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bwoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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199 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Bwoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Wulver!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bwoy misses with a combination
and Wulver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bwoy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Simon Bwoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bwoy forces Wulver back against the cage and clinches.
Bwoy can't find room to land a body shot as Wulver controls the action.
Bwoy misses with the head strike.
Bwoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Wulver.
Bwoy misses with some punches.
Bwoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wulver looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulver looking for a takedown.
Bwoy misses with a punch to the body.
Bwoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bwoy misses with the head strike.
Wulver blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulver looking for a takedown.
Simon Bwoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wulver.
Wulver is trying to drag Bwoy to the mat but Bwoy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bwoy misses with the head strike.
Bwoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Wulver controls his hands.
Wulver blocking some punches.
Wulver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bwoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bwoy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wulvers head.
Wulver blocks an uppercut.
Wulver blocks an uppercut.
Bwoy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wulver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bwoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bwoy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wulver.
Bwoy gets through Wulver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bwoy is leaning against Wulver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bwoy misses with some punches.
Wulver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bwoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bwoy has a couple of punches blocked by Wulver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bwoy lands with a left to the head.
Bwoy misses with a body punch.
Bwoy misses with the head strike.
Wulver goes for a takedown attempt but Bwoy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bwoy throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bwoy lands a jab-cross combination.
Bwoy closes the distance but Wulver moves to the side
and Wulver counters with a right hand to the body.
Wulver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bwoy.
Bwoy misses with a straight left.
Wulver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bwoy works over Wulver's head and body with a nice combination.
Bwoy is looking to clinch but Wulver is avoiding it.
Bwoy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bwoy misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Bwoy.
Bwoy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wulvers head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bwoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bwoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Wulver.
Wulver blocks an uppercut.
Bwoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Wulver.
Bwoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Bwoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bwoy tries to work over Wulver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wulver blocking some punches.
Bwoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bwoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Wulver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bwoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bwoy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wulver walks into a straight right hand from Bwoy.
Bwoy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wulver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bwoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bwoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Wulver counters with a right hand to the body.
Bwoy swings widly with a right hand
and Wulver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wulver misses with an uppercut. Bwoy saw that one coming.
Bwoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wulver manages to avoid it.
Wulver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bwoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wulver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bwoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wulver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bwoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Wulver tries to counter it with a takedown but Bwoy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bwoy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wulver counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Bwoy misses.
Bwoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wulver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulver checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Bwoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wulver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bwoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Wulver releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bwoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wulver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bwoy slips under a jab.
Bwoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bwoy throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wulver to counter with a crisp jab.
Bwoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wulver moves away.
Wulver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bwoy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wulver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bwoy throws a right and a left that Wulver avoids nicely.
Simon Bwoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bwoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bwoy connects with a single shot there.
Bwoy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wulver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bwoy lands with a cross.
Bwoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bwoy looks to land a left hand but Wulver moved out of range nicely.
Bwoy misses with a right hand
letting Wulver counter with a right hand.
Bwoy misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Bwoy misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wulver! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wulver.
Bwoy throws a series of punches but Wulver moves out of range.
A nice side step and Wulver releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bwoy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bwoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wulver can do to turn this around?
Wulver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bwoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wulver.
Bwoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Wulver circles away.
Bwoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wulver counters with a left and a right that stings Bwoy.
Simon Bwoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bwoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bwoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wulver is looking for the big counter here.
Simon Bwoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bwoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bwoy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wulver throws a nice looking combination but Bwoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wulver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Bwoy backs off Wulver throws a huge counter combo but Bwoy manages to avoid it all.
Bwoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wulver was well out of range. Poor timing from Bwoy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wulver! But no joy.
Wulver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bwoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wulver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bwoy misses with a two punch combination.
Wulver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bwoy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wulver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bwoy.
A little jabbing left from Wulver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bwoy clinches.
Bwoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Wulver.
A head punch on the inside from Bwoy fails to land.
Bwoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Simon Bwoy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Bwoy misses.
Wulver throws a counter combo.
Wulver thuds his right hand into Bwoy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bwoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wulver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wulver throws a right and a left that Bwoy avoids nicely.
Bwoy throws a big counter combination but Wulver scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bwoy throws a hook to the side of Wulver's head but Wulver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bwoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bwoy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wulver momentarily.
Bwoy looks to land a combination but Wulver avoids it well.
Bwoy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wulver momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulver lands a glancing blow to the side of Bwoy's head.
Bwoy misses with a wild combination.
As Bwoy backs off Wulver throws a huge counter combo but Bwoy manages to avoid it all.
Bwoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bwoy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bwoy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wulver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bwoy misses with a leg kick
and Wulver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wulver takes a swing at Bwoy's ribcage but misses.
Bwoy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bwoy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wulver is able to avoid easily.
Bwoy just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wulver! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bwoy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bwoy tries to clinch but Wulver is having none of it.
Wulver ducks under a wild hook from Bwoy.
Wulver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bwoy sizes up Wulver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bwoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bwoy feints a jab promting Wulver to slip. Bwoy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wulver slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wulver throws a body punch but Bwoy moves out of range.
Bwoy misses with a hook.
Wulver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bwoy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bwoy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bwoy.
Bwoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Wulver uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bwoy fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bwoy.
Bwoy misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bwoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bwoy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bwoy misses with the head strike.
Bwoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wulver's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bwoy fails to land.
Bwoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bwoy has a couple of punches blocked by Wulver.
Bwoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bwoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bwoy.
A head punch on the inside from Bwoy fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bwoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bwoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bwoy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wulver counters with a nice uppercut.
Bwoy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wulver on the side of the head.
Bwoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wulver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bwoy tries to clinch but Wulver moves out of range.
Wulver lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wulver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bwoy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wulver scrambles back to his feet.
Bwoy throws a series of punches but Wulver avoids them all with ease.
William Wulver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simon Bwoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bwoy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wulver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wulver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bwoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Bwoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bwoy 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Bwoy!
Simon Bwoy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manol Josifov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cracker Barrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josifov comes to the cage accompanied by Bone Thugs N Harmony - Foe Tha Love of Money. Manol Josifov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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254 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Manol Josifov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cracker Barrel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrel cracks Josifov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barrel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barrel clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Josifov.
Barrel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Josifov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Josifov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barrels head.
Josifov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Josifov misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Barrel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barrel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Josifov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrel scores with the left hand. Josifov knows he should have avoided that one.
Barrel lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrel. Josifov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Josifov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cracker Barrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrel lands with a good body shot.
Barrel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barrel cracks Josifov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barrel fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Josifov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Josifov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barrel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Josifov.
Barrel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barrel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Josifov has time to react.
Barrel is looking to clinch.
Josifov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrel lands a nice shot that snaps Josifov's head back.
Josifov defending well as Barrel loads up on a big left hand.
Barrel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barrel lands a body shot.
Barrel darts in and clinches Josifov up against the cage.
Josifov tries a body shot but Barrel blocks it.
Josifov blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrel has a couple of punches blocked by Josifov.
Josifov misses with a punch on the inside.
Josifov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josifov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Josifov misses.
Josifov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrel's sensitive parts.
Barrel scores with a nice right hand.
Josifov lands a really nice looking cross but Barrel seems unphased.
Josifov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barrel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Josifov scrambles back to his feet.
A left lands for Barrel.
Josifov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barrel punishes Josifov's body with a nice straight punch.
Barrel looks to score with a jab to the body but Josifov is just out of range.
It looked like Josifov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barrel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Josifov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Josifov throwing a counter right hand but Barrel manages to avoid it.
Josifov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barrel rushes Josifov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barrel tries to work over Josifov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Josifov.
Barrel digs a right hand underneath Josifov's ribcage. Josifov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josifov blocks an uppercut.
Barrel tries a body shot but Josifov blocks it.
Josifov working aggressively here.
Barrel misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrel misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrel.
Barrel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Josifov's elbow.
Barrel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Josifov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barrel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barrel doesn't manage to clinch there - Josifov circles away.
Barrel moves into the clinch successfully.
Josifov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrel's elbow.
Barrel swings wildly with an uppercut but Josifov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Josifov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrel misses with a body shot.
Barrel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josifov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barrel tries to clinch but Josifov moves out of range.
Barrel drives through and clinches with Josifov against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Josifov backwards.
It looks like Manol Josifov has been cut.
A short right from Josifov.
Barrel misses with a body punch.
A short right from Josifov.
Good body shot from Barrel.
Josifov is breathing heavily.
Josifov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Josifov is looking to slow Barrel down with leg kicks.
Josifov defending well as Barrel loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Josifov.
Barrel avoids the body shot from Josifov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Josifov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barrel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Josifov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barrel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Josifov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barrel misses with a looping left.
Barrel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Josifov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cracker Barrel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manol Josifov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barrel closes the distance and pushes Josifov back into the cage.
Josifov blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Barrel.
A shot in the inside from Barrel.
Barrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Josifov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Barrel.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barrel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Barrel lands a nice uppercut.
Barrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrel.
Barrel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Barrel.
Barrel can't find room to land a body shot as Josifov controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrel pushes Josifov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cracker Barrel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barrel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barrel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barrel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Barrel on the inside.
Manol Josifov's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrel digs a right hand underneath Josifov's ribcage. Josifov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barrel creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Josifov with a big uppercut! Josifov tries to clinch up but Barrel pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Josifov to the mat! Josifov covers up and Barrel unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cracker Barrel!
Cracker Barrel is the new heavyweight champion!
Cracker Barrel managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SiTech Clothing™, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perry St Hype (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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28
151 lbs
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140 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samwell Tarly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perry St Hype!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tarly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tarly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perry St Hype seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Hype keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Tarly misses.
St Hype scores with a decent looking hook.
St Hype smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Hype throws a one two combo.
Tarly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Hype scores with the left hand. Tarly knows he should have avoided that one.
St Hype fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarly manages to avoid it.
Tarly is looking to counter punch.
Tarly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tarly blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Tarly.
St Hype throws a counter combo.
Tarly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheers as St Hype lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarly doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Hype connects with a crisp jab.
Tarly is rocked!
Tarly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Tarly.
St Hype misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tarly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tarly lands a body shot.
St Hype missing with a left hand there. Tarly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarly misses the shot to the body.
St Hype throws out a powerful jab.
We've been informed that St Hype 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.
Tarly misses the shot to the body.
St Hype is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tarly misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Hype throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Hype digs a good hook to Tarly's body.
Tarly throws an overhand right that lands on St Hype's shoulder, as St Hype tries to avoid the shot.
Tarly swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Hype counters with a right hand to the body.
St Hype scores with a nice head shot.
St Hype swinging wildly here.
St Hype with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tarly to score with a decent uppercut.
St Hype bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Hype tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Hype swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Tarly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St Hype avoids the body shot from Tarly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tarly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tarly misses with a hook to the body
and St Hype cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tarly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Hype is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tarly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
St Hype uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tarly.
St Hype takes a jab right on the kisser.
St Hype ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Hype forces Tarly back against the cage and clinches.
St Hype blocks an uppercut.
St Hype's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tarly is looking to wear down St Hype with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Hype moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Hype.
Tarly swings wildly with an uppercut but St Hype uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarly gets through St Hype's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarly scores with a shot to the side of St Hype's head.
Tarly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tarly prevents a body shot from St Hype.
Tarly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from St Hype.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarly has a couple of punches blocked by St Hype.
Tarly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tarly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tarly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Hype.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Hype lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Hype digs a right hand underneath Tarly's ribcage. Tarly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tarly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Hype tries to work over Tarly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Perry St Hype 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.
Tarly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St Hype scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Hype jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Hype misses with a straight right.
St Hype throws a lazy right hand but Tarly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Hype avoids the body shot from Tarly.
St Hype scores with a shot to the body.
Tarly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Hype.
Tarly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarly throws an overhand right that lands on St Hype's shoulder, as St Hype tries to avoid the shot.
St Hype has managed to clinch.
St Hype lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Hype creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Hype lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Hype.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Hype lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Hype backwards.
A short right from Tarly on the inside.
Tarly pushes St Hype back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Hype prevents a body shot from Tarly.
Tarly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Hype tries to throw a body punch but Tarly avoids it by throwing St Hype back against the cage.
St Hype stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Hype blocking some punches.
Tarly throws a punch but it's blocked by St Hype.
Tarly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Hype is working for takedown but Tarly is calmly controlling the position for now.
St Hype digs a right hand underneath Tarly's ribcage. Tarly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tarly lands a shoulder strike.
Tarly has a couple of punches blocked by St Hype.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarly throws a punch but it's blocked by St Hype.
St Hype tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Hype scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from St Hype fails to land.
St Hype lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tarly backwards.
St Hype drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tarly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tarly tries to throw a body punch but St Hype avoids it by throwing Tarly back against the cage.
St Hype lands with a light punch inside.
St Hype struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarly controls his hands.
St Hype is leaning against Tarly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Hype can't find room to land a body shot as Tarly controls the action.
Samwell Tarly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tarly swings wildly with an uppercut but St Hype uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Hype working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarly misses with a punch on the inside.
St Hype blocks a body shot from Tarly.
Tarly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarly scores with a shot to the side of St Hype's head.
St Hype lands a right hand.
St Hype tries to work over Tarly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Hype breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarly. St Hype does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Hype is looking for the big counter here.
Nice cross by St Hype.
Tarly looks to land a right hand but St Hype moved out of range.
St Hype scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Hype ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from St Hype.
St Hype scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Tarly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Hype throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perry St Hype seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Hype lands with an overhand left.
St Hype is looking to clinch but Tarly is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Tarly misses its intended target.
It seemed like St Hype was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Tarly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Hype connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tarly's hands.
Tarly misses with a body punch
and St Hype counters with a huge left! Tarly is in big trouble! He's backing up but St Hype isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tarly from any more damage. A dominating finish by St Hype!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perry St Hype!
A less than humble Perry St Hype misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sajjad Gharibi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
217 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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21
328 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent 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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaxon Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sajjad Gharibi!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gharibi swinging wildly here.
Gharibi looks to land a right hand but Quinn moved out of range.
Gharibi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quinn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quinn.
Gharibi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Quinn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quinn working aggressively here.
Quinn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gharibi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quinn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gharibi up against the cage.
Quinn lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gharibi takes a shot to the head.
Quinn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gharibi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Quinn lands a nice shot to the body.
Quinn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gharibi eats them both and turns towards Quinn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quinn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quinn thuds a left hand into Gharibi's body.
Sajjad Gharibi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gharibi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gharibi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quinn defending well as Gharibi loads up on a big left hand.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quinn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Quinn throws a shot to the body.
Gharibi throws a poor cross that misses
and Quinn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gharibi looks winded!
Gharibi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gharibi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quinn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Quinn is looking to wear down Gharibi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gharibi drops his hands momentarily and Quinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quinn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good exchange - Quinn coming out on top.
Gharibi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Gharibi misses.
Quinn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quinn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gharibi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quinn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gharibi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn stuns Gharibi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gharibi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oooooh!!! Quinn has knocked Gharibi down with a huge combo! Quinn steps away and waves a wobbly Gharibi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gharibi is rocked!
Quinn drops Gharibi with a straight right hand, right on the button! Quinn follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxon Quinn!
Jaxon Quinn 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gil Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algernon Cadwallader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobson comes into the arena with Over, Under, Sideways, Down blaring out of the sound system. Cadwallader has chosen Algernon Cadwallader - Spit Fountain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gil Jacobson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Algernon Cadwallader !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cadwallader takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cadwallader lands a jab-cross combination.
Jacobson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cadwallader momentarily.
Jacobson slips a jab from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobson throws out the jab.
Cadwallader wants to clinch up but Jacobson keeps it at a distance.
Cadwallader throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacobson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cadwallader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacobson missing with a left hand there. Cadwallader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cadwallader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jacobson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cadwallader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cadwallader misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jacobson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cadwallader throws a combination. Jacobson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cadwallader lands a body shot.
Cadwallader takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been informed that Cadwallader 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.
A left lands for Jacobson.
Cadwallader misses with an uppercut
and Jacobson counters with a left to the body.
Cadwallader swings for the body but Jacobson moves out of range.
Jacobson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cadwallader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jacobson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadwallader takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jacobson scores with a body shot.
Cadwallader connects with a body shot.
Cadwallader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobson throws a shot from downtown. Cadwallader moves away and avoids it.
Cadwallader lands with a shot to the body.
Cadwallader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacobson.
Cadwallader misses with a hook. Jacobson ducked under it nicely.
Jacobson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cadwallader .
Cadwallader sizes up Jacobson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cadwallader lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacobson off the cage and back into range.
Algernon Cadwallader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cadwallader throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cadwallader throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jacobson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacobson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Jacobson finds it's way through Cadwallader 's defenses.
Cadwallader is rocked!
Jacobson cracks a nice hook into Cadwallader 's ribs.
Cadwallader is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobson finish him?
Cadwallader bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Jacobson comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Cadwallader falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Cadwallader was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gil Jacobson!
Gil Jacobson retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Gil Jacobson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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