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MMMA 70 Vurny vs Williams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jontte Man (ranked 3266 p4p, 364 weight class) and Damien Redman (ranked 3865 p4p, 412 weight class). Redman has chosen Put Your Lights On as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Redman!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Redman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
Redman lands a nice shot to the body.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man misses with the head strike.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
With the fighters up against the cage, Redman throws an elbow but misses.
Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redman pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man dodges an elbow strike from Redman.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man fails to pull guard.
Man avoiding damage.
Man blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Redman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Redman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redman is pushing Man up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Man blocks an elbow strike.
Man lands an elbow inside that Redman shrugs off.
Redman being controlled against the cage.
Redman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Redman blocks the elbow strike.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to pull guard but Redman won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jontte Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Redman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Redman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redman blocks the elbow strike.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Man landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Man tries to pull guard but Redman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redman avoids it.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Redman, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Redman throws an elbow but misses.
Man lands a nice elbow.
Our sources have told us that Man has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Redman avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Jontte Man's cut is getting worse.
Man creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Redman's defenses.
Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Redman gets an underhook and turns Man into the cage.
Man working Redman over with knees to the body.
Redman is trying to stall.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Redman avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Redman is keeping busy.
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Redman.
Redman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Redman.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man working aggressively here.
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 Jontte Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jontte Man's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Redman throws a body kick that misses.
Man rushes Redman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Redman - that landed with a thud.
Man tries a knee to the head but Redman blocks it.
Man tries to pull guard but Redman won't allow it.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Man avoiding damage.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Redman can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Man decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Man's guard.
Redman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Redman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man keeping full guard, as Redman tries to pass.
Man has his feet on Redman's thighs here. He's pushed Redman off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Redman screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jontte Man!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 3507 p4p, 296 weight class) and Hugo Wolf (ranked 4821 p4p, 367 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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158 lbs
30 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shinya Aoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki tries to sprawl but Wolf drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aoki has one foot on Wolf's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki .
Wolf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wolf shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf looks to land a strike but Aoki avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf postures up in Aoki 's guard and throws a big left but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wolf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wolf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wolf keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aoki 's head.
Aoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf landing with the ground and pound.
Aoki is rocked!
Wolf postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Aoki covers up, he's hurt! Wolf keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Wolf and the ref steps in to end the fight! Wolf can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Wolf!
A relieved looking Hugo Wolf thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 3199 p4p, 392 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 2379 p4p, 306 weight class). Clawnes comes to the cage accompanied by My name is MUD. Wylde has chosen Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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223 lbs
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215 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Wylde does no damage.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick and Clawnes moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Clawnes misses the target.
Clawnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wylde back to the cage. Clawnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde is looking to clinch.
Wylde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Clawnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clawnes tries to clinch up but Wylde circles away and keeps his distance.
Wylde has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wylde gets a clinch.
Clawnes blocks an uppercut.
Clawnes can't break the clinch.
Clawnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wylde cracks Clawnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Wylde lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wylde closes the distance but Clawnes moves to the side
and Clawnes counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Clawnes misses.
Clawnes avoids a kick to the body.
Wylde moves in looking to clinch but Clawnes pushes him off.
Wylde clinches up with Clawnes and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clawnes.
Clawnes works on Wylde's body with a couple of short punches.
Clawnes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wylde getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Thomas Clawnes has been cut.
Clawnes lands with a straight right. Wylde didn't see that one coming.
Clawnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wylde. Wylde circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clawnes takes one to the chin there.
Wylde scores with a hook.
Wylde darts in and clinches Clawnes up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clawnes lands with a left to the head.
Wylde working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wylde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wylde stalling the fight.
Wylde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a head kick.
Clawnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clawnes ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Wylde wants to clinch up but Clawnes keeps it at a distance.
Clawnes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clawnes walks into a jab.
Clawnes cracks Wylde with a right hand to the side of the head.
That has opened up Gunnar Wylde's cut even more.
Wylde clinches up with Clawnes and pushes him back against the cage.
Clawnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wylde breaks the clinch.
Wylde slips a straight right by Clawnes.
Wylde lunges at Clawnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clawnes's hand.
Wylde leaves Clawnes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wylde connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clawnes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clawnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Clawnes there.
Wylde lands a lovely overhand right.
Clawnes is rocked!
Wylde takes the fight into the clinch.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clawnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wylde's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wylde.
Wylde lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Wylde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Clawnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wylde lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Clawnes to his knees! Wylde keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Wylde!
After the fight, Gunnar Wylde was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Sakurai (ranked 2109 p4p, 110 weight class) and Sebastian Shot (ranked 2247 p4p, 115 weight class). Sakurai's entrance music is Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock. A fine choice. Hideo Sakurai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sebastian Shot's chin.
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hideo Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Shot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai looks to land a right hand but Shot moved out of range.
Sakurai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Arvins Bootcamp in the buildup to the fight.
Shot misses with an uppercut. Sakurai saw that one coming.
Sakurai moves forwards but Shot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shot throws a big shot that misses.
Sakurai just misses with a punch to the body.
Shot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakurai gets caught napping as Shot dives in and scores a takedown. Sakurai manages to retain guard.
Sakurai is wriggling around but Shot manages to pass to half guard.
Still in half guard, Shot seems content to control.
Shot looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sakurai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakurai's head.
Sakurai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shot seems to be working for a kimura but Sakurai defends the submission attempt.
Shot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shot is nestled in close to Sakurai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shot is keen to just control but Sakurai is a slippery customer.
Shot lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is looking to improve his position.
Shot performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shot is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakurai won't allow Shot to pass to mount.
Sakurai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sakurai doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shot.
Shot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakurai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai tries to kick Shot off but Shot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shot throws a strike but Sakurai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shot trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sakurai manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shot looking to control.
Shot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakurai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sakurai's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai keeping moving, preventing Shot from controlling successfully.
Shot might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sakurai haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shot engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shot trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakurai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakurai is trying to control the position but Shot postures up.
Sakurai keeping moving, preventing Shot from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Shot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shot darts in and clinches Sakurai up against the cage.
Shot prevents Sakurai from breaking the clinch.
Sakurai scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shot.
Shot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shot is working for takedown but Sakurai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sakurai manages to break the clinch.
Sakurai throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Shot misses.
Shot has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sakurai tries to move into range but Shot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Sakurai as he checks the leg kick.
Sakurai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Shot counter with a right hand.
Shot connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Sakurai misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai throws a hook to the side of Shot's head but Shot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sakurai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakurai throws a jab but it's blocked by Shot.
Shot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sakurai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Shot to counter with a crisp jab.
Shot darts in trying to clinch
and Shot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Sakurai.
It looked like Sakurai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shot fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shot lunges at Sakurai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakurai's hand.
Shot misses with the combination.
Sakurai drops Shot with a beautiful combination! Shot stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sakurai is looking for the KO!
Shot is rocked!
It looks like Sebastian Shot has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Shot misses
and Sakurai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shot misses with a double jab.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut. Shot saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sakurai's head.
Sakurai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hideo Sakurai is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Sakurai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sakurai moves away from the strike by Shot.
Sakurai scores with a nice strike.
Sakurai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sakurai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sakurai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakurai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sebastian Shot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
Sakurai takes one to the chin there.
Sakurai connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot misses with a double jab.
Shot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakurai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shot somewhat.
Hideo Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shot.
Shot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakurai.
Sakurai is looking to counter punch.
Shot throws a shot from downtown. Sakurai moves away and avoids it.
Shot connects with a jab.
Sakurai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the liver by Shot. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sebastian Shot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Shot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sakurai.
A little jabbing left from Shot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shot misses with a hook.
Shot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakurai.
A big left from Shot misses.
Shot dives in and grabs Sakurai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sakurai pushes down on Shot's head and hops out.
A big left from Shot misses.
Sakurai throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sakurai counters with a one-two to the body.
Shot throws a series of punches but Sakurai moves out of range.
Sakurai lands a nice looking body shot.
Shot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shot scoring well with a low kick there.
Shot gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sakurai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakurai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shot throws a nice looking combination but Sakurai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakurai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakurai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Sakurai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shot misses the body punch
and Sakurai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Sakurai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sakurai counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakurai ducks under a wild hook from Shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Shot misses the target.
A combination from Shot does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shot misses with a low kick as Sakurai jumps back.
Shot ducks under a wild hook from Sakurai.
Sakurai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shot in his tracks.
Shot slips a jab from Sakurai.
Shot throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shot throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shot tries to clinch up
and Sakurai counters with a nice right hand that sends Shot toppling to the canvas! Shot scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sakurai finish him?!
Shot is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakurai finish him?
Hideo Sakurai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shot misses with a straight left.
Sakurai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shot doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakurai circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Sakurai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sakurai lands a body shot.
Shot thuds a left hand into Sakurai's body.
Shot seems to have recovered his senses.
Sakurai lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shot misses with a wild combination.
Sakurai throwing a counter right hand but Shot manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakurai.
Sakurai slips a jab from Shot.
Shot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sakurai has time to react.
Shot looks to land a body kick but Sakurai moved away.
Sebastian Shot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shot tries to clinch there but Sakurai circles away.
Hideo Sakurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shot darts in trying to clinch
and Sakurai counters with a right hand to the body.
Shot throws a hook but Sakurai avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideo Sakurai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Shot!
Sebastian Shot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Hideo Sakurai was interviewed post fight and said '......'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allan Coyoca (ranked 2145 p4p, 265 weight class) and Rashid Magomedov (ranked 4481 p4p, 468 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Chris Brown - See You Again Feat. Tyga & Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Rashid Magomedov 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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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allan Coyoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Magomedov 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 Coyoca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coyoca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that Coyoca avoids nicely.
Magomedov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Coyoca is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Coyoca is looking to land body kicks.
Magomedov connects with a right hand. Coyoca shakes it off.
Coyoca gets a clinch.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coyoca backwards.
Coyoca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coyoca is looking for a takedown.
Coyoca lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coyoca misses with a body punch.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Coyoca can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coyoca prevents the takedown attempt.
Coyoca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coyoca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
Coyoca lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coyoca successfully pulls guard.
Coyoca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magomedov trying to control but Coyoca is working from the bottom.
Coyoca is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Coyoca is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coyoca looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coyoca looking for a guillotine here but Magomedov defends easily.
Coyoca had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magomedov defends it easily.
Magomedov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov drops back looking for a leg! Coyoca is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Coyoca manages to kick Magomedov off! Magomedov jumps back into Coyoca's guard.
Magomedov throws a strike but Coyoca rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coyoca tries to free his leg and advance position but Magomedov is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Magomedov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coyoca lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coyoca landing with the ground and pound.
Coyoca connects with a couple of short punches.
Coyoca postures up and lands a big shot to Magomedov's brow.
Coyoca landing with the ground and pound.
Coyoca has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coyoca passes Magomedov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coyoca looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Magomedov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyoca is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Magomedov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coyoca.
Magomedov wants to get back to full guard.
Coyoca working Magomedov over with strikes.
Coyoca is nestled in close to Magomedov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov tries to get to full guard but Coyoca has control of the leg.
Coyoca is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coyoca scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Magomedov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coyoca's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coyoca's back!
Coyoca is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Double XX, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Coyoca is really stuck here.
Magomedov looking to break Coyoca's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Coyoca remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Magomedov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Coyoca tries to escape but Magomedov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Magomedov looking for the RNC.
Magomedov is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Magomedov looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coyoca wants to escape the position.
Coyoca is working hard here to advance position.
Magomedov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Magomedov throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Coyoca breaks Magomedov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Coyoca passes Magomedov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coyoca working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Magomedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Magomedov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coyoca's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coyoca's back!
Magomedov is persistently looking for the submission but Coyoca is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Coyoca 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.
Coyoca connects with a nice looking jab.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coyoca, right into the meat.
Magomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magomedov throws an off balance right hand
and Coyoca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coyoca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coyoca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coyoca lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coyoca avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coyoca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coyoca throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coyoca tries to clinch but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Coyoca moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to clinch
and Coyoca counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magomedov thinking.
Coyoca connects with a body shot.
Coyoca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magomedov.
Coyoca tries to clinch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coyoca slips a jab from Magomedov.
Coyoca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a jab.
Magomedov gets a takedown into half guard.
Coyoca gets full guard.
Coyoca has his foot on Magomedov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Magomedov works his way back into a safe position though.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Coyoca keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coyoca is looking to cinch up a triangle. Magomedov throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Coyoca's body to avoid the submission. Coyoca has instead reached around Magomedov's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Coyoca arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Allan Coyoca!
Allan Coyoca gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Tigh (ranked 2307 p4p, 94 weight class) and Valentin Nasimentu (ranked 3972 p4p, 150 weight class). Nasimentu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Soufly ft. Corey Taylor - Jumpdafuckup kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saul Tigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Nasimentu!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigh throws a chopping leg kick but Nasimentu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tigh punishes Nasimentu's body with a nice straight punch.
Nasimentu closes the distance and clinches.
Tigh blocks the elbow strike.
Tigh misses with the head strike.
Tigh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tigh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Tigh on the inside.
Tigh breaks the clinch.
Tigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tigh lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Valentin Nasimentu has been cut.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Tigh is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tigh. Nasimentu shrugs it off though.
Nasimentu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tigh throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tigh misses with a few strikes there.
Tigh sets himself, and Nasimentu steps forward looking for the clinch! Tigh avoids it this time.
Nasimentu throws a jab when Tigh was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigh swings for the body but Nasimentu moves out of range.
Nasimentu misses with a two punch combination.
Tigh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nasimentu. That did some damage!
Tigh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tigh!
Nasimentu looks to land a right hand but Tigh moved out of range.
Nasimentu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tigh misses with a hook
and Nasimentu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nasimentu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tigh. Tigh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nasimentu moves into range and clinches up with Tigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tigh breaks the clinch.
Nasimentu takes one to the side of the head.
Nasimentu misses the jab.
Nasimentu misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigh throws a body punch but Nasimentu moves out of range.
Nasimentu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Valentin Nasimentu's cut even more.
Tigh cracks Nasimentu with an open hand slap.
Tigh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nasimentu misses with a right hand
and Tigh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tigh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nasimentu.
Nasimentu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nasimentu moves into the clinch.
Tigh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tigh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nasimentu looks to clinch
letting Tigh counter with a right hand.
Tigh lands the left hand.
The cut above Valentin Nasimentu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nasimentu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tigh counters with a right hand to the body.
Nasimentu blocks a head kick by Tigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasimentu closes the distance and pushes Tigh back into the cage.
Nasimentu misses with a punch to the body.
Tigh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tigh lands a nice uppercut.
Tigh lands a right hand.
Tigh misses with the head strike.
Nasimentu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tigh.
Tigh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tigh blocks the elbow strike.
Tigh scores with a shoulder strike.
Tigh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nasimentu has him pressed against the cage.
Tigh misses with some punches.
Tigh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tigh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nasimentu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tigh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nasimentu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nasimentu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tigh throws the kick towards the body but Nasimentu avoids it.
Tigh's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tigh duly obliges.
Valentin Nasimentu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tigh misses with an uppercut.
Tigh misses with a head kick.
Nasimentu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Valentin Nasimentu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Saul Tigh!
Saul Tigh really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bullet Proof System logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Valentin Nasimentu spoke after the fight, saying 'God give me strength to overcome this lose. I will be back better than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 1602 p4p, 231 weight class) and Steve The Smiling Assassin (ranked 1428 p4p, 199 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve The Smiling Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Smiling Assassin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a one two! Kocur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Smiling Assassin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kocur is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice cross by The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin wants to clinch up but Kocur keeps it at a distance.
Kocur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kocur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Smiling Assassin avoids the body shot from Kocur.
The Smiling Assassin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A right-left combo lands from Kocur.
Kocur tries to clinch up.
Kocur looks to land a left hand but The Smiling Assassin moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kocur misses the target.
A combination from The Smiling Assassin does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Smiling Assassin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a solid leg kick.
Kocur throws a looping overhand right but The Smiling Assassin ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on The Smiling Assassin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kocur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur dodges the punch combination from The Smiling Assassin.
Kocur with a nice cross.
The Smiling Assassin throws a nice looking combination but Kocur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by The Smiling Assassin.
Kocur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Smiling Assassin.
Kocur slips a jab and a cross from The Smiling Assassin.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
The Smiling Assassin gets tackled into the cage by Kocur. Kocur maintains the clinch.
The Smiling Assassin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Smiling Assassin lands a right hand.
The Smiling Assassin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Smiling Assassin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Smiling Assassin looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kocur regains guard.
The Smiling Assassin content to stall in guard here.
The Smiling Assassin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Smiling Assassin looking to sit in guard and control but Kocur gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kocur stopping the sweep attempt from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin controlling Kocur's posture.
Kocur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Smiling Assassin seems keen to control Kocur's posture.
Kocur sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kocur has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The Smiling Assassin wants to sweep here but Kocur controlling him for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kocur engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Smiling Assassin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kocur works The Smiling Assassin's body with a nice hook.
The Smiling Assassin staying out of range there.
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 Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from The Smiling Assassin misses its intended target.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a combination
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by The Smiling Assassin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kocur cracks The Smiling Assassin with a good jab.
The Smiling Assassin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kocur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from The Smiling Assassin misses
and Kocur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from The Smiling Assassin misses.
The Smiling Assassin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kocur fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Smiling Assassin just manages to avoid it.
Kocur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kocur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Smiling Assassin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a combination
and Kocur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kocur misses the jab.
Kocur backing away here, and The Smiling Assassin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kocur moves out of range as The Smiling Assassin strikes.
Kocur throws a big counter combination but The Smiling Assassin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kocur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kocur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur scores with a jab.
The Smiling Assassin looks to land a right hand but Kocur moved out of range.
Kocur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The Smiling Assassin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kocur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Smiling Assassin somewhat.
Kocur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Smiling Assassin.
Nice straight punches there by The Smiling Assassin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Smiling Assassin.
Joey Kocur is winning the standup battle so far.
The Smiling Assassin swings widly with a right hand
and Kocur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kocur slips a jab from The Smiling Assassin.
Kocur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kocur takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kocur misses with a straight left.
Kocur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Smiling Assassin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Smiling Assassin tries a low kick but Kocur avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Smiling Assassin manages to avoid it.
The Smiling Assassin moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Smiling Assassin! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Smiling Assassin moves out of range of the strikes.
The Smiling Assassin throws a leg kick
and Kocur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kocur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kocur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Smiling Assassin throws out the jab.
Kocur throws a leg kick but The Smiling Assassin moved away.
The Smiling Assassin is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
The Smiling Assassin slips a jab from Kocur.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a leg kick.
The Smiling Assassin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Smiling Assassin with a nice cross.
Kocur blocks a leg kick.
The Smiling Assassin tries to move into range but Kocur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Smiling Assassin's head.
A slow jab from Kocur misses its intended target.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the side of Kocur's head but Kocur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a low kick as Kocur jumps back.
The Smiling Assassin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kocur!
The Smiling Assassin slips a jab from Kocur.
The Smiling Assassin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kocur stuffs the takedown attempt from The Smiling Assassin. The Smiling Assassin gets slowly back to his feet.
Joey Kocur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve The Smiling Assassin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kocur.
Joey Kocur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kocur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kocur pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Smiling Assassin is out of range and Kocur settles back down.
Despite the aggression on The Smiling Assassin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kocur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Smiling Assassin's calf.
Kocur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by The Smiling Assassin as he checks the leg kick.
Kocur cracks The Smiling Assassin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kocur has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning The Smiling Assassin to stand back up!
The Smiling Assassin is rocked!
Steve The Smiling Assassin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Smiling Assassin walks straight into a right hand from Kocur - that's dropped him! Kocur jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save The Smiling Assassin from any more punishment! The Smiling Assassin complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joey Kocur!
Joey Kocur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Steve The Smiling Assassin had this to say: 'Thank you fans for your support and Vladimir Putin for inspiring me to take shirtless photos of myself.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 1000 p4p, 136 weight class) and Don Julio Cesar Chavez (ranked 3392 p4p, 363 weight class). Frank Martin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Julio Cesar Chavez !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cesar Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cesar Chavez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Martin to keep the fight standing.
Cesar Chavez manages to pull guard.
Cesar Chavez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cesar Chavez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Cesar Chavez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martin is stalling in the full guard.
Cesar Chavez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martin defends it easily.
Cesar Chavez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cesar Chavez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Martin stacks Cesar Chavez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Martin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cesar Chavez tries to buck Martin off but Martin is having none of it.
Cesar Chavez trying to remain calm as Martin controls from the top position.
Cesar Chavez struggling a bit here.
Martin controls the position.
Cesar Chavez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cesar Chavez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Martin controlling the action here.
Cesar Chavez actively working from the bottom here.
Cesar Chavez actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Martin seems content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cesar Chavez looking for submissions off his back.
Martin moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cesar Chavez .
You can see the frustration on Cesar Chavez 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cesar Chavez is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cesar Chavez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good body shot from Martin.
Cesar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin scores with a shoulder strike.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cesar Chavez avoids the damage to the body.
Martin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Martin.
Cesar Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Cesar Chavez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cesar Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cesar Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Cesar Chavez is blocking nicely.
Martin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cesar Chavez 's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cesar Chavez decides to pull guard.
Martin content to stall in guard here.
Cesar Chavez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cesar Chavez tries to improve position but can't.
Martin working away.
Martin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cesar Chavez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cesar Chavez struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A lull in the action here as Martin stalls from top position.
Cesar Chavez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here as Martin stalls from top position.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cesar Chavez can do to turn this around?
Cesar Chavez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cesar Chavez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cesar Chavez is working for an americana but Martin has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Cesar Chavez was thinking about the submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is pulling down on Cesar Chavez 's head to control his posture.
Cesar Chavez won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
Cesar Chavez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Martin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Martin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Martin!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cesar Chavez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cesar Chavez trying to remain calm as Martin controls from the top position.
Cesar Chavez is looking to regain half guard here but Martin keeps moving and retains side control.
Frank Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cesar Chavez wants to control but Martin postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cesar Chavez is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cesar Chavez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cesar Chavez avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Cesar Chavez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martin smiles and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Cesar Chavez tries to keep at a distance but Martin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cesar Chavez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Cesar Chavez blocks with his arms.
Cesar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cesar Chavez is defending well for now.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cesar Chavez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cesar Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Martin pushes Cesar Chavez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frank Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar Chavez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frank Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Julio Cesar Chavez .
Cesar Chavez blocking some punches.
Cesar Chavez misses with some punches.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cesar Chavez s head.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin with a knee to the head.
Martin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cesar Chavez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cesar Chavez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martin smiles and moves away.
Cesar Chavez rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cesar Chavez takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
Frank Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a body punch.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but Martin won't allow it.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Cesar Chavez is trying to pull guard but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Cesar Chavez is trying to pull guard but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Cesar Chavez fails to pull guard.
Cesar Chavez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cesar Chavez working aggressively here.
Cesar Chavez is trying to pull guard but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but Martin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cesar Chavez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cesar Chavez tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin prevents a body shot from Cesar Chavez .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but Martin holds him up against the cage and eventually Cesar Chavez drops back down to his feet.
Cesar Chavez tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Don Julio Cesar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cesar Chavez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but Martin holds him up against the cage and eventually Cesar Chavez drops back down to his feet.
Martin blocking some punches.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.
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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Cesar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cesar Chavez jumps guard but Martin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cesar Chavez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martin walks away with a smile on his face. Cesar Chavez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cesar Chavez . That did some damage!
Cesar Chavez clinches with his opponent.
Cesar Chavez tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Cesar Chavez tries to pull guard but Martin holds him up against the cage and eventually Cesar Chavez drops back down to his feet.
Cesar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Cesar Chavez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martin walks away with a smile on his face. Cesar Chavez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cesar Chavez instigates a clinch.
Cesar Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Martin!
A victorious Frank Martin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cholo Van Gaal (ranked 666 p4p, 74 weight class) and Micah Hays (ranked 1037 p4p, 115 weight class). Micah Hays has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cholo Van Gaal's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cholo Van Gaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hays!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hays throws out a loose jab but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal lands a two punch combo.
Van Gaal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hays sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hays misses the target.
Hays takes one on the button.
Van Gaal throws a big shot that misses.
Hays throws a good cross that connects.
Hays throws out a loose jab but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hays tries to clinch there but Van Gaal circles away.
Van Gaal slips under a jab from Hays.
Hays misses with a body shot.
Van Gaal moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Gaal defending well as Hays loads up on a big left hand.
Hays is looking to land body kicks.
Hays throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Gaal counters with a three punch combo that has Hays backing up. Hays nods at Van Gaal to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gaal throws a right and a left that Hays avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with a straight right.
Van Gaal misses with a looping left.
Van Gaal lands with an uppercut that bounces Hays off the cage and back into range.
Hays throws a head kick but Van Gaal moves out of range.
Hays fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Gaal.
Van Gaal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Gaal missing with a left hand there. Hays was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hays moves to clinch but Van Gaal breaks away
and Van Gaal counters with a left and a right that stings Hays.
A slow jab from Hays misses its intended target.
Hays has Van Gaal up against the cage in a clinch.
Hays struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Van Gaal lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Van Gaal misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Van Gaal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gaal scores with a shot to the side of Hays's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hays misses with the head strike.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Hays misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hays is working Van Gaal over against the cage.
Hays misses with a punch on the inside.
Hays is working Van Gaal over against the cage.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Hays lands with a short shot to the head.
Hays misses with a punch on the inside.
Hays lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Hays throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hays as Van Gaal tries to tie him up.
Hays scores with a shot to the side of Van Gaal's head.
Good body shot from Hays.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Hays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hays is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Hays uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hays lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hays has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Gaal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hays can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
Hays digs a right hand into Van Gaal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Gaal's gas tank.
Hays misses with some punches.
Hays scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gaal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Gaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hays blocking some punches.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal struggles to land a body shot inside as Hays controls his hands.
Hays lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Hays misses with some punches.
Hays misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Van Gaal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Hays lands a shot to the body.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Hays blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Hays.
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!
Hays working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Hays scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Gaal lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hays lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Hays.
Hays working aggressively here.
Hays lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Gaal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Gaal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
Hays misses with a punch on the inside.
Hays misses with the head strike.
Hays throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Hays.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hays throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal blocking some punches.
Hays working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Van Gaal can't find room to land a body shot as Hays controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Micah Hays will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hays throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Gaal dodges the punch combination from Hays.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hays in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hays lands a leg kick that knocks Van Gaal off balance momentarily.
Hays forces Van Gaal back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Hays.
Hays lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hays.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hays blocking some punches.
Hays throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal pushes Hays back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hays can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
Van Gaal throws a punch but it's blocked by Hays.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
Hays fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal lands a hook that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
Van Gaal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hays's elbow.
Hays throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal takes a shot to the head.
Hays lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hays lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Hays.
Van Gaal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hays's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hays fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Hays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hays swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hays.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hays doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Gaal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hays creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Hays.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Gaal.
Hays misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hays misses with some punches.
Hays lands with a light punch inside.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Hays uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hays.
A short left from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hays.
Van Gaal blocks a body shot from Hays.
Hays lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Hays.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but Van Gaal avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
Hays cracks Van Gaal with a nice body shot.
Hays lands a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Gaal.
Van Gaal misses with some punches.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Hays.
Van Gaal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hays.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Hays fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal works on Hays's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Hays lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Micah Hays seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hays softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but Van Gaal avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
Hays swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Hays uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hays or not.
Hays blocks a body shot from Van Gaal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Hays swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gaal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Gaal misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gaal lands with a right to the head.
Hays pushes Van Gaal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hays working aggressively here.
Hays fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hays misses with some punches.
Van Gaal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hays misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hays blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hays.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Hays showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hays smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Gaal scores with a sloppy right hand. Hays should have avoided that one.
Van Gaal avoids the head kick by Hays.
Van Gaal lands the left hand.
Van Gaal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hays.
Hays throws a leg kick but Van Gaal checks it.
Van Gaal looks to land a right hand but Hays moved out of range.
Van Gaal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hays.
Hays forces Van Gaal back against the cage and clinches.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Hays.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hays misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Hays on the inside.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Hays uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hays tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gaal's elbow.
Hays scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Hays - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gaal.
Hays struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Hays lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gaal backwards.
Van Gaal swings wildly with an uppercut but Hays uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hays.
Hays goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hays swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gaal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
Van Gaal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hays scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hays misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hays.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
Hays throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Gaal.
Hays lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gaal misses with a body punch.
Van Gaal tries to work over Hays's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gaal has a couple of punches blocked by Hays.
Van Gaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gaal fails to land.
Hays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Van Gaal.
Hays throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gaal working aggressively here.
Hays fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal lands a left hand.
Hays swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gaal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hays working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Gaal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Gaal prevents a body shot from Hays.
Hays misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hays can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gaal controls the action.
Van Gaal is looking to control Hays's arms but Hays gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Gaal has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Gaal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Gaal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hays tries to throw a body punch but Van Gaal avoids it by throwing Hays back against the cage.
Cholo Van Gaal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hays lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gaal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Gaal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hays blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Gaal throws a head punch that misses.
Hays blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hays.
Hays swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Gaal blocks an uppercut.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Gaal lands a right hand.
Van Gaal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hays backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hays misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Gaal works on Hays's body with a couple of short punches.
Hays struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gaal controls his hands.
Van Gaal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hays takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
A shot in the inside from Van Gaal.
Hays tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hays lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hays working aggressively here.
Van Gaal lands a body shot.
Micah Hays is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hays misses with a punch on the inside.
Hays blocking some punches.
Hays has a couple of punches blocked by Van Gaal.
Van Gaal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hays tries to work over Van Gaal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hays working aggressively here.
Van Gaal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hays gets through Van Gaal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hays's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Gaal misses with the head strike.
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 Cholo Van Gaal.
I think Hays has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micah Hays!
Micah Hays very nearly forgot to thank Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Cholo Van Gaal spoke after the fight, saying 'I ain't no terminator but... ILL BE BACK!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Vurny (ranked 437 p4p, 59 weight class) and Michael Carter Williams (ranked 1045 p4p, 142 weight class). Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by FREE THE MADNESS. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Vurny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Carter Williams !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Vurny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Vurny misses with a hook.
Vurny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vurny has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vurny scores with a jab.
Vurny throws a big shot that misses.
Vurny digs a good body shot into Williams 's ribs.
Vurny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vurny sets himself, and Williams steps forward looking for the clinch! Vurny avoids it this time.
Vurny lands a jab to the nose.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Vurny pushes him off.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vurny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vurny drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Vurny misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams connects with the punch.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vurny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Vurny.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Vurny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Vurny moves away and avoids it.
Michael Carter Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Vurny presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vurny blocks an uppercut.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vurny avoids it.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vurny's elbow.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Vurny.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
Vurny scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams .
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams .
Vurny tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Vurny.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Vurny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vurny prevents a body shot from Williams .
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vurny tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
Williams lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Vurny avoids the damage to the body.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vurny blocks a body shot from Williams .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny managing to block the knees to the body from Williams .
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Vurny.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Vurny gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Vurny presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vurny blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Vurny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vurny misses with a low kick.
Vurny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Vurny lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vurny bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vurny. Vurny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vurny darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vurny swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams .
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Vurny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Vurny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Vurny's front leg but catches the back leg as Vurny tries to avoid it.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Vurny.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vurny.
Williams throws a leg kick
letting Vurny counter with a right hand.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams is looking to slow Vurny down with leg kicks.
Aldo Vurny is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vurny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vurny to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Williams wants to stand up but Vurny is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Vurny is having none of it.
Vurny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vurny chips away with some ground and pound.
Vurny stops Williams from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Vurny has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vurny's elbow.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vurny breaks the clinch.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Vurny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams tries to clinch but Vurny moves out of range.
Vurny takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams digs a good hook to Vurny's body.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Vurny backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but Vurny manages to avoid it all.
Michael Carter Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Williams misses with the combination.
A big left from Vurny misses.
Vurny scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook but Vurny avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams .
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Vurny.
Vurny scores with a nice head shot.
Vurny throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vurny misses with a series of wild punches.
Vurny closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vurny looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Vurny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vurny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vurny darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vurny counters with a stiff right hand.
Vurny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Vurny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vurny goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Vurny keeps the fight on the outside.
Vurny misses with a straight right.
Vurny throws a hook to the side of Williams 's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Williams sizes up Vurny with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vurny 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.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vurny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Vurny.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vurny's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vurny blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vurny shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Vurny finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Vurny is controlling him
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Vurny throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vurny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams is trying to stand.
Vurny is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Vurny is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Vurny looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Vurny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vurny's knee momentarily.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vurny moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams .
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Vurny blocks a head kick by Williams .
Vurny is looking to counter punch.
Vurny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vurny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams 's hands.
Vurny changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Williams looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aldo Vurny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurny connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vurny tries to move into full mount but can't pass Williams 's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny scoring with punches from side control.
Vurny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vurny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Williams explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Williams digs a good body shot into Vurny's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Vurny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Vurny swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is looking for the big counter here.
Vurny scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williams is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vurny is controlling him well.
Vurny tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vurny scores with a couple of short elbows.
Williams sneaks out the side door and pushes Vurny away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Vurny steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Vurny lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Vurny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
Vurny gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams swings for the body but Vurny moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Williams . No joy for Vurny on that attempt.
Williams 's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Vurny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Vurny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Vurny.
Vurny avoids a kick to the body.
Vurny thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams throws a series of punches but Vurny avoids them all with ease.
Vurny moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids the body shot from Vurny.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams wants to counter with a clinch but Vurny pushes him away.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams throws a series of punches but Vurny moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Vurny.
Vurny on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams looks to land a combination but Vurny avoids it well.
Vurny is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vurny misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams ! But no joy.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vurny.
Vurny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Vurny does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Vurny does no damage.
Vurny swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams .
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vurny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Michael Carter Williams just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Vurny's head.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Vurny.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Vurny's takedown attempt.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Williams .
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Vurny avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Vurny manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Vurny misses.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams pushes Vurny off and gets back to his feet.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vurny bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vurny scoring with punches and elbows.
Williams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vurny misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vurny connects with a decent elbow.
Williams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Williams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams sneaks out the side door and pushes Vurny away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Vurny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams scores with a hook.
Vurny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Vurny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Vurny.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Vurny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vurny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Vurny misses the target.
Williams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vurny.
Williams throws a jab when Vurny was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams .
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Williams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vurny.
Vurny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Vurny.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Vurny changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vurny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vurny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Vurny is having none of it.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vurny stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams 's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Williams .
Vurny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Vurny throws an overhand right that lands on Williams 's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Williams 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vurny throws out a powerful jab.
Vurny throws a one two combo.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Vurny jumps guard and drags Williams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vurny trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams trying to control but Vurny is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams wants to stand but Vurny has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams stands up from Vurny's guard - Williams perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but Vurny is having none of it.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vurny eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vurny scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vurny shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vurny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Vurny tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vurny lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a hook but Vurny avoids it easily.
Vurny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vurny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vurny.
Vurny displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A cross from Vurny lands.
Aldo Vurny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Vurny closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Williams 's guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Williams wants to stand but Vurny is controlling the position.
Vurny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vurny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Vurny is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Vurny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vurny has clasped his hands together around Williams 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Vurny prevents Williams from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny working the head and body with strikes.
The strikes coming from Vurny are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vurny is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Williams is pushing Vurny's head away, looking to escape. Vurny manages to hold on to the position though.
Michael Carter Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vurny tries to advance to mount but Williams denies him.
Williams sneaks out the side door and pushes Vurny away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Vurny closes the distance and clinches up with Williams , looking for a takedown. Vurny pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Vurny walks into a left hand.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vurny's head.
Vurny throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vurny.
Vurny is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Vurny walks into a left hand.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vurny was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Vurny walks into a left hand.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Vurny seems unphased.
Vurny throws a hook to the side of Williams 's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams , right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Carter Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Carter Williams !
Michael Carter Williams is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Michael Carter Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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