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MR's Fight Ranch- S1 - E1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dillashaw (ranked 9484 p4p, 638 weight class) and Abdollah Assad (ranked 8449 p4p, 606 weight class). Jake Dillashaw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abdollah Assad's chin.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Dillashaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdollah Assad!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillashaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Assad misses with a body punch.
Assad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dillashaw pulls his leg out and moves away.
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
Assad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillashaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw clinches up with Assad and pushes him back against the ropes.
Assad is looking for a takedown.
Dillashaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assad tries to break free but Dillashaw pushes him back against the ropes.
Assad is trying to break the clinch but Dillashaw has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Dillashaw.
Assad trying to stall but Dillashaw improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jake Dillashaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdollah Assad.
Dillashaw lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
Assad has had enough of the clinch but Dillashaw keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Assad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dillashaw works on Assad's body with a couple of short punches.
Dillashaw misses with a body punch.
Dillashaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dillashaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Assad.
Dillashaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw clinches.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Dillashaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dillashaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assad.
Assad has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Assad ducks under a wild hook from Dillashaw.
Good shot there by Dillashaw.
Dillashaw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Assad's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad dives in for a single leg takedown but Dillashaw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Dillashaw forces Assad back against the ropes and clinches.
Dillashaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assad can't get the takedown.
Dillashaw tries to work over Assad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dillashaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jake Dillashaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillashaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assad tries to keep at a distance but Dillashaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Assad swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillashaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dillashaw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dillashaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch.
Dillashaw forces Assad back against the ropes and clinches.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Dillashaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Assad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dillashaw moves into the clinch successfully.
Assad is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Dillashaw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dillashaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdollah Assad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillashaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dillashaw misses with an uppercut.
Assad tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Assad tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw gets tackled into the ropes by Assad. Assad maintains the clinch.
Dillashaw lands with a light punch inside.
Dillashaw lands with a left to the head.
Dillashaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Assad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillashaw misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dillashaw looking to throw knees to the head but Assad is blocking nicely.
A short right from Dillashaw on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Assad.
Dillashaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillashaw has Assad up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dillashaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillashaw misses with a body shot.
Dillashaw moves into the clinch.
Dillashaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Dillashaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dillashaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Assad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dillashaw has him pressed against the ropes.
Jake Dillashaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dillashaw pushes Assad back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillashaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dillashaw as Assad tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch.
Dillashaw has managed to clinch.
Dillashaw works on Assad's body with a couple of short punches.
Dillashaw misses with an elbow strike.
Assad trying to control the position but instead, Dillashaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Assad into the ropes.
Dillashaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dillashaw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dillashaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assad or not.
A short uppercut from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Assad controls his hands.
Dillashaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Dillashaw - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Dillashaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Dillashaw dominated that second round.
That's time! Dillashaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dillashaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dillashaw has a couple of punches blocked by Assad.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Dillashaw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dillashaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw keeps control of Assad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw lands with a light punch inside.
Assad wants a takedown but no success here.
Assad tries for a takedown but Dillashaw manages to get underhooks.
Jake Dillashaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdollah Assad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dillashaw throws an elbow but misses.
Dillashaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dillashaw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dillashaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillashaw has Assad pressed against the ropes, preventing Assad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dillashaw pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dillashaw jabs at Assad's body.
Dillashaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Assad throws a series of punches but Dillashaw avoids them all with ease.
Dillashaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Assad throws the left hand but Dillashaw avoids the punch easily.
Assad tries to keep at a distance but Dillashaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch.
Dillashaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Dillashaw throws a big counter combination but Assad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dillashaw moves into the clinch.
Dillashaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Assad tries to break the clinch but Dillashaw is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dillashaw scores with a shot to the side of Assad's head.
Assad takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Abdollah Assad has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assad avoids a wild elbow strike from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw lands a right hand.
Assad has had enough of the clinch but Dillashaw keeps him there for the moment.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assad is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dillashaw is defending well.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdollah Assad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dillashaw closes the distance and clinches.
Dillashaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dillashaw throws an elbow but it misses.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillashaw digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
Dillashaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assad working aggressively here.
Assad working hard to break the clinch.
Assad can't find room to land a body shot as Dillashaw controls the action.
Dillashaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Dillashaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dillashaw has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jake Dillashaw!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Jake Dillashaw!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jake Dillashaw!
Jake Dillashaw wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Jake Dillashaw 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Longstreet (ranked 6607 p4p, 537 weight class) and Tony Kijowski (ranked 5168 p4p, 458 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kijowski's choice of entrance music: Killuminati. Eric Longstreet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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143 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Longstreet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Kijowski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longstreet takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kijowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Longstreet takes a step back to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kijowski, right into the meat.
Kijowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Longstreet sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crunch! Kijowski slams his shin into Longstreet's torso.
A good leg kick by Kijowski.
Kijowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kijowski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Longstreet is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kijowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Kijowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longstreet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Longstreet looks to land a strike but Kijowski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longstreet prevents Kijowski from getting back to his feet.
Longstreet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Longstreet throws a strike but Kijowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kijowski preventing the sweep.
Longstreet wants to stand up but Kijowski is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Longstreet is on top in guard.
Longstreet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Longstreet wants to control from the top but Kijowski keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longstreet stops Kijowski from standing up.
Kijowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Longstreet.
Kijowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Longstreet.
Longstreet wants to control from the top but Kijowski keeps moving.
Longstreet throws a big right hand that misses.
Longstreet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kijowski wants to stand up but Longstreet is controlling him.
Longstreet throws a strike but Kijowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kijowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Longstreet's guard.
Longstreet wants to stand but Kijowski is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kijowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crunch! Kijowski slams his shin into Longstreet's torso.
Kijowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kijowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Kijowski.
Kijowski blocks a head kick by Longstreet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Longstreet crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kijowski - the referee stops the clock and Longstreet gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kijowski. Longstreet manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kijowski lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kijowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Longstreet walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kijowski.
Kijowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longstreet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Longstreet with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longstreet tries to free his leg and advance position but Kijowski is retaining full guard.
Longstreet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Longstreet wants to control from the top but Kijowski keeps moving.
Kijowski wants to stand up but Longstreet is controlling him.
Longstreet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kijowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kijowski is looking to stand up but Longstreet isn't so interested in that idea.
Longstreet throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Longstreet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Longstreet trying to control the position from guard on top but Kijowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Longstreet connects with a couple of short punches.
Longstreet throws a big right hand that misses.
Longstreet stands up over Kijowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kijowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Longstreet.
Longstreet connects with a couple of short punches.
Longstreet throws an elbow that misses. Kijowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Longstreet's guard. Nice move by Kijowski!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kijowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kijowski pushes Longstreet away with a front kick.
Longstreet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kijowski.
Kijowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Kijowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tony Kijowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longstreet takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kijowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kijowski fakes the leg kick and cracks Longstreet in the body.
Longstreet has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kijowski.
Longstreet steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kijowski. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kijowski scores with a kick to the body.
Longstreet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kijowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kijowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kijowski throws a leg kick which misses Longstreet's front leg but catches the back leg as Longstreet tries to avoid it.
Kijowski lands a front kick.
Kijowski throws a head kick that Longstreet semi-blocks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kijowski. Longstreet shrugs it off though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kijowski.
Kijowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Longstreet's calf.
Kijowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kijowski scores with a head kick. Longstreet tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kijowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tony Kijowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Kijowski.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kijowski.
Kijowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kijowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kijowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Kijowski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kijowski connects with a leg kick. Longstreet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Longstreet throws a head kick that misses.
And Kijowski responds with a good body kick, but Longstreet manages to step out the way in time.
Kijowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eric Longstreet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longstreet throws a right hand that Kijowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kijowski also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Kijowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kijowski 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Tony Kijowski!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Tony Kijowski!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Tony Kijowski!
Tony Kijowski wins by unanimous decision!
Tony Kijowski gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Khan (ranked 5907 p4p, 510 weight class) and Kevin Love (ranked 8026 p4p, 593 weight class). Khan comes to the ring accompanied by Monster. Adolf Khan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adolf Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Love!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Khan!
Khan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Love is controlling him well.
Love controlling the position.
Khan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Love is controlling him well.
Love tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
Khan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Love.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khan is not content to let Love control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Love has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Love content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Love wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Love 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.
Love slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Khan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Love tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Love controls from within his opponent's guard.
Love wants to stand but Khan is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Love dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Love circles away.
Khan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Khan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Love controls the pace.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Love must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Love wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love stands up from Khan's guard - Love perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kevin Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Love.
Love breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Love to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Love trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Love is looking to stand up but Khan won't let him.
Khan has momentary wrist control but Love slips an elbow through the middle.
Love pushes down on Khan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Love is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khan is just riding it out for now. Love eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love wants to pass to mount but Khan is defending the position.
Love is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Love.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Love is working for a kimura here but Khan manages to reverse the position and he's now in Love's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Love shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Love trying to pass the guard but Khan defending well.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Love is taking a breather. Khan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Love has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Love in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khan wants to get back to his feet.
Adolf Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Love.
Love wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Love counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Love.
Love manages to pull guard.
Love is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Khan prevents Love from getting back to his feet.
Love not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Khan trying to control but Love is working from the bottom.
Love is looking for a triangle but Khan pushes his legs off easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Love can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khan wants to control from the top but Love keeps moving.
Khan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Love trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kevin Love is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Love gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Love comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Love has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Kevin Love!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Kevin Love!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Kevin Love!
Kevin Love wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boran Aslan (ranked 7555 p4p, 570 weight class) and Joe Innocent (ranked 4510 p4p, 411 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boran Aslan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Innocent!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innocent walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aslan.
Innocent gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Innocent.
Innocent has hold of one of Aslan's legs. Aslan is fighting the takedown attempt but Innocent gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Boran Aslan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Innocent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Innocent throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aslan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Innocent manages to get himself to full guard.
Innocent will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Aslan wants to pass the guard but Innocent is keeping the position.
Innocent throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Innocent trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Innocent is striking but Aslan is not phased and passes to half guard.
Innocent flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innocent tries to get to full guard but Aslan has control of the leg.
Innocent is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aslan wants to take a breather but Innocent is having none of it.
Innocent strikes from the bottom but Aslan uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Innocent throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Innocent throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Innocent throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aslan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Innocent keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Innocent tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Innocent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aslan keeps the fight on the outside.
Innocent has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Crunch! Aslan slams his shin into Innocent's torso.
Innocent looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aslan is fending him off so far but Innocent persists. Nope, Aslan circles away and we're back to standing.
Aslan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab by Aslan.
Innocent closes the distance and clinches up with Aslan, looking for a takedown. Innocent pushes Aslan against the ropes but Aslan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boran Aslan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Innocent.
Innocent decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Aslan is looking to improve his position.
Aslan has hold of Innocent's hands but Innocent slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boran Aslan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Innocent looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Innocent throws a strike but Aslan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Innocent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Innocent scoring with punches to the head and body.
Innocent gets to his feet and stands over Aslan, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Aslan felt that one! Innocent unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Aslan from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Innocent!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Rex (ranked 8634 p4p, 609 weight class) and Rich Tyme (ranked 9186 p4p, 627 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Tyme!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyme takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyme avoiding damage as Rex throws knees to the body.
Tyme gets through Rex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rex really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rex tries to land a knee to the head but Tyme blocks with his arms.
Rex is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rex looking to throw knees to the head but Tyme is blocking nicely.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyme's defenses.
It looks like Rich Tyme has been cut.
Rex throws an elbow that misses.
Tyme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex stalling in the clinch but Tyme improves position.
Rex is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyme is keeping busy.
Tyme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rex throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tyme tries to circle away but Rex has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Tyme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyme working hard to break the clinch.
Tyme fails to pull guard.
Rex prevents Tyme from breaking the clinch.
Tyme takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex tries to stall but Tyme uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tyme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyme is trying to break the clinch but Rex is controlling him.
Rex landing knees to the head.
Tyme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Rex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Rex has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tyme is trying to break the clinch but Rex is controlling him.
Rex trying to control the position but instead, Tyme has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rex into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rex keeps control of Tyme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyme is trying to push Rex away but Rex has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyme avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rex obliges.
Rex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tyme lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyme tries to circle away but Rex has him pinned against the ropes.
Tyme is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Rex to keep the fight standing.
Tyme avoids the elbow strike from Rex, against the ropes.
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Tyme's ribcage.
Rex trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Tyme.
Tyme has had enough of the clinch but Rex keeps him there for the moment.
Tyme lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Rex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Tyme's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tyme closes the distance and clinches up with Rex, looking for a takedown. Tyme pushes Rex against the ropes but Rex circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyme keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyme moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rex tries to land a knee to the head but Tyme blocks with his arms.
Rex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tyme looking to slow down the pace here.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyme avoiding damage as Rex throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rex.
Tyme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rex has him pressed against the ropes.
Tyme can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rex misses with an elbow strike.
Tyme is trying to break the clinch but Rex is controlling him.
Rex missing with knees to the body.
Tyme is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tyme breaks from the clinch.
Rich Tyme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyme sizes up Rex with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tyme clinches.
Tyme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rex prevents Tyme from breaking the clinch.
Rex missing with knees to the body.
Tyme can't break the clinch.
Rex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyme is defending well for now.
Rex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyme's defenses.
That has opened up Rich Tyme's cut even more.
Rex prevents Tyme from breaking the clinch.
Tyme takes an elbow to the temple.
Tyme avoiding damage as Rex throws knees to the body.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyme's face.
Rex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rex pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rex obliges.
Rex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyme.
Timothy Rex has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rex keeps control of Tyme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rex is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyme gets an underhook and turns Rex into the ropes.
Tyme is trying to break free.
Rex tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyme avoids the damage to the body.
Rex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyme's efforts to push away.
Tyme avoids the elbow strike from Rex, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Rex dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rich Tyme's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Tyme lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tyme.
Tyme works over Rex's head and body with a nice combination.
Rex darts in and clinches Tyme up against the ropes.
Tyme blocks the elbow strike.
Rex throws an elbow but it misses.
Rex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyme avoids it.
Tyme takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyme takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex misses with a knee to the head.
Rex creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rex tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyme avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyme's efforts to push away.
Rex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rex misses with a knee to the head.
Tyme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rex has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyme is trying to break the clinch but Rex is controlling him.
Tyme has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rex scores a nice knee to the body.
Rex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tyme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rex landing knees to the body.
Rex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rex throws an elbow but it misses.
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Tyme's ribcage.
Tyme managing to block the knees to the body from Rex.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyme.
Tyme has had enough of the clinch but Rex keeps him there for the moment.
Rex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tyme wants to take the fight to the mat but Rex manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyme won't want to take too many of those.
Timothy Rex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyme tries to break the clinch but Rex is controlling the position.
Tyme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyme throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyme.
Rex seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tyme closes the distance and clinches up with Rex, looking for a takedown. Tyme pushes Rex against the ropes but Rex circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyme moves into range and clinches up with Rex.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyme wants to get back to striking at distance but Rex won't allow it.
Rex lands a knee to the body.
Rex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyme can do to turn this around?
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rex.
Rich Tyme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Rex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rex, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Timothy Rex!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Timothy Rex!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Timothy Rex!
Timothy Rex wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Syndal (ranked 7695 p4p, 579 weight class) and Ben Star (ranked 8229 p4p, 601 weight class). Maverick Syndal has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maverick Syndal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Star!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndal moves into the clinch.
Syndal pulls guard successfully.
Syndal keeping moving, preventing Star from controlling successfully.
Syndal wants to stand but Star is controlling the position.
Star postures up.
Syndal working for submissions but it's allowed Star to get to half guard.
Star tries to stand and escape but Syndal is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Star is trying to control the action in half guard but Syndal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Syndal is looking to improve his position.
Syndal is trying to stand back up but Star is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal is trying to maintain the position but Star is very close to passing his half guard.
Star really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Syndal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Star is looking to take a break and control but Syndal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Star dives in and grabs Syndal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Syndal pushes down on Star's head and hops out.
Syndal looks to land a combination. Star sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Syndal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Syndal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Star looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Syndal is fending him off so far but Star persists. Nope, Syndal circles away and we're back to standing.
Syndal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Star sprawls well. Star wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Syndal gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal throws a lazy head kick
and Star counters with a three punch combo that has Syndal backing up. Syndal nods at Star to acknowledge the strikes.
Syndal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Star is pressed up against the ropes. Syndal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Star down to the mat. Star avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maverick Syndal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Syndal.
Star is looking for the big counter here.
Syndal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Star sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Syndal somewhat.
Despite the aggression on Star's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Syndal fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maverick Syndal will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Star shoots in and drives through. Syndal sprawls well.
Star tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Syndal swivels and escapes.
Syndal slaps away a takedown attempt from Star, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maverick Syndal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Star.
Syndal dives in for a single leg takedown but Star sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Syndal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Star misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Syndal to counter with a crisp jab.
Syndal dives in for a single leg takedown but Star sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndal lands a big head kick that sends Star tumbling to the mat! Syndal takes a step backwards and waves Star back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Star is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syndal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Star swivels and escapes.
Star is still on wobbly legs! Can Syndal finish him?
Star fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Star seems to have recovered his senses.
Syndal has Star pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Syndal pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Star tumbling to the mat - Syndal dives into Star's guard.
Star trying to control the position.
Syndal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Star escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Syndal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Syndal controlling the action here.
Syndal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Star defending well though.
Syndal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Syndal is looking to take a break and control but Star is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Syndal dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Syndal forces Star back against the ropes and clinches.
Syndal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Star pulls his leg out and moves away.
Syndal fails with a takedown attempt.
Syndal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Star sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Syndal somewhat.
Star unleashes a big counter combination but Syndal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maverick Syndal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndal clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Star backwards.
Star swings wildly with an uppercut but Syndal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syndal breaks from the clinch.
Syndal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Star as he jumps to the side.
Syndal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Star sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Syndal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Star as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Syndal.
Star shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal dives in for a single leg takedown but Star sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Star fails in his attempt to clinch.
Syndal closes the distance and clinches up with Star, looking for a takedown. Syndal pushes Star against the ropes but Star circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Syndal backs off Star throws a huge counter combo but Syndal manages to avoid it all.
Star with a poor takedown
and Syndal counters with a straight right hand.
Syndal tries for a takedown but Star sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Star appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Syndal misses with a takedown
and Star counters with a shoot takedown. Syndal fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Star trying to control the position from guard on top but Syndal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Star.
Well Syndal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Maverick Syndal!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Maverick Syndal!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Maverick Syndal!
Maverick Syndal wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Maverick Syndal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luc Kleynen (ranked 4643 p4p, 421 weight class) and Dumba Diame Jr (ranked 9101 p4p, 624 weight class). Kleynen comes to the ring accompanied by Best UFC entrance of all time!!!. Dumba Diame Jr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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157 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luc Kleynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dumba Diame Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diame Jr.
Diame Jr moves into full mount!
Diame Jr controlling his opponent.
Diame Jr works his way to his opponent's back.
Kleynen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Diame Jr is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Kleynen is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dumba Diame Jr!
A relieved looking Dumba Diame Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Luc Kleynen was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost against a fighter, who was today better as me, i'll be back stronger !!!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matvey Pavlov (ranked 7724 p4p, 583 weight class) and Vitali Saromenko (ranked 9054 p4p, 623 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matvey Pavlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitali Saromenko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Saromenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pavlov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Saromenko sprawls and moves away.
Pavlov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saromenko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pavlov wants to control from the top but Saromenko keeps moving.
Pavlov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pavlov trying to control but Saromenko is working from the bottom.
Pavlov won't allow Saromenko to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlov 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.
Pavlov won't allow Saromenko to get back to his feet.
Pavlov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov stopping the sweep attempt from Saromenko.
Pavlov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Saromenko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pavlov, into his guard.
Saromenko stopping the sweep attempt from Pavlov.
Pavlov pulls Saromenko in close to prevent any damage.
Saromenko tries to stand but Pavlov is controlling from the bottom.
Saromenko has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pavlov to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Saromenko is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pavlov pulls down on the head and he's put Saromenko to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matvey Pavlov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marty Robbins (ranked 1223 p4p, 188 weight class) and Anderson Archer (ranked 10000 p4p, 888 weight class). Robbins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Big Iron. Marty Robbins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Robbins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Archer!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer dodges the punch combination from Robbins.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robbins, as that shot connected.
It looks like Anderson Archer has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Archer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Archer is rocked!
Robbins fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Archer square on the jaw! Damn, Archer is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marty Robbins!
Marty Robbins is the new welterweight champion!
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