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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Malenko (ranked 2601 p4p, 256 weight class) and Boris Zhivago (ranked 1359 p4p, 144 weight class). Zhivago has chosen Cold as Ice as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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164 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Zhivago!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malenko throws a shot from downtown. Zhivago moves away and avoids it.
Zhivago avoids the body shot from Malenko.
Zhivago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhivago raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zhivago lands a really nice looking cross but Malenko seems unphased.
A jab from Malenko misses.
Zhivago throws out a counter right but Malenko avoids it with no problem.
Malenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhivago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zhivago on the side of the head.
Malenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zhivago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malenko walks into a stiff left hand from Zhivago.
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!
Malenko throws a looping overhand right but Zhivago ducks down to avoid it.
Zhivago connects with a high kick.
Malenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhivago throws out a counter right but Malenko avoids it with no problem.
Malenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zhivago's coach down at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zhivago's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Malenko misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Zhivago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhivago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zhivago misses with a hook.
Zhivago avoids the body shot from Malenko.
Malenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zhivago's head backwards.
Malenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Zhivago.
Zhivago throws a head kick but Malenko moves out of range.
Malenko throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malenko. Zhivago does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhivago.
Zhivago throws the kick towards the body but Malenko avoids it.
Zhivago misses with a body punch
and Malenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhivago closes the distance and pushes Malenko back into the cage.
Malenko blocks a body shot from Zhivago.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malenko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malenko.
Zhivago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malenko backwards.
Zhivago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhivago misses with some punches.
A short right from Zhivago.
Zhivago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhivago lands a shot to the body.
Malenko blocking some punches.
Zhivago lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Malenko on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko tries a body shot but Zhivago blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malenko.
Zhivago working aggressively here.
Malenko stalling.
Malenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zhivago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhivago tries to throw a body punch but Malenko avoids it by throwing Zhivago back against the cage.
Zhivago throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Zhivago - that landed with a thud.
Malenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malenko misses with a hook
and Zhivago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malenko shoots and misses
and Zhivago makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zhivago throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zhivago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Malenko tries to pull guard but Zhivago holds him up against the cage and eventually Malenko drops back down to his feet.
Zhivago misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malenko blocks a body shot from Zhivago.
Malenko is trying to stall.
Malenko scores with a shot to the side of Zhivago's head.
Malenko prevents a body shot from Zhivago.
Zhivago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhivago digs a right hand into Malenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malenko's gas tank.
Malenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhivago backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malenko blocks a body shot from Zhivago.
Malenko looking to stall.
Zhivago misses with a punch to the body.
Zhivago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Malenko up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhivago.
Malenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Zhivago dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zhivago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zhivago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zhivago fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malenko checks it well.
Malenko throws a hook to the side of Zhivago's head but Zhivago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhivago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malenko.
Zhivago connects with an inside leg kick.
Zhivago moves out of range as Malenko strikes.
It seemed like Zhivago was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malenko ducks under a wild hook from Zhivago.
Malenko thuds a left hand into Zhivago's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malenko misses the shot to the body.
Malenko connects with a body shot that sends Zhivago's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Malenko misses its intended target.
Zhivago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhivago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Zhivago's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko throws a body punch but Zhivago moves out of range.
Zhivago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhivago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malenko swings for the body but Zhivago moves out of range.
Boris Zhivago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhivago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zhivago bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zhivago lands a two punch combo.
Malenko slips under a jab.
Zhivago takes one on the button.
Malenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malenko misses with a hook. Zhivago ducked under it nicely.
Ray Malenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhivago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malenko to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhivago is just out of range.
Malenko checks a low kick from Zhivago.
Malenko fails to land the takedown.
Zhivago now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab by Malenko.
Zhivago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malenko misses with a body shot.
Malenko misses with a wild body shot.
Zhivago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malenko manages to avoid it.
Malenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Zhivago's head.
Malenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko takes one on the button.
Zhivago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malenko backing away here, and Zhivago unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Malenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zhivago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhivago.
Zhivago looks to throw a body kick
and Malenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malenko takes a swing at Zhivago's ribcage but misses.
Malenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhivago.
Malenko swings for the body but Zhivago moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhivago! But no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malenko throws a good cross that connects.
Zhivago misses with a jab to the body
and Malenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Boris Zhivago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malenko misses the shot to the body.
Malenko ducks under a wild hook from Zhivago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhivago.
Malenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhivago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Zhivago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malenko moves away.
Zhivago misses with a leg kick
and Malenko counters with a straight right hand.
Zhivago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malenko.
Malenko throws a jab when Zhivago was well out of range.
Malenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhivago misses with an uppercut.
Malenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhivago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malenko.
Zhivago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malenko.
A left lands for Malenko.
Malenko looks to land a right hand but Zhivago moved out of range.
Zhivago appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Malenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Malenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zhivago to score with a decent uppercut.
Malenko misses with a straight right.
Zhivago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhivago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malenko.
Zhivago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Malenko - just one landing.
Malenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Zhivago connects with a crisp jab.
Malenko loads up on a big right hand but Zhivago slips the punch.
Zhivago throws a lazy uppercut
and Malenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Malenko misses.
Zhivago is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malenko with a body shot.
Donk. Zhivago catches Malenko right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko misses the shot to the body.
Zhivago wants to counter with a clinch but Malenko pushes him away.
Malenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Malenko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zhivago quickly recovers to half guard.
Zhivago is holding on to half guard well.
Zhivago wants to control but Malenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Malenko slows the pace down in half guard.
Malenko tries to pass to full mount but Zhivago defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zhivago keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zhivago desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zhivago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Malenko with that takedown attempt.
Zhivago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhivago.
A good leg kick by Zhivago.
Malenko misses with a hook
and Zhivago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zhivago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zhivago tries to land a front kick but Malenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zhivago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zhivago feints and then cracks Malenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malenko down.
Malenko misses with a straight left.
Zhivago is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malenko with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Zhivago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Zhivago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zhivago lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zhivago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malenko.
Malenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhivago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhivago slips under a jab from Malenko.
Zhivago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malenko defending well as Zhivago loads up on a big left hand.
Zhivago does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Malenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhivago misses the shot to the body.
Malenko throws a lazy right hand but Zhivago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhivago misses with an uppercut. Malenko saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Malenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Malenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Malenko!
Ray Malenko 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perrin Aybara (ranked 3871 p4p, 76 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 3924 p4p, 126 weight class). Slevin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. timber kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
23 - 19 - 2 |
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265 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perrin Aybara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aybara misses with a series of wild punches.
Aybara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slevin circles away quickly and effectively.
Slevin throws a combination. Aybara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Perrin Aybara has been cut.
Slevin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aybara.
Aybara is looking to counter punch.
Slevin checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slevin! But no joy.
Slevin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aybara throws out the jab.
Slevin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aybara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Slevin dodges the punch combination from Aybara.
Aybara has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Aybara swings for the body but Slevin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slevin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slevin tests Aybara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aybara just misses with a punch to the body.
Aybara dodges the punch combination from Slevin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aybara misses with a two punch combination.
Aybara throws a series of strikes that have Slevin backpedaling.
Aybara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aybara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aybara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slevin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Aybara both land. Nice combination.
Aybara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slevin.
Slevin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aybara. Slevin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aybara moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Aybara.
Slevin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aybara on the side of the head.
Tony Slevin 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.
Aybara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aybara fails to land with a series of punches.
Aybara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slevin is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aybara is staying tight to Slevin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aybara working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aybara trying to control the action but Slevin is working from the bottom.
Aybara working the ground and pound but Slevin is defending the strikes.
Aybara is looking to take a break and control but Slevin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Aybara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Slevin is looking to reverse the position.
Aybara lands a few punches from side control.
Aybara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slevin keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aybara taking a break here but Slevin is having none of it and regains half guard.
Aybara is pressing down on Slevin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slevin is holding on for now.
Slevin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aybara scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aybara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slevin is trying to control but can't.
Slevin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aybara connects with a nice short shot to Slevin's temple.
Aybara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aybara not doing much here.
Slevin trying to hold on to Aybara's head to control him but Aybara postures up.
Aybara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aybara slips a nice elbow through Slevin's hands, connecting with Slevin's forehead.
Slevin tries to get to full guard but Aybara has control of the leg.
Aybara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slevin keeps working.
Slevin is looking to improve his position.
Aybara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slevin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slevin is looking to control Aybara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slevin avoid being mounted?
Aybara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aybara wants to control but Slevin is keeping him busy.
Slevin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aybara wants to control from the top but Slevin keeps moving.
Aybara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slevin's head.
Aybara trying to control but Slevin is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Aybara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perrin Aybara'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.
Aybara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slevin.
Aybara misses with a leg kick
and Slevin counters with a stiff right hand.
Aybara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slevin blocks the body kick.
Aybara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aybara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Slevin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perrin Aybara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aybara misses with a hook. Slevin ducked under it nicely.
Slevin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aybara throws a combination that misses
and Slevin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slevin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aybara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slevin can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aybara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aybara shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aybara was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aybara landing a few strikes.
Slevin pushes Aybara away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Aybara gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Slevin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aybara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin is looking for a sweep.
Aybara working away.
Slevin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aybara wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aybara working away.
Slevin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Slevin is looking to reverse the position.
Aybara cracks Slevin with a big elbow.
Aybara controlling the position.
Slevin is looking to regain half guard here but Aybara keeps moving and retains side control.
Aybara lands a few punches from side control.
Slevin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Aybara's best efforts.
Slevin actively working from the bottom here.
Aybara is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aybara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Aybara.
Aybara with good strikes from the mount here!
Slevin is looking to improve his position but Aybara isn't that keen on the idea.
Aybara lands a couple of good shots and Slevin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slevin turns into Aybara and is now in his guard.
Slevin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Aybara dives on top into guard.
Aybara trying to control but Slevin is working from the bottom.
Slevin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Aybara is defending well. Slevin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Aybara has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Slevin celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Slevin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brain Buro (ranked 3394 p4p, 307 weight class) and Malvin Mandi (ranked 4550 p4p, 388 weight class). Buro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Brian Boro`s March. 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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32
155 lbs
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28
157 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brain Buro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malvin Mandi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandi ducks right into an uppercut from Buro.
Mandi misses with a looping left.
Buro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mandi tries to bum rush Buro with a series of wild strikes but Buro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buro connects with a right hand. Mandi shakes it off.
Buro scores with a shot to the body.
Mandi misses with a hook to the body
and Mandi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mandi is rocked!
Buro throws a shot to the body.
Mandi is still on wobbly legs! Can Buro finish him?
Buro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandi bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Buro comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Mandi falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Mandi was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brain Buro!
Brain Buro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, AnonymouS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 1538 p4p, 208 weight class) and Darby Gordon (ranked 2595 p4p, 338 weight class). Gordon has chosen United Booty Foundation as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
205 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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217 lbs
37 - 30 - 0 |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Papaioanou to counter with a crisp jab.
Gordon walks into a stiff left hand from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Papaioanou.
Gordon looks for a takedown but Papaioanou sprawls well.
Gordon takes one on the button.
Papaioanou cracks Gordon with an uppercut from hell and Gordon crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Papaioanou's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Gordon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papaioanou stopping the sweep attempt from Gordon.
Gordon is still in real trouble! Can Papaioanou finish him?
Papaioanou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gordon is keeping the position for now.
Gordon seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papaioanou sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gordon's guard.
Papaioanou is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Papaioanou trying to mount his opponent but Gordon defends it.
Papaioanou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon tries to roll over but Papaioanou keeps him under control.
Gordon wants to control but Papaioanou is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Papaioanou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gordon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Papaioanou wants to pass the guard but Gordon is defending well.
Papaioanou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Papaioanou trying to mount his opponent but Gordon defends it.
Gordon is looking to improve his position.
Papaioanou trying to control the pace.
Gordon looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Papaioanou is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gordon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Papaioanou is looking for a kimura but Gordon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Papaioanou to get the leverage.
Papaioanou slows the pace down in half guard.
Gordon gets full guard.
Papaioanou is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Papaioanou trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Papaioanou manages to get himself to full guard.
Papaioanou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Papaioanou keeping moving, preventing Gordon from controlling successfully.
Papaioanou trying to control the position.
Gordon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gordon wants to pass the guard but Papaioanou is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gordon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papaioanou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Papaioanou is really struggling to control Gordon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gordon looking to pass the guard.
Gordon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Papaioanou has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gordon doesn't defend quickly enough and Papaioanou has managed to lock this one up! Can Gordon escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Papaioanou on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lefteris Papaioanou!
Lefteris Papaioanou decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Wiggin (ranked 2224 p4p, 227 weight class) and Sairanix Lokren (ranked 1642 p4p, 229 weight class). Lokren has chosen Beast as his entrance music. Neo Wiggin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neo Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sairanix Lokren!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokren avoids the head kick by Wiggin.
Wiggin connects with a nice looking jab.
Wiggin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lokren just misses with a punch to the body.
Lokren throws a big shot that misses.
Wiggin lands with a nice body punch.
Wiggin misses with a two punch combination.
Lokren swings for the body but Wiggin moves out of range.
Lokren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wiggin ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren misses with a hook.
Wiggin ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Wiggin throws a body kick that misses.
Wiggin slips a jab from Lokren.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lokren throws out a counter right but Wiggin avoids it with no problem.
Lokren looks to throw the jab but Wiggin is out of range.
Lokren scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggin loads up on a big right hand but Lokren slips the punch.
Neo Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lokren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiggin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lokren.
Wiggin fails to land the takedown.
Wiggin throws a leg kick that misses.
Lokren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sairanix Lokren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lokren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggin manages to avoid it.
Wiggin is looking to counter punch.
Wiggin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lokren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiggin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lokren.
Wiggin lands a lovely overhand right.
Wiggin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wiggin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Wiggin.
Wiggin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lokren throws out the jab.
Wiggin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lokren connects with the punch.
Wiggin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wiggin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Lokren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lokren. That did some damage!
Lokren moves out of range of the strikes.
Lokren moves out of range of the strikes.
Wiggin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Wiggin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wiggin takes a swing at Lokren's ribcage but misses.
Wiggin misses the jab.
Wiggin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokren.
Wiggin tries to land a leg kick but Lokren saw it coming and moves away.
Lokren throws a hook but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin throws a solid leg kick but Lokren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wiggin.
Lokren misses the jab.
Wiggin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lokren lands an overhand right.
Wiggin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lokren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiggin swings widly with a right hand
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lokren has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wiggin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wiggin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Wiggin misses the target.
Lokren slips a straight right by Wiggin.
Lokren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wiggin looks for a takedown but Lokren sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neo Wiggin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiggin walks into a straight right hand from Lokren.
Wiggin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokren.
Lokren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lokren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiggin throws a leg kick but Lokren checks it.
Lokren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wiggin. Wiggin obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Lokren - just one landing.
Lokren misses with a straight left.
Lokren is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wiggin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lokren with a jab.
Lokren checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Lokren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lokren takes a swing at Wiggin's ribcage but misses.
Wiggin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Lokren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Lokren misses.
Wiggin blocks a jab.
Lokren lands a slapping body shot.
Wiggin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Lokren throws a lazy right hand but Wiggin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Wiggin misses its intended target.
Lokren defending well as Wiggin loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Lokren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wiggin misses with a two punch combination.
Lokren avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Wiggin misses
and Lokren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lokren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lokren walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiggin moves out of range as Lokren strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sairanix Lokren will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wiggin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wiggin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lokren is able to avoid easily.
Wiggin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
Wiggin misses with a double jab.
Lokren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wiggin on the side of the head.
Wiggin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lokren on the side of the head.
Lokren cracks a nice hook into Wiggin's ribs.
A jab from Lokren misses.
Wiggin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wiggin moves out of range of the strikes.
Lokren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Lokren misses.
Wiggin throws a poor cross that misses
and Lokren counters with a nice body shot.
Lokren throws a shot from downtown. Wiggin moves away and avoids it.
Wiggin throws an overhand right that lands on Lokren's shoulder, as Lokren tries to avoid the shot.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
Wiggin moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wiggin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lokren was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren lands a nice shot to the body.
Lokren takes a swing at Wiggin's ribcage but misses.
Wiggin misses with a body shot.
Wiggin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiggin misses with a left hand
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiggin throws a lazy right hand but Lokren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wiggin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Wiggin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A cross from Lokren lands.
Lokren throws a hook but Wiggin blocks it.
Wiggin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lokren.
A telegraphed right hand from Lokren misses the target.
A cross from Wiggin lands.
Wiggin scores with a hook.
Wiggin misses with a body shot.
Lokren moves away from the strike by Wiggin.
Lokren takes a swing at Wiggin's ribcage but misses.
Wiggin defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Wiggin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wiggin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Wiggin does it's job there.
A right-left combo lands from Lokren.
Lokren throws a body shot but no joy.
Lokren scores with a sloppy right hand. Wiggin should have avoided that one.
Lokren throws a body punch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Lokren misses with a body shot.
Lokren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Wiggin misses.
Wiggin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wiggin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wiggin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lokren throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokren. Wiggin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lokren moves out of range as Wiggin strikes.
Wiggin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggin moves away.
Lokren checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren takes a swing at Wiggin's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Lokren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wiggin throws a sloppy body shot
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiggin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wiggin throws an off balance right hand
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
Sairanix Lokren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lokren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiggin.
Lokren now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neo Wiggin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiggin misses with a body shot.
Wiggin throws a right hand that misses
and Lokren counters with a nice body shot.
Lokren lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lokren misses the shot to the body.
Lokren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Lokren lands a lovely overhand right.
Lokren needs to keep his hands up - Wiggin had a free shot at his head there.
Lokren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Wiggin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Lokren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wiggin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren walks into a stiff left hand from Wiggin.
Lokren connects with the punch.
Wiggin cracks Lokren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
Lokren staying out of range there.
Wiggin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lokren just misses with a punch to the body.
Lokren staying out of range there.
Lokren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wiggin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wiggin tries to land a leg kick but Lokren saw it coming and moves away.
Wiggin throws the left hand but Lokren avoids the punch easily.
Wiggin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiggin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lokren's corner calls for a 1-2. Lokren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wiggin moves forwards but Lokren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Lokren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Wiggin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Wiggin misses with a left hand
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp jab.
Lokren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wiggin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Lokren misses the target.
Wiggin avoids the body shot from Lokren.
Lokren misses with a body shot.
Wiggin throwing a counter right hand but Lokren manages to avoid it.
A jab from Wiggin does it's job there.
Wiggin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wiggin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wiggin throws a looping overhand right but Lokren ducks down to avoid it.
Lokren doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wiggin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lokren moves away.
Wiggin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wiggin misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren jabs Wiggin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lokren misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Lokren misses the target.
Lokren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lokren throws a shot from downtown. Wiggin moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wiggin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lokren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lokren paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lokren throws a hook but Wiggin avoids it easily.
Lokren shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lokren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lokren checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wiggin misses with a hook. Lokren ducked under it nicely.
Wiggin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lokren on the side of the head.
Wiggin takes one to the side of the head.
Lokren misses with a body shot.
Wiggin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lokren has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Wiggin misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lokren! But no joy.
Lokren throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with a shot to the body
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut. Lokren saw that one coming.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Wiggin.
Sairanix Lokren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin scores with a three punch combo!
Wiggin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lokren.
Wiggin throws the left hand but Lokren avoids the punch easily.
Wiggin ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lokren moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Wiggin misses.
Lokren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Wiggin's head but Wiggin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lokren checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wiggin lands an overhand right.
Wiggin throws an overhand right that lands on Lokren's shoulder, as Lokren tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Wiggin misses its intended target.
Wiggin throws a series of punches but Lokren moves out of range.
Wiggin tries to land a leg kick but Lokren saw it coming and moves away.
Wiggin throws a jab when Lokren was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wiggin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lokren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wiggin misses with the combination.
Lokren jabs Wiggin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut. Lokren saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Lokren throws out a powerful jab.
Wiggin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lokren is out of range and Wiggin settles back down.
Lokren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lokren lands a nice hook to Wiggin's body. Wiggin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lokren connects with a crisp jab.
Lokren misses with the combination.
Wiggin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin moves away from the strike by Lokren.
A jab from Lokren misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
Wiggin tries to counter with a takedown but Lokren is quick to defend against it.
Good leg kick by Wiggin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wiggin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lokren moves away.
Lokren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wiggin.
Wiggin throws a big counter combination but Lokren scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lokren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wiggin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiggin tries a low kick but Lokren avoids it.
Wiggin lands with a nice combination. Lokren backs away looking to recover.
Wiggin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wiggin throws a hook to the side of Lokren's head but Lokren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wiggin throws a hook to the side of Lokren's head but Lokren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lokren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neo Wiggin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lokren misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Wiggin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiggin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sairanix Lokren.
Well Lokren 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sairanix Lokren!
Sairanix Lokren took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 1346 p4p, 188 weight class) and Kristus Koistinen (ranked 2251 p4p, 287 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Koistinen. That's going to slow Brown down.
Koistinen misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a straight left.
Koistinen ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Koistinen blocks it.
Koistinen misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koistinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koistinen if he has to take too many more of those.
Koistinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koistinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Koistinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
A big left from Koistinen misses.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koistinen wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koistinen moves away from the strike by Brown.
Koistinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koistinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koistinen.
Koistinen takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Koistinen digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koistinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koistinen.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koistinen throws an off balance right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koistinen throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown thinks about countering with a body kick.
Koistinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Koistinen misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
Brown was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koistinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brown throws a quick counter head kick but Koistinen was just out of range.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Koistinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Koistinen misses
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Koistinen moves away and avoids it.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a head kick that drops Koistinen to the mat! Koistinen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Koistinen is rocked!
Koistinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koistinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
A left lands for Brown.
Koistinen throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koistinen.
Koistinen tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Koistinen seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koistinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koistinen, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koistinen. That did some damage!
Koistinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koistinen. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koistinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown swings for the body but Koistinen moves out of range.
Koistinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koistinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koistinen jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Tyson Brown has been cut.
Brown leaves his chin hanging out and Koistinen seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Brown crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristus Koistinen!
Kristus Koistinen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Boma (ranked 2734 p4p, 264 weight class) and Dom Willis (ranked 2229 p4p, 228 weight class). Boma comes to the cage accompanied by Andrew and Wada Blood - Irie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Willis.
Boma blocks the elbow strike.
Willis tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.
Willis misses with some punches.
Willis swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Boma misses with some punches.
Willis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Willis.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Willis tries for a takedown but Boma manages to get underhooks.
Boma lands a shot to the body.
Willis lands an elbow inside that Boma shrugs off.
Boma prevents a body shot from Willis.
Boma lands with a light punch inside.
Willis has Boma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willis's elbow.
Boma struggles to land a body shot inside as Willis controls his hands.
Willis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Willis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Willis.
Willis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willis misses with a body punch.
Boma blocks a body shot from Willis.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma misses with some punches.
Willis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Willis misses with a punch to the body.
Boma trying to stall but Willis improves his position.
Boma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Willis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Willis.
Willis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Boma avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Willis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
Boma has control of Willis's left arm, preventing Willis from doing any damage.
Willis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willis is one step ahead there.
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Willis looking to sit in guard and control but Boma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Willis winds up and cracks Boma with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Willis passes to side control.
Willis working the body and head with strikes.
Willis cracks Boma with a big right hand but Boma just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Willis throws an elbow but Boma slips to the side and avoids it well.
Willis trying to control the action but Boma is working from the bottom.
Boma keeps Willis under control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis scoring with punches from side control.
Willis scores with punches from side control.
Boma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Willis in side control, throwing shots but Boma defends.
Willis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Willis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boma regains half guard, as Willis was trying to land strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis lands with a punch from half guard.
Boma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boma.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dom Willis 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.
Boma tries to sprawl but Willis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boma makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Willis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Willis fails to pull guard.
Willis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boma digs a right hand into Willis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Willis's gas tank.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boma lands with a short shot to the head.
Willis struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Boma.
Willis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boma smiles and moves away.
Willis throws a sloppy body shot
and Boma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Willis wants to take the fight to the mat but Boma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Willis.
Willis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boma pulls his leg out and moves away.
Willis gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis blocks a body shot from Boma.
Boma blocks a body shot from Willis.
Boma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oscar Boma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Willis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Willis has clasped his hands together around Boma's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Willis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boma is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Willis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boma regains full guard. Nicely done.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
Willis scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Willis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boma wants to stand up but Willis is controlling him.
Boma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis is in close to Boma's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boma working a defensive guard here.
Willis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boma is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Willis tries to clinch up.
Boma tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Willis manages to circle out of the way.
Willis forces Boma back against the cage and clinches.
Boma blocks the elbow strike.
Willis can't get the takedown.
Willis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Willis.
Willis pushes Boma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Willis gets through Boma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Willis.
Willis is trying to drag Boma to the mat but Boma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boma is pressed up against the cage. Willis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boma down to the mat. Boma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis clinches with his opponent.
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Willis.
Boma lands a hook that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
Willis blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boma lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boma.
Boma blocks an elbow strike.
Willis blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Boma as the two fighters clinch.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Boma is leaning against Willis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Willis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boma digs a right hand underneath Willis's ribcage. Willis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Willis takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Boma.
Willis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Willis can turn it around.
Boma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Boma dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A low kick from Willis misses
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willis is rocked!
Boma fakes the body blow, causing Willis to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Willis goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar Boma!
A very excited looking Oscar Boma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Dom Willis stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back better than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ruth (ranked 1243 p4p, 173 weight class) and Jake Blade (ranked 613 p4p, 92 weight class). Ed Ruth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake Blade's chin.
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213 lbs
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212 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blade!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Ruth misses.
Blade tries to clinch but Ruth is having none of it.
Blade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blade gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Blade.
Blade gets underhooks to prevent Ruth's takedown attempt.
Ruth is working for takedown but Blade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blade looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Blade tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Blade wants to clinch but Ruth slips to the side
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Ruth slips a jab from Blade.
Blade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruth on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade moves into range and clinches up with Ruth.
Ruth can't get the takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Ruth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ruth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruth blocking some punches.
Ruth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruth blocking some punches.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Ruth is working for takedown but Blade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruth wants to take the fight to the mat but Blade manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Blade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade digs a right hand underneath Ruth's ribcage. Ruth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Blade.
Ruth blocking some punches.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruth controls his hands.
Blade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blade lands with a left to the head.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruth controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Ruth.
Ruth looking for a takedown.
A short left from Blade.
Blade tries to work over Ruth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade lands with a light punch inside.
Blade is pressed up against the cage. Ruth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blade down to the mat. Blade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruth throws the left hand but Blade avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Blade. That snapped Ruth's head back.
It looks like Ed Ruth has been cut.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruth seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blade tries to clinch up
and Ruth counters with a single leg into guard. Blade didn't expect that.
Blade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruth stops Blade from standing up.
Blade is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ruth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruth trying to control but Blade is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruth stops Blade from standing up.
Ruth looking to sit in guard and control but Blade gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blade looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blade can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruth working Blade over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Blade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Ruth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruth counters with a shoot takedown. Blade fights it but they end up in guard.
Ruth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blade wants to stand but Ruth is controlling the position.
Ruth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blade being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
Blade keeping full guard, as Ruth tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but Ruth passes into half guard.
Blade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blade is trying to stand.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Blade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ruth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blade on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blade taking some punishment here, with Ruth in his half guard.
Blade is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blade is still in real trouble! Can Ruth finish him?
Blade pushes Ruth off but Ruth dives into side control.
Ruth landing strikes.
Ruth lands a big left to the face of Blade, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Ruth and another - Blade is out! Ruth stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ed Ruth!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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