Gladiators 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Tyson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Powers
vs
Tyson

180 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
213 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xavier Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Powers 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.

Tyson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Powers off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Powers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Powers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Powers.
Powers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Powers.
Tyson looks to land a combination. Powers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Powers goes for a double leg but Tyson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tyson continues to drive forward.
Tyson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Powers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnny Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers is looking to chop away at Tyson's legs.
We've been told by Powers's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Powers has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Powers takes the fight into the clinch.
Powers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson tries a body shot but Powers blocks it.
Powers wants a takedown.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson working hard to break the clinch.

Powers breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Powers goes for a double leg but Tyson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tyson continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Tyson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powers fails to land the takedown.
Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Tyson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Powers! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Powers is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Oh Powers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tyson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Powers's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Xavier Tyson!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Irek Ismagilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Cruz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ismagilov
vs
Cruz

178 cm
18
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
167 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irek Ismagilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismagilov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.

Ismagilov 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.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ismagilov controls the pace.
Ismagilov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Ismagilov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ismagilov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismagilov scoring with some ground and pound.
Ismagilov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ismagilov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ismagilov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismagilov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ismagilov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ismagilov cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ismagilov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ismagilov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ismagilov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cruz looks winded!
Ismagilov sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Ismagilov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ismagilov.
Ismagilov connects with a couple of short punches.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ismagilov cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Ismagilov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ismagilov postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Ismagilov postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Ismagilov working some strikes from top position.
Ismagilov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ismagilov is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ismagilov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ismagilov lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ismagilov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ismagilov throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Ismagilov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ismagilov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ismagilov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ismagilov working some strikes from top position.
Cruz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ismagilov controls the pace.
Ismagilov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irek Ismagilov dominated that round.
That's time! Ismagilov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ismagilov digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz throws a leg kick

so Ismagilov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ismagilov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ismagilov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ismagilov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ismagilov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ismagilov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismagilov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ismagilov postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Ismagilov 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.
Irek Ismagilov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismagilov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ismagilov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ismagilov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ismagilov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cruz for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ismagilov lands a couple of elbows.
Ismagilov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ismagilov postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Ismagilov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ismagilov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ismagilov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ismagilov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ismagilov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ismagilov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ismagilov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ismagilov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz has momentary wrist control but Ismagilov slips an elbow through the middle.

Cruz is rocked!
Ismagilov loads up on a big left hand. Cruz felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ismagilov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Cruz can't hide his disappointment, as Ismagilov celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irek Ismagilov!
A very excited looking Irek Ismagilov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Weidman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Weidman
vs
Moore

185 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Weidman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Moore!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weidman.
Weidman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Weidman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weidman is breathing heavily.
Moore throws a good cross that connects.
Weidman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Weidman gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Moore gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Weidman is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Moore!
An out of breath Julian Moore 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan has chosen Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rogers
vs
Duggan

190 cm
18
277 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

200 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Rogers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Rogers misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duggan! But no joy.
Rogers cracks Duggan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Duggan checks a low kick from Rogers.
Duggan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
A jab from Duggan does it's job there.

It looks like Dale Rogers has been cut.
Rogers lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duggan will feel that in the morning.
Duggan avoids a kick to the body.
Duggan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Rogers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duggan's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers motions for Duggan to come forward. Rogers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan scores with a sloppy right hand. Rogers should have avoided that one.
Duggan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rogers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Duggan.
Duggan 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Rogers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Rogers backs off Duggan throws a huge counter combo but Rogers manages to avoid it all.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Duggan circles away.
Duggan moves out of range as Rogers throws a body kick.
Rogers lands a jab to Duggan's midsection.
Rogers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rogers throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Duggan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dale Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers throws a leg kick

and Duggan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Duggan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers wants to sweep but Duggan has passed to side control!
Rogers is trying to control Duggan's posture but Duggan avoids it.
Rogers is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is working hard here to advance position.
Duggan gets to mount! Rogers was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The referee warns Rogers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rogers is looking to improve his position but Duggan isn't that keen on the idea.
Duggan landing strikes from the mount and Rogers is in trouble!
Duggan trying to control but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan unloading with bombs!
Duggan with a couple of short strikes.
Duggan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Dale Rogers's cut is getting worse.
The referee warns Rogers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Dale Rogers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dale Rogers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Duggan!
A very excited looking Jim Duggan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ross
vs
Petrovs

190 cm
20
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luther Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross slips a jab from Petrovs.
Ross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ross lands with a shot to the body.
Ross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrovs's hands.
Ross throws a jab when Petrovs was well out of range.
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
Petrovs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luther Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ross misses.
Ross misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Petrovs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrovs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Petrovs.
Ross throws a sloppy head kick

and Petrovs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petrovs misses with a knee to the head.

Ross manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Petrovs both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross lands a leg kick that knocks Petrovs off balance momentarily.
Ross misses with a few strikes there.
Ross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrovs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross tried to score with a low kick but Petrovs checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ross. Petrovs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross sets himself, and Petrovs steps forward looking for the clinch! Ross avoids it this time.
Nice body punch from Petrovs.
Ross throws a shot from downtown. Petrovs moves away and avoids it.
Petrovs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrovs throws a combination. Ross tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ross swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrovs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrovs momentarily.

Petrovs closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrovs misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrovs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ross's efforts to push away.
Petrovs has Ross pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Petrovs is controlling him.
Petrovs leaning against his opponent.
Ross is trying to break free.
Petrovs connects with a knee to the head.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petrovs prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrovs has double underhooks.
Petrovs slowing the pace effectively.
Petrovs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrovs working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrovs.
Petrovs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ross has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrovs lands with a right to the head.
Petrovs throws a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Ross's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Petrovs landing knees to the head.
Petrovs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Petrovs throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ross wants to break free but Petrovs has control.
Petrovs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petrovs landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrovs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ross is trying to force a seperation but Petrovs has the dominant position.
Petrovs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrovs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrovs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ross up against the cage.
Petrovs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Ross manages to break the clinch.
Petrovs closes the distance but Ross moves to the side
and Ross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ross.

Petrovs clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrovs scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ross tries to break the clinch but Petrovs is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrovs scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Petrovs.
Ross is trying to push Petrovs away but Petrovs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petrovs tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.

Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrovs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrovs is looking for the big counter here.
Ross tries to work over Petrovs's front leg with a kick but Petrovs checks it.
Petrovs throws out a counter right but Ross avoids it with no problem.
Ross fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Petrovs moves into the clinch.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Petrovs has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaspars Petrovs 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.

Ross throws a low kick but Petrovs moves out of range easily.
Ross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrovs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Petrovs clinches with his opponent.
Petrovs lands with a right to the head.

Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrovs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrovs is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ross wants to slow Petrovs down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Ross misses its intended target.
Ross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrovs's hands.
Petrovs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrovs ducks right into an uppercut from Ross.
Ross moves away from the strike by Petrovs.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Petrovs gets a clinch.
Petrovs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ross wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs lands an uppercut.
Petrovs with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrovs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ross misses with an uppercut. Petrovs saw that one coming.
Ross misses with a straight right.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Ross misses with the combination.
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ross throws the left hand but Petrovs avoids the punch easily.
Petrovs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrovs slips under a jab from Ross.
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrovs.
Ross swings for the body but Petrovs moves out of range.
Luther Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
Ross sizes up Petrovs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes one on the button.
Petrovs cracks Ross with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Petrovs moves into the clinch.
Petrovs misses with a knee to the head.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Petrovs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petrovs has Ross pressed against the cage, preventing Ross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrovs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ross breaks the clinch.
Petrovs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ross throws a leg kick but Petrovs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrovs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Petrovs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ross throws out the jab.
Ross connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrovs blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs slips a straight right by Ross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petrovs 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.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrovs moves away.
Petrovs is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ross throwing a counter right hand but Petrovs manages to avoid it.

Petrovs closes the distance and clinches.
Petrovs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrovs misses with a knee strike.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrovs.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrovs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrovs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrovs has double underhooks.
Petrovs tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Petrovs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ross's efforts to push away.

Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrovs moves out of range of the body kick from Ross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Petrovs.
Ross swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrovs counters with a one-two to the body.
Ross lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovs tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross connects with a crisp jab.
Ross throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petrovs counters with a three punch combo that has Ross backing up. Ross nods at Petrovs to acknowledge the strikes.
Ross scores with a shot to the body.
Petrovs scores with a jab to the body.
Ross throws a body punch but Petrovs moves out of range.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Petrovs has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Petrovs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petrovs wants to counter with a clinch but Ross pushes him away.
Petrovs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ross in his tracks.
Ross throws a series of punches but Petrovs moves out of range.
Ross with a jab.
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 Luther Ross will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Petrovs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ross on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrovs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrovs cracks Ross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrovs cracks Ross with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrovs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ross.
Petrovs let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ross fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrovs checks it well.
Petrovs moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ross on the side of the head.

Ross is rocked!
Petrovs cracks Ross on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Ross falls backwards against the cage. Petrovs follows up with more strikes that drop Ross to his knees. Petrovs keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Ross! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaspars Petrovs!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holton Hamburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Huth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hamburger
vs
Huth

185 cm
27
187 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holton Hamburger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Huth!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamburger doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Huth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Huth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hamburger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Huth can't find room to land a body shot as Hamburger controls the action.
Hamburger wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holton Hamburger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Huth to work.
Huth throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Huth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Huth - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huth can't find room to land a body shot as Hamburger controls the action.
Huth scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huth misses with a punch on the inside.

Hamburger turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Huth is looking to get back to his feet here but Hamburger is keeping cool and he's managed to take Huth's back.

Hamburger is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Huth has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Hamburger has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Huth taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Hamburger doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Holton Hamburger!
Holton Hamburger retains his middleweight title!
Holton Hamburger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.