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KFC Fight Night St Pete 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naoise Durnin (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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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zack Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Naoise Durnin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durnin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Jordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durnin connects with a nice looking jab.
Jordan tests Durnin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durnin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jordan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Durnin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durnin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Jordan ducks under a wild hook from Durnin.
Durnin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durnin misses with an uppercut. Jordan saw that one coming.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durnin.
Jordan swings for the body but Durnin moves out of range.
Jordan misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durnin throws a lazy right hand but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durnin misses with a body shot.
Jordan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decent striking displayed by Durnin there.
Durnin lunges at Jordan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jordan's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durnin blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan digs a good hook to Durnin's body.
Durnin moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Jordan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jordan throws a hook to the side of Durnin's head but Durnin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Durnin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jordan blocks a jab.
Durnin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durnin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan takes a swing at Durnin's ribcage but misses.
Durnin avoids the body shot from Jordan.
Durnin throws out a counter right but Jordan avoids it with no problem.
Jordan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Durnin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Durnin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Durnin swings widly with a right hand
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durnin misses the shot to the body.
Durnin misses with a hook
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Durnin walks into a straight right hand from Jordan.
Jordan cracks Durnin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durnin.
Durnin throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durnin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jordan's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan throws the left hand but Durnin avoids the punch easily.
Jordan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durnin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jordan throws a hook but Durnin blocks it.
Durnin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durnin throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jordan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Durnin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durnin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jordan stuns Durnin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jordan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Jordan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durnin. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan misses with a straight left.
Durnin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Jordan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durnin slips a straight right by Jordan.
Jordan misses with a hook. Durnin ducked under it nicely.
Durnin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Jordan.
Jordan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durnin finds it's way round the side to connect with Jordan's head.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durnin connects with a crisp jab.
Naoise Durnin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Durnin throws out a counter right but Jordan avoids it with no problem.
Zack Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan scores with a nice right hand.
Durnin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durnin just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durnin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
A jab from Jordan misses.
Durnin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Durnin.
Durnin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durnin can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
Durnin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durnin misses with a left hand
and Durnin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan staying out of range there.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Jordan moves out of range of the strikes.
Jordan takes a swing at Durnin's ribcage but misses.
Durnin cracks a nice hook into Jordan's ribs.
Durnin lands a nice shot to the body.
Durnin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durnin throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durnin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Durnin.
Nice body punch from Jordan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durnin, as that shot connected.
Durnin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Jab, jab by Jordan - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan misses with an uppercut.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Durnin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jordan has got the better of the exchanges.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durnin moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durnin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordan throws out the jab.
Jordan throws a hook to the side of Durnin's head but Durnin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durnin cracks Jordan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Durnin lands a jab to the head.
Jordan slips under a jab.
Durnin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Durnin thuds a left hand into Jordan's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Naoise Durnin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jordan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Durnin misses with a looping left.
Durnin misses with an uppercut. Jordan saw that one coming.
Jordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Durnin swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
It looked like Jordan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durnin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Durnin misses with a left hand
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jordan connects with a jab.
Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Durnin's head backwards.
Durnin staying out of range there.
Jordan throws the left hand but Durnin avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durnin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durnin misses with a looping left.
Durnin lands a really nice looking cross but Jordan seems unphased.
Jordan lands a right 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!
Durnin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jordan misses with an uppercut.
Durnin slips under a jab from Jordan.
Durnin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durnin misses with a hook. Jordan ducked under it nicely.
Jordan misses with an uppercut. Durnin saw that one coming.
Jordan throws a hook but Durnin blocks it.
Jordan stuns Durnin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Durnin misses its intended target.
Jordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durnin manages to avoid it.
Durnin misses with a straight right.
Jordan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durnin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Durnin.
Jordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durnin misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Durnin's head.
Durnin looks to land a left hand but Jordan moved out of range nicely.
Durnin throws an off balance right hand
and Jordan counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan misses with an uppercut.
Jordan swings for the body but Durnin moves out of range.
Durnin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jordan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Durnin.
Durnin is rocked!
Durnin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jordan closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Durnin out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zack Jordan!
Zack Jordan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miko Valuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garry Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miko Valuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valuev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Garry Wilson has been cut.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valuev.
Wilson throws a counter combo.
Valuev misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valuev misses with an uppercut.
Valuev misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Valuev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Valuev.
Valuev throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throws a counter combo.
Wilson walks into a left hand.
Valuev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valuev looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Valuev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valuev throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valuev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Valuev backing up. Valuev nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Valuev misses with a double jab.
Valuev tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valuev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valuev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valuev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valuev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valuev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Valuev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Valuev throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Valuev feints a jab promting Wilson to slip. Valuev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wilson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miko Valuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Valuev avoids them all with ease.
Valuev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valuev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilson!
It looks like Miko Valuev has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Valuev is out of range.
Wilson throws a right hand that Valuev ducks under and follows up with a left that Valuev also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Valuev dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilson slips under a jab from Valuev.
Valuev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wilson throws a body punch but Valuev moves out of range.
Valuev throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Miko Valuev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valuev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valuev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Nice defenses there by Valuev.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Valuev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wilson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Valuev has got the better of the exchanges.
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valuev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valuev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson throws a combination. Valuev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson throws a right hand that Valuev ducks under and follows up with a left that Valuev also avoids with ease.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Valuev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valuev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Valuev misses.
Valuev throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Miko Valuev is winning the standup battle so far.
Valuev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Valuev avoids them all with ease.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valuev looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valuev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valuev loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
Valuev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valuev scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Valuev is looking for a counter combo.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valuev is looking for a counter combo.
Valuev throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Valuev cracks Wilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valuev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valuev dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
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 Miko Valuev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Valuev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valuev misses with a looping left.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson connects with a body shot that sends Valuev's belly button to the back.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Valuev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valuev circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valuev looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Valuev slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
Valuev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valuev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valuev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Valuev misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Valuev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Valuev throws a combination that misses
and Wilson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Valuev avoids it well.
Valuev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Valuev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Valuev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valuev throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson throws a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valuev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valuev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wilson misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valuev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Valuev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Valuev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valuev misses with a double jab.
Valuev misses with a double jab.
Valuev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilson!
Valuev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilson! But no joy.
Valuev slips a jab from Wilson.
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valuev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Garry Wilson just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
It looked like Valuev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valuev misses with a combination
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Valuev backing up. Valuev nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
Valuev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Valuev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Valuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valuev lands the left hand.
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Valuev. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Valuev counters with a stiff right hand.
Valuev dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson takes one to the side of the head.
Valuev misses with the combination.
Jab from Valuev.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Valuev finish him?
Valuev connects with a superb combination that knocks Wilson out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Valuev before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Wilson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miko Valuev!
Miko Valuev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Cormilos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Cormilos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel King!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've been told by Cormilos's head coaches at True North Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cormilos defends it nicely.
King slips a straight right by Cormilos.
Cormilos stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryan Cormilos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cormilos on his heels. He'll look to pass Cormilos's guard now, I'm sure.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cormilos is keeping the position for now.
Cormilos trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King preventing the sweep.
Cormilos seems keen to control King's posture.
King is in close to Cormilos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King throwing strikes from guard but Cormilos blocks nicely.
Cormilos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cormilos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cormilos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cormilos lands with a shot to the body.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
King looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King moves forwards but Cormilos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryan Cormilos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cormilos tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cormilos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cormilos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cormilos jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cormilos darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! King's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Cormilos before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Cormilos!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryan Cormilos 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jade Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonito Donaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaire comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sia - Unstoppable kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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19
140 lbs
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130 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jade Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nonito Donaire!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Donaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Donaire! But no joy.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Donaire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steve's hands.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Donaire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donaire walks into a left hand.
Donaire throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Donaire on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donaire is rocked!
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donaire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steve.
Donaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Donaire! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jade Steve!
A less than humble Jade Steve misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Nonito Donaire was interviewed post fight and said 'Just don't give up when you lose,you can comeback stronger and you will be a champion one day'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Bala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badir Housasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bala comes to the cage accompanied by Southpaw- Bone Thugs. Housasi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Berzerk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Badir Housasi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sandro Bala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Badir Housasi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Housasi misses with a straight right.
We've been hearing reports that Bala has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bala lets loose with a powerful body kick. Housasi will feel that in the morning.
Bala fakes the leg kick and cracks Housasi in the body.
Housasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bala.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Housasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bala is looking to counter the offense by Housasi and move into the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Housasi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bala - the referee stops the clock and Housasi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bala. Housasi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Badir Housasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Housasi looks winded!
Bala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Badir Housasi has been cut.
Housasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bala. Bala obviously looking to wear him down.
Bala lands a leg kick that knocks Housasi off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bala, right into the meat.
Housasi tries to move into range but Bala moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bala moves into the clinch.
Bala tries a body shot but Housasi blocks it.
Bala swings wildly with an uppercut but Housasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Bala - that landed with a thud.
Bala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bala misses with a body punch.
Bala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Housasi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Housasi coming out on top.
Housasi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bala scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bala.
Bala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bala feints and then cracks Housasi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Housasi down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bala.
Bala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Housasi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bala.
Housasi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bala gets control of Housasi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bala will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Housasi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Housasi has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bala to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Housasi is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bala pulls down on the head and he's put Housasi to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sandro Bala!
Sandro Bala thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Jamal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Re-Rewind. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Jamal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jamal tries to counter with a clinch but Escobar shakes him off and moves away.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Jamal moved out of range.
Jamal tries to counter with a clinch but Escobar shakes him off and moves away.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Jamal tries to counter with a clinch but Escobar shakes him off and moves away.
Escobar throws a head kick but Jamal moves out of range.
Jamal moves into the clinch successfully.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Jamal.
Jamal tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Jamal back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar digs a right hand into Jamal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jamal's gas tank.
Jamal cracks Escobar with a nice body shot.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jamal struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Jamal controls the action.
Escobar tries a body shot but Jamal blocks it.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Jamal controls the action.
Jamal is pushing Escobar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jamal tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Jamal back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jamal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jamal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jamal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Escobar up against the cage.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jamal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Jamal backwards.
Jamal can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Jamal is looking to control Escobar's arms but Escobar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jamal has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jamal tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamal tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries to work over Jamal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Jamal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jamal's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Jamal.
Jamal can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Jamal can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Ali Jamal has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar lands a right hand.
Jamal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar tries a body shot but Jamal blocks it.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jamal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Jamal.
Escobar gets through Jamal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jamal's elbow.
Jamal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Escobar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jamal can turn it around.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Jamal.
Jamal misses with a punch to the body.
Jamal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
Jamal can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Jamal lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jamal.
Jamal blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jamal.
Escobar tries to work over Jamal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamal misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar presses Jamal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jamal digs a right hand into Escobar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Jamal.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
Jamal misses with a body punch.
Jamal lands a body shot.
Jamal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jamal misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jamal misses with a punch to the body.
Jamal controlling the action here for a moment.
Escobar misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Jamal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Escobar throws a hook but Jamal blocks it.
Jamal tries to clinch up.
Jamal staying out of range there.
Jamal is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Escobar lands a big head kick that sends Jamal tumbling to the mat! Escobar takes a step backwards and waves Jamal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jamal is rocked!
Escobar scores with a hook to the body. Jamal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jamal is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobar finish him?
Jamal is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Escobar throws a quick head kick that knocks Jamal silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Escobar is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diego Escobar!
Diego Escobar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenneth Francis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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27
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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26
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenneth Francis!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Francis counters with a shoot takedown. Butler fights it but they end up in guard.
Butler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Francis manages to get himself to full guard.
Butler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Butler wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Francis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butler content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard.
Francis trying to control the position.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Francis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Butler pushes down on Francis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Butler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Francis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Butler wants to free his trapped foot but Francis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Butler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Butler moves nicely into side control.
Butler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler lands an elbow.
Francis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Butler cracks Francis with a big elbow.
Francis can't do much from the bottom here.
Francis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Butler is staying tight to Francis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Butler tries to advance to mount but can't.
Butler advances to mount.
Francis looks winded!
Butler lands a big shot there that rocks Francis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butler loads up with a big shot that hurts Francis! He's pulled Butler in close but Butler has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Francis survive? More strikes from Butler and Francis is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Butler!
Jake Butler got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
In defeat, Kenneth Francis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Have a break, have a kit kat.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sideman to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Sideman shoots in looking for a takedown but Hammer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sideman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hammer loads up on a big right hand but Sideman slips the punch.
Sideman moves out of range as Hammer strikes.
Sideman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Hammer misses its intended target.
Sideman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Sideman with the counter takedown but Hammer avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hammer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Denny Sideman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Hammer misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman lands with a nice body punch.
Sideman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Sideman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Sideman is out of range.
Sideman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sideman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideman manages to avoid it.
Sideman throws an off balance right hand
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
Sideman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammer.
Sideman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sideman, as that shot connected.
Sideman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thor Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Sideman. That snapped Hammer's head back.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sideman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Sideman throws a right hand that misses
and Sideman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sideman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hammer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sideman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sideman doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammer circles away.
Hammer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sideman finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammer's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Sideman. That snapped Hammer's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sideman does it's job there.
Sideman misses with a hook to the body
and Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
Sideman misses the shot to the body.
Sideman ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Hammer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sideman ducks right into an uppercut from Hammer.
Hammer loads up on a big right hand but Sideman slips the punch.
Sideman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hammer.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sideman closes the distance and pushes Hammer back into the cage.
Sideman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sideman lands a right hand.
Sideman tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammer misses with a looping right.
Hammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sideman.
Sideman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sideman swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Sideman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sideman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sideman moves out of range as Hammer strikes.
Sideman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Sideman misses.
Hammer is looking to counter punch.
Hammer slips under a jab.
Sideman with a poor takedown
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Denny Sideman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sideman moves into range and clinches up with Hammer.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman scores with a shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Sideman misses with a body punch.
Sideman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hammer is rocked!
Sideman misses with some punches.
Oh Hammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman misses with the head strike.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Sideman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sideman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Hammer seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman misses with a body punch.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammer's elbow.
Sideman keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman is pushing Hammer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Sideman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sideman blocking some punches.
Sideman blocks an uppercut.
Sideman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Sideman.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman moves out of range as Hammer strikes.
Sideman wants to counter with a clinch but Hammer pushes him away.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Sideman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hammer misses with an uppercut.
Sideman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sideman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sideman cracks a nice hook into Hammer's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman closes the distance and clinches.
Sideman working aggressively here.
Sideman struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Denny Sideman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sideman struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sideman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thor Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Sideman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sideman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hammer in his tracks.
Sideman misses with an uppercut
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sideman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sideman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sideman fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sideman wants to clinch
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Sideman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Sideman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sideman tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
A shot to the body from Sideman misses
and Sideman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sideman, as that shot connected.
Hammer throws a body shot but no joy.
Hammer slips a straight right by Sideman.
Sideman slips a straight right by Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sideman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hammer under the eye.
A shot to the liver by Sideman. Beautiful body shot.
Sideman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sideman goes for a double leg but Hammer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hammer continues to drive forward.
Sideman throws a body shot but no joy.
Sideman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Sideman's shoulder, as Sideman tries to avoid the shot.
Sideman misses with an uppercut.
Sideman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sideman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hammer is fending him off so far but Sideman persists. Nope, Hammer circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman slips under a jab from Hammer.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sideman.
Sideman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer swings for the body but Sideman moves out of range.
Sideman wants to counter with a clinch but Hammer pushes him away.
Hammer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sideman.
Sideman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thor Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denny Sideman.
Hammer scores with the left hand. Sideman knows he should have avoided that one.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sideman moves away.
Hammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Sideman misses.
Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer cracks Sideman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sideman misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sideman looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Hammer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Sideman tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
A lazy left from Hammer finds it's target.
Sideman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sideman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sideman digs a good hook to Hammer's body.
Sideman works Hammer's body with a nice hook.
Hammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Sideman counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sideman lands with a good body shot.
Hammer misses with an uppercut
and Sideman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sideman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Sideman misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Hammer catches Sideman right on the button with a cross.
Sideman misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.
Sideman throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sideman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Sideman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sideman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Thor Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sideman misses with a hook
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sideman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hammer's hands.
Sideman clinches up with Hammer and pushes him back against the cage.
Sideman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hammer or not.
Hammer is trying to force a seperation but Sideman has the dominant position.
Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Hammer pushes Sideman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sideman throws a head punch that misses.
Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sideman throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hammer misses its intended target.
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sideman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Denny Sideman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sideman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Denny Sideman.
I've got Sideman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Sideman!
Denny Sideman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between C K Cbomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ian Peterson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, C K Cbomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ian Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Cbomb throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
Cbomb swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Peterson tries to get set, Cbomb tries to push him back and clinch up but Peterson manages to avoid the attempt.
We've been told by Cbomb's head coaches at Phoenix Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Peterson forces Cbomb back against the cage and clinches.
Cbomb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cbomb digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Cbomb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peterson or not.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Cbomb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peterson's elbow.
Cbomb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cbomb struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Cbomb blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cbomb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cbomb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cbomb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson has Cbomb pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cbomb manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cbomb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cbomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cbomb misses with a body punch.
Peterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cbomb.
Cbomb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cbomb misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Cbomb controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cbomb.
A left hand lands to the body for Peterson.
A short right from Cbomb on the inside.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Cbomb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cbomb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Cbomb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cbomb lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Cbomb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Cbomb controls the action.
Cbomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cbomb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cbomb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cbomb blocks an uppercut.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Cbomb lands a right hand.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cbomb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cbomb.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson works on Cbomb's body with a couple of short punches.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Cbomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cbomb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cbomb lands with a short shot to the head.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cbomb.
Cbomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cbomb.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cbomb.
Peterson tries a body shot but Cbomb blocks it.
Cbomb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cbomb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cbomb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cbomb lands with a short shot to the head.
Cbomb prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cbomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cbomb pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
C K Cbomb dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Peterson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cbomb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Cbomb clinches up with Peterson and pushes him back against the cage.
Cbomb has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cbomb blocks an uppercut.
Cbomb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cbomb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cbomb fails to land.
Cbomb gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cbomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Cbomb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cbomb lands a shoulder strike.
Cbomb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cbomb lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cbomb lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson is rocked!
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cbomb finish him?
Cbomb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Peterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Cbomb manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson drops his hands momentarily and Cbomb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good shot there by Cbomb.
Cbomb scores with a jab.
Peterson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cbomb backs up against the cage.
Cbomb dips to his left and cracks Peterson with an uppercut!
Cbomb misses with a hook. Peterson ducked under it nicely.
Cbomb lands a big right hand that sends Peterson crashing to the mat! Cbomb stays standing though and waves Peterson back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson tries to keep at a distance but Cbomb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Cbomb blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Cbomb.
Peterson tries a body shot but Cbomb blocks it.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
Cbomb lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cbomb fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cbomb blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Cbomb lands with a short shot to the head.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cbomb.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cbomb digs a right hand underneath Peterson's ribcage. Peterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cbomb is leaning against Peterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson pushes Cbomb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cbomb.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Cbomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cbomb.
Cbomb lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cbomb.
Peterson tries a body shot but Cbomb blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Cbomb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cbomb.
Cbomb tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Cbomb.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cbomb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cbomb swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cbomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cbomb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Cbomb lands a right hand.
Cbomb throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Cbomb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Cbomb.
Cbomb lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cbomb.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cbomb.
Cbomb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cbomb gets through Peterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cbomb drops Peterson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Peterson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cbomb lands a big right hand that drops Peterson! The killer instinct kicks in and Cbomb finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cbomb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). C K Cbomb!
C K Cbomb seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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255 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Richards!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Richards.
Butcher misses with a takedown
and Richards counters with a crisp one two that drops Butcher! Richards thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Butcher to his feet! Butcher is in big trouble!
Butcher moves out of range as Richards strikes.
Richards lands a body shot.
Butcher tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Butcher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Richards sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Richards napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
An elbow from Butcher crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Butcher seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Butcher throws a strike aimed at the side of Richards's head but Richards avoids it well.
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Butcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Richards is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Butcher has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Butcher lands some shots froms side control.
Butcher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Richards knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Butcher working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards parries the strikes from Butcher easily there. Butcher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Richards to escape.
Butcher throws a strike aimed at the side of Richards's head but Richards avoids it well.
Richards avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Butcher.
Richards stops Butcher from passing to mount.
Butcher tries for a kimura but Richards is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher advances to mount.
Butcher landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to get back to his feet.
Butcher unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Richards wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Butcher celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Butcher!
Barry Butcher retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Barry Butcher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
43% |
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