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CEC 565 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Martin (ranked 2666 p4p, 343 weight class) and Mr Anderson (ranked 2891 p4p, 368 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mr Anderson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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45
170 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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40
173 lbs
30 - 14 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dakota Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Mr Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a series of strikes. Martin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dakota Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Anderson tries to counter with a clinch but Martin shakes him off and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at K.O. Koala's in the buildup to the fight.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Nice shot by Martin.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martin stalling the fight.
Martin prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Martin wants to stall.
Martin is struggling to control the position.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good shot there by Martin.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson wants to counter the offense by Martin and move into the clinch position.
Martin throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Martin throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martin tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Martin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Martin tries to tie him up.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson taking a breather.
Martin gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Martin is trying to break free.
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Dakota Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Martin.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mr Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martin up against the cage.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Martin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dakota Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin scores with a shot 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!
Anderson tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dakota Martin 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martin defends it nicely.
Martin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin lands a slapping body shot.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Martin avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martin up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anderson is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
Anderson wants to stall.
Martin blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Martin throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Anderson pushing down on Martin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anderson is pressing down on Martin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martin is holding on for now.
Martin is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Dakota Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mr Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Martin wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Martin's head.
Anderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Anderson wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Anderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Anderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Martin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mr Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mr Anderson.
I think Martin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Martin!
After winning the bout, Dakota Martin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 2150 p4p, 276 weight class) and Randall Flagg (ranked 2837 p4p, 351 weight class). Manison comes to the cage accompanied by Wherever I May Roam. Randall Flagg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
35 - 26 - 0 |
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202 lbs
28 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Manison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Manison.
Manison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manison misses with a hook. Flagg ducked under it nicely.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flagg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Manison.
Flagg dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flagg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Flagg is looking for the big counter here.
Flagg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manison dips to his left and cracks Flagg with an uppercut!
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!
Nice uppercut there from Flagg.
Left hook, right uppercut from Flagg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Manison finds it's target.
Manison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flagg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Flagg dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Manison lands a head shot.
We've been told by Manison's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Manison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flagg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Manison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flagg.
Flagg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Manison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manison dodges the punch combination from Flagg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a head kick that misses.
Flagg throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Manison misses its target.
Flagg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Flagg moves away and avoids it.
As Manison backs off Flagg throws a huge counter combo but Manison manages to avoid it all.
Flagg swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flagg!
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison throws a push kick but Flagg slaps the foot to one side.
Flagg instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manison is struggling to control the position.
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flagg tries to clinch up.
Flagg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Flagg throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison tries to move into range but Flagg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Flagg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manison misses with a body shot
and Flagg counters with a three punch combo that has Manison backing up. Manison nods at Flagg to acknowledge the strikes.
Flagg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Manison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manison throwing a counter right hand but Flagg manages to avoid it.
Flagg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flagg misses with a wild body shot.
Flagg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Flagg ducks down to avoid it.
As Manison backs off Flagg throws a huge counter combo but Manison manages to avoid it all.
Manison tests Flagg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Flagg wants to counter with a clinch but Manison pushes him away.
Flagg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flagg throws a hook to the side of Manison's head but Manison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that Flagg has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Flagg doesn't manage to clinch there - Manison circles away.
Flagg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Flagg misses with a punch on the inside.
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flagg wants to counter with a clinch but Manison pushes him away.
Flagg misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Flagg misses.
Manison dips to his left and cracks Flagg with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flagg throws a hook but Manison blocks it.
Flagg wants to clinch but Manison slips to the side
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Manison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Flagg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch but Manison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Flagg is just out of range.
Flagg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Flagg swinging wildly here.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flagg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Flagg tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Flagg ducks down to avoid it.
Manison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flagg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flagg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flagg lands a high kick!
Flagg staying out of range there.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flagg's head backwards.
Flagg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flaggs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Flagg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manison, pushing him back against the cage.
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Manison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flagg.
Manison looks to land a combination but Flagg avoids it well.
Flagg follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Manison cracks Flagg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Manison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flagg counters with a stiff right hand.
Manison walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick from Manison misses.
Flagg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Flagg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manison throws a jab when Flagg was well out of range.
Good work by Flagg as he checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Flagg does no damage.
Manison is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
A big right from Manison misses.
Flagg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Manison.
Flagg moves in looking to clinch but Manison pushes him off.
Manison swings for the body but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg throws a wild body kick that Manison sees coming a mile off.
Manison takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Flagg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Manison is rocked!
Flagg fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flagg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Manison misses its target.
Flagg doesn't manage to clinch there - Manison circles away.
Manison seems to have got his legs back now.
Flagg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flagg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Flagg connects with a big uppercut there that sends Manison tumbling to the ground! Flagg follows him down into his guard.
Konstantin Manison's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Manison manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Come on Manison - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Manison throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg throws a punch but it's blocked by Manison.
Flagg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Manison up against the cage.
Manison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flagg is keeping busy.
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Manison misses the jab.
Flagg cracks Manison with an open hand slap.
Randall Flagg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flagg tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Flagg on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Flagg defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Manison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flagg moves away.
Manison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flagg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flagg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manison circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison connects with a crisp jab.
Manison moves forwards but Flagg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flagg throws a solid leg kick but Manison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flagg.
Flagg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manison. That one must have hurt.
Flagg moves out of range of the body kick.
Manison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Manison backs off Flagg throws a huge counter combo but Manison manages to avoid it all.
Manison throws a head kick but Flagg moves out of range.
Manison is looking to score with low kicks.
Flagg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flagg.
Manison lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flagg scores with a jab. Manison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Flagg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flagg wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Randall Flagg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's time! Manison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Flagg. Those never looked like landing.
Flagg moves away from the strike by Manison.
Flagg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Flagg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Manison fails to land.
Manison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison checks the leg kick.
Flagg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flagg slips a jab from Manison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flagg staying out of range there.
Manison lands a leg kick that knocks Flagg off balance momentarily.
Manison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison swings for the body but Flagg moves out of range.
Flagg lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Flagg moved out of range.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flagg.
Flagg misses with a series of wild punches.
Flagg misses with the combination.
Manison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Flagg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flagg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Manison to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Flagg checks it well.
It seemed like Flagg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manison misses the jab.
Manison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flagg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flagg tries to clinch up.
Flagg moves forwards but Manison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Flagg.
Manison misses with a looping right.
Manison jabs Flagg right on the nose. Flagg blinks but takes it well.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Flagg moved out of range.
Flagg checks a leg kick.
Manison scores with a body shot.
Manison scores with a nice strike.
Flagg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Manison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flagg moves out of range of the strikes.
Flagg misses with an uppercut. Manison saw that one coming.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flagg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Flagg.
Flagg throws a nice looking combination but Manison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flagg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Manison misses the jab.
Flagg wants to counter the offense by Manison and move into the clinch position.
A lazy left from Manison finds it's target.
Manison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flagg tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Flagg tries to clinch there but Manison circles away.
Manison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flagg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison throws a head kick but Flagg moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Manison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flagg is looking to clinch but Manison is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a hook but Flagg blocks it.
Flagg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manison motions for Flagg to come forward. Manison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flagg tries to clinch up but Manison circles away and keeps his distance.
Manison looks to land a right hand but Flagg moved out of range.
Flagg unleashes a big counter combination but Manison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flagg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flagg misses with the combination.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Flagg staying out of range there.
As Manison backs off Flagg throws a huge counter combo but Manison manages to avoid it all.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison lands a nice looking body kick.
Flagg slips under a jab.
Flagg forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Manison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Manison 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Thornton (ranked 1228 p4p, 168 weight class) and Jozef Beast (ranked 1737 p4p, 230 weight class). Thornton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pusha T - Exodus 23:1. Jozef Beast has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Terrence Thornton's chin.
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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
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrence Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Beast!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton looks to score with a jab to the body but Beast is just out of range.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Thornton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thornton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beast fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thornton.
Thornton misses with a body punch
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
Thornton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beast gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thornton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thornton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beast is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thornton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thornton stands up over Beast, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thornton wants to control from the top but Beast keeps moving.
Thornton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thornton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thornton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thornton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thornton throwing strikes but missing.
Thornton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Beast manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thornton has Beast in his guard.
Thornton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beast doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Thornton is tightening it up a little... Beast has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Beast reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Beast taps out! Nice BJJ there by Thornton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Terrence Thornton!
Terrence Thornton 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.
The defeated Jozef Beast had this to say: 'I will come back stronger!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rung Thrym (ranked 420 p4p, 59 weight class) and Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 983 p4p, 138 weight class). Thrym's entrance music is We Are - Hollywood Undead. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shemelianenko's choice of entrance music: 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodor Shemelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shemelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thrym.
A jab lands there for Thrym.
Shemelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrym throws a body shot but no joy.
Shemelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thrym throws an overhand right that lands on Shemelianenko's shoulder, as Shemelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Thrym takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shemelianenko throws a hook but Thrym avoids it easily.
Thrym throwing a counter right hand but Shemelianenko manages to avoid it.
Shemelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrym lands the left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Shemelianenko blocks the leg kick.
Thrym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrym scores with a nice right hand.
Shemelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shemelianenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Thrym, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shemelianenko staying out of range there.
Thrym throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shemelianenko feints and then cracks Thrym's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thrym down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shemelianenko misses with a looping left.
Thrym lands a front kick.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrym tries to land a leg kick but Shemelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
Thrym connects with a looping right hand.
Shemelianenko misses with a low kick.
Thrym sizes up Shemelianenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thrym lands a lovely overhand right.
Shemelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shemelianenko jabs Thrym right on the nose. Thrym blinks but takes it well.
Shemelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shemelianenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook. Thrym ducked under it nicely.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shemelianenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thrym. Thrym circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Thrym has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shemelianenko 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 Thrym has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrym and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thrym seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shemelianenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shemelianenko takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym misses with a jab to the body
letting Shemelianenko counter with a right hand.
Shemelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thrym wants to clinch.
Shemelianenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thrym is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thrym slips under a jab from Shemelianenko.
Thrym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko throws a hook but Thrym avoids it easily.
Thrym was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thrym tries to keep at a distance but Shemelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shemelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrym.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thrym breaks the clinch.
Thrym is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thrym.
Thrym throws out a loose jab but Shemelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shemelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shemelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thrym paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shemelianenko misses the jab.
Shemelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrym on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shemelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Thrym.
Shemelianenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thrym is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shemelianenko lands a head shot.
Thrym throws a jab when Shemelianenko was well out of range.
Shemelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thrym cracks Shemelianenko with a good jab.
Thrym bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrym rushes Shemelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
Thrym breaks the clinch.
Shemelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym misses with the combination.
Thrym moves out of range of the leg kick from Shemelianenko.
Thrym takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thrym connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shemelianenko misses with a low kick.
Thrym takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shemelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thrym tries to clinch up but Shemelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Shemelianenko tries to land a leg kick but Thrym saw it coming and moves away.
Thrym doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Shemelianenko.
A low kick from Shemelianenko is predictable there
and Thrym makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrym tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thrym rushes Shemelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Thrym backwards.
A short right from Thrym on the inside.
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 Rung Thrym will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shemelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Thrym moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Shemelianenko. That snapped Thrym's head back.
Thrym is looking to clinch but Shemelianenko is avoiding it.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Shemelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Thrym moves away and avoids it.
Shemelianenko defending well as Thrym loads up on a big left hand.
Shemelianenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thrym fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shemelianenko just manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Thrym.
Thrym lands with a kick to the temple. Shemelianenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thrym dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shemelianenko throws a low kick, looking for Thrym's leg but Thrym calmly moves out of range.
Thrym will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shemelianenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym is looking to land body kicks.
Shemelianenko tests Thrym's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses.
Shemelianenko blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Thrym there.
Thrym throws a hook but Shemelianenko blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym misses the jab.
Thrym throws a big shot that misses.
Thrym misses with a kick to the body
and Shemelianenko counters with a good low kick that Thrym was not able to check.
Shemelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shemelianenko.
Thrym on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shemelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shemelianenko 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 Thrym has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrym and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thrym uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thrym. That did some damage!
Thrym wants to clinch up but Shemelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Nice cross by Thrym.
Shemelianenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Thrym's head.
Shemelianenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thrym on the side of the head.
Thrym misses with a looping right.
Shemelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shemelianenko. Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko cracks Thrym with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good work by Thrym as he checks the leg kick.
Shemelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Thrym feints and then cracks Shemelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shemelianenko down.
Shemelianenko throws a hook but Thrym avoids it easily.
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shemelianenko.
It seemed like Shemelianenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shemelianenko moves away from the strike by Thrym.
Shemelianenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thrym counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shemelianenko. Thrym does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrym is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thrym takes one to the side of the head.
Thrym looks to land a left hand but Shemelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Shemelianenko clobbers Thrym with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shemelianenko is looking to chop away at Thrym's legs.
Thrym throws a sloppy head kick and Shemelianenko moves out of range easily.
Shemelianenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shemelianenko, right into the meat.
Shemelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Thrym.
Shemelianenko checks a low kick from Thrym.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Shemelianenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thrym uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shemelianenko.
Thrym fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shemelianenko just manages to avoid it.
Shemelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrym ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrym swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thrym under the eye.
Thrym moves into the clinch.
Thrym has a couple of punches blocked by Shemelianenko.
Thrym breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrym's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shemelianenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thrym scrambles back to his feet.
Thrym avoids the body shot from Shemelianenko.
Thrym attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shemelianenko moves forwards but Thrym connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shemelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Shemelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrym was well out of range. Poor timing from Shemelianenko.
Thrym turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shemelianenko tries to clinch up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Thrym has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thrym holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thrym is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shemelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrym pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shemelianenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Thrym off the cage and back into range.
Shemelianenko staying out of range there.
Thrym misses with a straight left.
Thrym checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thrym feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Thrym lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shemelianenko will feel that in the morning.
A clash of legs there as Thrym blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Feodor Shemelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shemelianenko throws a leg kick but Thrym sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thrym circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko ducks right into an uppercut from Thrym.
Shemelianenko tries to land a leg kick but Thrym saw it coming and moves away.
Shemelianenko scores with a leg kick.
Shemelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thrym moves away.
A big right from Shemelianenko misses.
Thrym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrym clinches up with Shemelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Thrym lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shemelianenko tries to work over Thrym's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shemelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrym.
Thrym lands a shoulder strike.
Shemelianenko blocks a body shot from Thrym.
Shemelianenko blocks a body shot from Thrym.
Thrym blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shemelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Shemelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko throws a solid leg kick but Thrym takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shemelianenko.
Thrym rushes Shemelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thrym works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shemelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Shemelianenko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Thrym getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shemelianenko feints and then cracks Thrym's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thrym down.
Shemelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shemelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shemelianenko throws a jab when Thrym was well out of range.
Thrym gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrym misses with a low kick as Shemelianenko jumps back.
Shemelianenko tried to score with a low kick but Thrym checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko misses with a shot to the body
enabling Thrym to counter with a crisp jab.
Shemelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Thrym finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shemelianenko misses with a body shot.
Shemelianenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thrym throws a hook but Shemelianenko avoids it easily.
Thrym scores with a jab to the jaw.
A left lands for Thrym.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from Shemelianenko.
An inside leg kick from Shemelianenko misses.
Thrym throws a head kick that misses.
Shemelianenko misses with a leg kick
and Shemelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thrym gets a clinch.
Thrym tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shemelianenko's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thrym.
Thrym breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shemelianenko throws a low kick, looking for Thrym's leg but Thrym calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Thrym.
Thrym moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thrym slips under a jab from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko moves out of range as Thrym strikes.
Shemelianenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thrym's sensitive parts.
Shemelianenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thrym looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thrym, as that shot connected.
Thrym misses the jab.
Shemelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shemelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrym half committed to a counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Shemelianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shemelianenko misses with a straight left.
Thrym throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thrym staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Thrym blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Thrym misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrym defending well as Shemelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shemelianenko takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
Shemelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Shemelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shemelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Thrym counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shemelianenko takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
Shemelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Thrym is looking to counter punch.
Thrym lands a head kick. Shemelianenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as Thrym checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thrym tried to counter with a leg kick but Shemelianenko avoided it.
Thrym fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shemelianenko.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thrym.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rung Thrym.
I think Thrym 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belliveau (ranked 467 p4p, 63 weight class) and Chins Gone (ranked 582 p4p, 79 weight class). Belliveau's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We will rock you. Chins Gone has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belliveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gone scores with a leg kick.
Belliveau moves into range and clinches up with Gone.
Gone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Gone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Gone slams his shin into Belliveau's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Gone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gone manages to avoid it.
Gone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts.
Belliveau throws a head kick but Gone moves out of range.
Gone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gone connects with the punch.
Gone scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau tries to score with a low kick but Gone moves his leg out of the way.
Gone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gone cracks Belliveau with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve Belliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gone lands with a straight right. Belliveau didn't see that one coming.
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Gone checks it
and Gone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belliveau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belliveau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Gone checks it
and Belliveau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belliveau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gone has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gone moves away.
Gone throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gone manages to avoid it.
Belliveau lands with a right hand.
Belliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gone can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gone checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Gone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good work by Gone as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gone.
Gone walks into a jab.
Belliveau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gone thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Gone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Gone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by Gone.
Gone throws a right and a left that Belliveau avoids nicely.
Gone stuns Belliveau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gone throws out a leg kick but Belliveau moves out of range and Gone only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau takes one to the side of the head.
Gone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range.
Gone is looking to slow Belliveau down with leg kicks.
Gone connects with a right hand. Belliveau shakes it off.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Belliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Gone lands.
Gone swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Gone thuds a left hand into Belliveau's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gone.
Gone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to chop away at Gone's legs.
Gone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Belliveau.
It looked like Belliveau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belliveau scores with a decent looking hook.
Gone throws a body kick that misses.
Belliveau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gone lands the left hand.
Gone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Gone is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a good cross that connects.
Belliveau checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Belliveau misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gone connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gone.
Gone lands a leg kick that knocks Belliveau off balance momentarily.
Belliveau throws a shot from downtown. Gone moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chins Gone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
That kick from Belliveau tenderised Gone's leg. Gone is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Gone misses.
Gone missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gone moves away.
Gone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Gone.
Belliveau throws out a leg kick but Gone moves out of range and Belliveau only half commits.
Gone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belliveau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gone.
Belliveau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gone scores with a jab. Belliveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gone dips to his left and cracks Belliveau with an uppercut!
Belliveau scores with a head kick. Gone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Gone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau checks a leg kick nicely.
Chins Gone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belliveau misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belliveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belliveau clinches with his opponent.
Gone has had enough of the clinch but Belliveau keeps him there for the moment.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau is working Gone over against the cage.
Gone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Belliveau slips a straight right by Gone.
Belliveau swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gone throws an off balance right hand
and Belliveau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gone, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gone avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Gone moves out of range easily.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.
Belliveau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gone throws out a leg kick but Belliveau moves out of range and Gone only half commits.
Gone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Gone blocks the low kick.
Gone misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Gone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belliveau throwing a counter right hand but Gone manages to avoid it.
A jab from Gone misses.
The fighters circling - Belliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belliveau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gone scrambles back to his feet.
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belliveau checks a leg kick.
Belliveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Belliveau with a body shot.
Belliveau dips to his left and cracks Gone with an uppercut!
Gone is rocked!
Belliveau connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gone out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Drama (ranked 267 p4p, 33 weight class) and Silas Monk (ranked 493 p4p, 55 weight class). Monk has chosen Fucka Bjorn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Silas Monk 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Drama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Monk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drama.
Drama moves out of range as Monk strikes.
Drama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monk moves away from the strike by Drama.
Monk looks to land a body kick but Drama moved away.
Drama moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Monk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drama was well out of range. Poor timing from Monk.
Drama is looking to counter punch.
Drama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drama is looking to counter punch.
Monk throws a hook but Drama avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drama delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Drama.
Drama just misses with a punch to the body.
Drama misses with a kick to the body
and Monk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drama looks for the body kick but Monk saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama throws a jab when Monk was well out of range.
Monk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnny Drama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monk's head.
Drama misses with a hook
and Monk counters with an outside leg kick.
Drama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Monk counters with a crisp one two that drops Drama! Monk thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Drama to his feet! Drama is in big trouble!
Drama throws a jab but it's blocked by Monk.
Drama takes a swing at Monk's ribcage but misses.
Drama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Monk cracks Drama with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Monk has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Drama to stand back up!
Drama is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monk Throws a clean left jab. Monk Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Drama's chin! Drama crumbles to the ground and Monk follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Monk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Silas Monk!
Silas Monk 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaako Turkinen (ranked 128 p4p, 12 weight class) and Bostar Tyraanicao (ranked 149 p4p, 14 weight class). Jaako Turkinen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaako Turkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bostar Tyraanicao!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkinen throws a hook but Tyraanicao avoids it easily.
Turkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Turkinen misses with a straight right.
Tyraanicao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turkinen on the side of the head.
It looks like Jaako Turkinen has been cut.
Tyraanicao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyraanicao.
Turkinen cracks Tyraanicao with a good jab.
Turkinen lands with a good body shot.
Turkinen stuns Tyraanicao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkinen. Tyraanicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyraanicao lands a big right hand that sends Turkinen crashing to the mat! Tyraanicao stays standing though and waves Turkinen back to his feet!
Turkinen is rocked!
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyraanicao, right into the meat.
Oh Turkinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyraanicao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tyraanicao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyraanicao fakes the body blow, causing Turkinen to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Turkinen goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bostar Tyraanicao!
Bostar Tyraanicao made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I fucked him up huh '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 99 p4p, 14 weight class) and Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 199 p4p, 31 weight class). Obliteratii has chosen Walkürenritt as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obliteratii scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Orion.
Obliteratii misses the jab.
Orion slips under a jab from Obliteratii.
A little feinted left hand from Orion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obliteratii lands a nice hook to Orion's body. Orion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands a nice hook to Orion's body. Orion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obliteratii misses the jab.
Orion moves out of range of the strikes.
Obliteratii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Obliteratii moves out of range of the body kick.
Obliteratii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Obliteratii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Orion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obliteratii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
Obliteratii moves into the clinch successfully.
Orion tries to work over Obliteratii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obliteratii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obliteratii.
A hook to the body from Orion.
Obliteratii lands a body shot.
Obliteratii struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
Obliteratii jumps guard and drags Orion to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Obliteratii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Obliteratii controls Orion momentarily but Orion frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orion tries to free his leg and advance position but Obliteratii is retaining full guard.
Obliteratii escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Orion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii being controlled here, momentarily.
Obliteratii has his foot on Orion's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Orion works his way back into a safe position though.
Obliteratii wants to sweep here but Orion controlling him for the moment.
Orion tries to stand but Obliteratii is controlling from the bottom.
Orion wants to pass the guard but Obliteratii is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Orion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obliteratii wants to sweep here but Orion controlling him for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Orion stays in close to Obliteratii's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Obliteratii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Obliteratii finds it's way round the side to connect with Orion's head.
Obliteratii throws out a loose jab but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obliteratii swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Obliteratii just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Orion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses the jab.
Obliteratii misses with an uppercut
and Orion counters with a nice body kick.
Obliteratii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot by Obliteratii.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obliteratii.
Orion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orion looks to land a body kick but Obliteratii moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orion.
Orion misses with a lunging right hand
and Obliteratii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Obliteratii checks it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orion.
Orion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Obliteratii scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orion in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orion looks to land a left hand but Obliteratii moved out of range nicely.
Cole Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Orion has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Obliteratii.
Orion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Orion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Obliteratii lands with a good body shot.
Obliteratii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Obliteratii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obliteratii misses with a low kick.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obliteratii throws a shot to the body.
Obliteratii throws a body kick that misses.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot
and Obliteratii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Orion seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Obliteratii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orion's head backwards.
Obliteratii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Orion throws a hook to the side of Obliteratii's head but Obliteratii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obliteratii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orion's sensitive parts.
Obliteratii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Obliteratii digs a good body shot into Orion's ribs.
Obliteratii lands a really nice looking cross but Orion seems unphased.
Good shot there by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orion throws a hook but Obliteratii avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Obliteratii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Obliteratii throws a hook but Orion avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obliteratii lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Obliteratii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orion doesn't seem phased though.
Obliteratii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orion has time to react.
Obliteratii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Obliteratii throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Obliteratii finds it's way through Orion's defenses.
Orion takes one to the chin there.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obliteratii lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Obliteratii throws a body kick that misses.
And Orion counters with a quick kick to the body but Obliteratii blocks it.
Obliteratii lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Orion.
Obliteratii tries to land a leg kick but Orion saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Orion was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A clash of legs there as Orion blocks the low kick.
Obliteratii throws a lazy uppercut
and Orion counters with a body kick that stops Obliteratii in his tracks momentarily.
Orion moves out of range of the strikes.
Obliteratii thuds his right hand into Orion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obliteratii digs a good body shot into Orion's ribs.
Orion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
Obliteratii misses with an uppercut
and Orion counters with a three punch combo that has Obliteratii backing up. Obliteratii nods at Orion to acknowledge the strikes.
Orion takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion cracks Obliteratii with a good jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Obliteratii blocks the leg kick.
Orion blocks a jab.
Obliteratii misses with a looping right.
Obliteratii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Obliteratii misses with a lunging right hand
and Orion counters with a low kick, right behind Obliteratii 's knee.
Obliteratii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orion is out of range and Obliteratii settles back down.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Obliteratii.
Orion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Obliteratii tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orion, right into the meat.
Obliteratii moves out of range as Orion throws a body kick.
Obliteratii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Obliteratii throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Obliteratii tries to land a front kick but Orion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orion swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Obliteratii tries to land a front kick but Orion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obliteratii connects with a body shot.
Obliteratii throws a looping overhand right but Orion ducks down to avoid it.
Obliteratii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Orion bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Orion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orion shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obliteratii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Orion misses.
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orion throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obliteratii counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii throws a push kick but Orion slaps the foot to one side.
Obliteratii misses with a right hand
and Orion counters with a body kick.
Obliteratii has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orion.
Obliteratii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orion.
Obliteratii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orion.
Orion has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orion throwing a counter right hand but Obliteratii manages to avoid it.
Obliteratii throws a lazy right hand but Orion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obliteratii just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOrion.
Obliteratii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orion. That did some damage!
Obliteratii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii lets loose with a powerful body kick. Orion will feel that in the morning.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Obliteratii does it's job there.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Obliteratii is just out of range.
Obliteratii tries a quick counter leg kick but Orion is wise to it.
Orion misses with a shot to the body
and Obliteratii counters with a good low kick that Orion was not able to check.
Orion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orion throws out a leg kick but Obliteratii moves out of range and Orion only half commits.
Obliteratii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Obliteratii. Orion shrugs it off though.
Obliteratii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Obliteratii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orion on the side of the head.
Orion is looking to land body kicks.
Obliteratii lands a leg kick that knocks Orion off balance momentarily.
Obliteratii lands a nice shot that snaps Orion's head back.
Orion is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Obliteratii is looking to slow Orion down with leg kicks.
Orion tried to score with a low kick but Obliteratii checks it.
Obliteratii looks to land a right hand but Orion moved out of range.
Orion is looking to counter punch.
Orion moves out of range of the body kick from Obliteratii.
Orion throws a hook but Obliteratii blocks it.
Obliteratii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Obliteratii throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Orion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obliteratii can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii avoids the head kick by Orion.
Orion avoids the head kick by Obliteratii.
A little feinted left hand from Orion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obliteratii tries to land a body kick
and Orion counters with a nice body kick.
Obliteratii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obliteratii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obliteratii scores with a kick to the midsection.
Obliteratii is looking to land body kicks.
Obliteratii avoids the head kick by Orion.
Obliteratii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Obliteratii.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeus Obliteratii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obliteratii 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Obliteratii!
A very excited looking Zeus Obliteratii made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Euphegen Doubdtfire (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Sergey Panikov (ranked 40 p4p, 3 weight class). Doubdtfire comes to the cage accompanied by I'd Rather Go Blind. Panikov has chosen Fighters as his entrance music. Sergey Panikov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Euphegen Doubdtfire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Panikov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doubdtfire cracks the inside of Panikov's front leg.
Panikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doubdtfire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch lands to the side of Panikov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Panikov connects with a crisp jab.
Doubdtfire throws a jab but it's blocked by Panikov.
Doubdtfire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panikov manages to avoid it.
Panikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doubdtfire connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Panikov momentarily.
Doubdtfire misses with a right hand
and Panikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doubdtfire thinking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doubdtfire.
Panikov throws a head kick but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Panikov misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panikov misses with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doubdtfire.
Panikov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doubdtfire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Panikov scrambles back to his feet.
Doubdtfire blocks a head kick by Panikov.
Doubdtfire lands a jab to the head.
Panikov moves out of range of the body kick from Doubdtfire.
Panikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doubdtfire misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire is looking to clinch but Panikov is avoiding it.
Doubdtfire is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice head shot.
Doubdtfire feints and then cracks Panikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Panikov down.
Euphegen Doubdtfire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doubdtfire tries to move into range but Panikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doubdtfire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Panikov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doubdtfire. That one must have hurt.
Doubdtfire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doubdtfire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doubdtfire digs a good hook to Panikov's body.
Panikov throws a head kick that misses.
Panikov throws a shot from downtown. Doubdtfire moves away and avoids it.
Doubdtfire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panikov manages to avoid it.
Doubdtfire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire is looking to slow Panikov down with leg kicks.
Panikov keeps Doubdtfire at a distance using the push kick.
We've been informed that Panikov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Panikov throws a sloppy head kick and Doubdtfire moves out of range easily.
Panikov misses with a straight left.
Doubdtfire appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doubdtfire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doubdtfire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doubdtfire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doubdtfire throws a hook but Panikov blocks it.
Doubdtfire lands a lovely overhand right.
Doubdtfire clinches up against the cage.
Doubdtfire misses with a punch to the body.
Panikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doubdtfire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Panikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Doubdtfire blocks a jab.
It looked like Doubdtfire was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Panikov.
Doubdtfire misses with a kick to the body
and Panikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire just misses with a punch to the body.
Panikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Panikov finds it's way through Doubdtfire's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doubdtfire is looking to chop away at Panikov's legs.
Panikov moves away from the strike by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Doubdtfire fails to land.
Doubdtfire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Panikov is trying to break free.
Doubdtfire avoids the elbow strike from Panikov, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Panikov.
Panikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Panikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panikov manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doubdtfire throws a hook but Panikov avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Panikov finds it's target.
Doubdtfire has managed to clinch.
Panikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doubdtfire backwards.
Panikov tries a body shot but Doubdtfire blocks it.
Good body shot from Doubdtfire.
Panikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doubdtfire defending well as Panikov loads up on a big left hand.
Doubdtfire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Panikov's hands.
Doubdtfire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Doubdtfire tenderised Panikov's leg. Panikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice strike.
Doubdtfire avoids the head kick by Panikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euphegen Doubdtfire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Panikov tries to bum rush Doubdtfire with a series of wild strikes but Doubdtfire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doubdtfire throws a poor cross that misses
and Doubdtfire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doubdtfire was well out of range. Poor timing from Panikov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doubdtfire. That's going to slow Panikov down.
A shot to the liver by Doubdtfire. Beautiful body shot.
Doubdtfire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panikov can do to turn this around?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doubdtfire. Panikov shrugs it off though.
Decent striking displayed by Doubdtfire there.
Panikov throws a sloppy body shot
and Panikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panikov lands a glancing blow to the side of Doubdtfire's head.
Panikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doubdtfire throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doubdtfire wants to clinch.
Panikov misses with a looping left.
Doubdtfire slips under a jab from Panikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubdtfire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doubdtfire.
Panikov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doubdtfire. That one must have hurt.
Panikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doubdtfire moves away.
Doubdtfire sizes up Panikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Panikov throws a big shot that misses.
Panikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doubdtfire.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doubdtfire 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 Panikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Panikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook
and Panikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doubdtfire is looking for a kimura but Panikov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doubdtfire to get the leverage.
Doubdtfire controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doubdtfire seems to be looking for submissions.
Doubdtfire works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubdtfire is looking to take a break and control but Panikov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doubdtfire swings around for an armbar but Panikov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Doubdtfire's guard.
Doubdtfire has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Panikov doesn't defend quickly enough and Doubdtfire has managed to lock this one up! Can Panikov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Doubdtfire on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Euphegen Doubdtfire!
Euphegen Doubdtfire retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Euphegen Doubdtfire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Sergey Panikov had this to say: 'Haha I am shit.sorry'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Garcon (ranked 24 p4p, 3 weight class) and Samson Wade (ranked 39 p4p, 5 weight class). Jean Paul Garcon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Samson Wade's chin.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Garcon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samson Wade!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garcon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wade.
Wade swinging wildly here.
Wade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wade works Garcon's body with a nice hook.
Wade misses with a double jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garcon. Wade shrugs it off though.
Garcon scores with a hook to the body. Wade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcon. Garcon obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Samson Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcon throws a shot to the body.
Garcon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcon scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcon, right into the meat.
Garcon blocks a jab.
Garcon is looking to slow Wade down with leg kicks.
Garcon punishes Wade's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade throws a head kick but Garcon moves out of range.
Wade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wade tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade looks winded!
Wade tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wade somewhat.
Wade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcon.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcon tries to clinch but Wade moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcon is looking to slow Wade down with leg kicks.
Garcon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garcon works Wade's body with a nice hook.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jean Paul Garcon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Some wild striking there from Wade.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Garcon, right into the meat.
Garcon is looking to wear down Wade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wade just manages to avoid it.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcon can pounce on him.
Garcon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Samson Wade has been cut.
Wade gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garcon counters with a huge left! Wade is in big trouble! He's backing up but Garcon isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Wade from any more damage. A dominating finish by Garcon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Garcon!
Jean Paul Garcon retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Jean Paul Garcon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Samson Wade had this to say: 'Congrats to the man, he fought a great fight, this is a bad loss.'.
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