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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 3173 p4p, 349 weight class) and Red Cup (ranked 5084 p4p, 481 weight class). Jimmy Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Cup lands.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cup.
Cup throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.
Hopkins is looking to counter the offense by Cup and move into the clinch.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cup throws out the jab.
Hopkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Cup seems unphased.
Cup lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hopkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cup smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins connects with a body shot.
Hopkins moves out of range as Cup strikes.
Cup misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
Cup misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins connects with a high kick.
Cup fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cup cracks Hopkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cup takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cup. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cup.
Cup takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Hopkins.
Cup cracks Hopkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Cup misses the shot to the body.
Cup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cup will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hopkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins clobbers Cup with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cup looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Cup looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Cup was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cup changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cup lunges at Hopkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hopkins's hand.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cup ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Hopkins sizes up Cup with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins.
A bone on bone clash there as Cup blocks the leg kick.
Cup throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Cup doesn't manage to clinch there - Hopkins circles away.
Cup displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Cup throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hopkins counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hopkins misses.
Cup throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cup connects with a looping right hand.
Cup tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Cup misses.
Hopkins scores with a leg kick.
Cup throws a low kick but Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Cup's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hopkins throws a wild body kick that Cup sees coming a mile off.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Cup fails to land with a series of punches.
Cup throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hopkins's waist but Hopkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cup off to one side.
Hopkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hopkins cracks the inside of Cup's front leg.
Cup misses with the combination.
Hopkins is looking to slow Cup down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Cup throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Cup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cup stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cup moves in looking to clinch but Hopkins pushes him off.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cup.
Cup misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cup looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins throws a nice looking combination but Cup bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cup swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hopkins.
Jimmy Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cup looks for a takedown but Hopkins sprawls well.
Jimmy Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Cup.
Hopkins stuns Cup with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins cracks Cup with a good jab.
Cup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Cup drops his hands momentarily and Hopkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hopkins takes one on the button.
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 Jimmy Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hopkins thumps Cup with a low kick.
Cup with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Cup misses the target.
Cup misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Cup moves out of range.
Cup swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cup has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cup. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hopkins.
Cup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Cup lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Hopkins tenderised Cup's leg. Cup is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cup looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins is just out of range.
Hopkins throws a nice looking combination but Cup bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cup throws the left hand but Hopkins avoids the punch easily.
Cup lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cup lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Cup tries to get set, Hopkins tries to push him back and clinch up but Cup manages to avoid the attempt.
Cup is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hopkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cup is breathing heavily.
Cup missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Cup misses.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Cup looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Red Cup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Cup.
Hopkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cup.
Hopkins scores with a three punch combo!
Cup throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Cup. Those never looked like landing.
Hopkins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cup looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cup has time to react.
Cup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cup. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cup rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cup really felt that one!
Cup throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Cup changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins moves out of range as Cup strikes.
Cup misses with a hook to the body
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Hopkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hopkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins taking a breather.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
Cup breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cup is looking to clinch but Hopkins is avoiding it.
Hopkins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hopkins takes a swing at Cup's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins tests Cup's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cup ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cup throws out the jab.
Cup just misses with a punch to the body.
Cup shoots for a takedown but Hopkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cup shoots in and drives through. Hopkins sprawls well.
Jimmy Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Cup.
Hopkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cup throws a big shot that misses.
Hopkins lunges at Cup with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cup's hand.
Cup throws a right and a left that Hopkins avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Cup misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Hopkins.
Cup takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jimmy Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cup misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Hopkins does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins defending well as Cup loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins jabs Cup to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Cup looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopkins.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopkins.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cup.
Hopkins throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cup avoids it.
Cup swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cup shoots in looking for a takedown. Hopkins tries to sprawl out of it but Cup keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hopkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cup has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a nice strike.
Cup keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hopkins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Hopkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cup in his tracks.
Cup gets a clinch.
A short left from Hopkins.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cup manages to break the clinch.
Cup dips to his left and cracks Hopkins with an uppercut!
Cup scores with a three punch combo!
Cup throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cup can do to turn this around?
Hopkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hopkins, right into the meat.
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!
Cup avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins cracks Cup with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cup is rocked!
Good leg kick by Hopkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cup is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Hopkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cup on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Cup fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hopkins on the side of the head.
Cup seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a body shot.
Cup looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Cup.
Cup misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Cup on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Cup tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cup tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cup takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Cup throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cup steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
Cup looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup takes one to the side of the head.
Hopkins lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cup on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Hopkins thumps Cup with a low kick.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cup.
Cup scores with a jab to the head.
Cup stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hopkins.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Cup rushes Hopkins and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Cup avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Cup.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cup's elbow.
Cup is trying to pull guard but Hopkins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cup breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cup throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
A big left from Cup misses.
Hopkins cracks Cup with a right hand to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a cross.
Cup fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Jimmy Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hopkins throws a hook but Cup avoids it easily.
Cup tries to close the distance and clinch but Hopkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cup throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cup clinches up against the cage.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cup manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins moves out of range as Cup strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins connects with a leg kick. Cup looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hopkins connects with a high kick.
Cup misses with a looping right.
Cup throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cup.
Cup tries to bum rush Hopkins with a series of wild strikes but Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Cup misses.
Cup throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Cup drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cup walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cup has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hopkins.
Hopkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hopkins throws a body kick that misses.
Red Cup has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cup misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopkins 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Hopkins!
Jimmy Hopkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Red Cup had this to say: 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grisha Kamenov (ranked 2814 p4p, 308 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 3123 p4p, 332 weight class). Kamenov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 3, fighting out of London, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamenov dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Kamenov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kamenov throws a lazy head kick
and Wilson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kamenov's guard.
Wilson postures up.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kamenov is retaining full guard.
Wilson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kamenov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamenov, not yet.
Kamenov wants to control the position but Wilson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson stops Kamenov from getting back to his feet.
Wilson is looking for a kimura here.
Wilson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov pushes Wilson off looking to stand but Wilson dives back in and keeps control.
Kamenov wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson trying to control the pace.
Wilson works his way into side control.
Kamenov can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Kamenov is trying to improve his position.
Wilson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kamenov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wilson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kamenov manages to get back to half guard.
Kamenov is pressing down on Wilson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kamenov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wilson escapes and throws Kamenov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kamenov is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working away.
Wilson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wilson working away.
Kamenov tries to improve position but can't.
Wilson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kamenov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wilson tries to pass to full mount but Kamenov defends it.
Kamenov tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
Wilson wants to pass to mount but Kamenov is defending the position.
Kamenov trying to hold on to Wilson's head to control him but Wilson postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamenov is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kamenov misses with a wild combination.
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamenov throws a quick counter head kick but Wilson was just out of range.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown but Kamenov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Grisha Kamenov has been cut.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamenov counters with a big head kick but Wilson shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
Kamenov throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson tries to land a body kick
and Kamenov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kamenov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamenov avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Wilson lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kamenov but Kamenov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kamenov misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Wilson.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamenov lands a jab to the nose.
Kamenov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilson to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilson shoots and misses
and Kamenov counters with a big head kick but Wilson shrugs it off.
Grisha Kamenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slade Wilson.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Kamenov's shoulder, as Kamenov tries to avoid the shot.
Kamenov throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Grisha Kamenov is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
Kamenov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kamenov slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson cracks Kamenov with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamenov.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kamenov throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Kamenov shows good takedown defense.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Kamenov, which made it look bad.
It looked like Kamenov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilson punishes Kamenov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kamenov forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamenov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kamenov ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kamenov sprawls well. Kamenov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kamenov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wilson manages to circle out of the way.
Kamenov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grisha Kamenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kamenov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson misses with a looping right.
Wilson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKamenov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kamenov is looking to clinch.
As Kamenov backs off Wilson throws a huge counter combo but Kamenov manages to avoid it all.
Kamenov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Kamenov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamenov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilson.
Kamenov swinging wildly here.
Wilson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kamenov eats them both and turns towards Wilson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grisha Kamenov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Kamenov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws a fast counter high kick but Kamenov manages to duck under it in time.
Kamenov ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Wilson takes a swing at Kamenov's ribcage but misses.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Kamenov with an uppercut!
Wilson misses with a hook.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Kamenov's body. Kamenov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kamenov but Kamenov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kamenov misses with a head kick.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilson counters with a series of strikes. Kamenov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilson.
Wilson takes a swing at Kamenov's ribcage but misses.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Kamenov moved away.
Kamenov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Kamenov thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kamenov wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Kamenov blocks the body kick.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kamenov gets a clinch.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Kamenov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Kamenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wilson scores with a punch to the head.
Wilson slips a jab from Kamenov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Kamenov.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Kamenov tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Kamenov is out of range.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through Kamenov's defenses.
Kamenov lands with a right hand.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Kamenov saw that one coming.
Kamenov throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kamenov.
Kamenov throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Kamenov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWilson.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kamenov but Kamenov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kamenov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grisha Kamenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slade Wilson.
Kamenov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamenov moves away.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Wilson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKamenov.
Wilson throws out a loose jab but Kamenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamenov is looking to counter punch.
Kamenov wants to clinch.
Grisha Kamenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson lands a really nice looking cross but Kamenov seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slade Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slade Wilson!
Slade Wilson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Krossi (ranked 1525 p4p, 237 weight class) and Guido Gloom (ranked 1664 p4p, 258 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Krossi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blümchen - Ich bin wieder hier. Guido Gloom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kari Krossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Gloom!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gloom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krossi. That did some damage!
Gloom misses with a leg kick
and Krossi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krossi misses with a body punch
and Gloom counters with an outside leg kick.
Gloom pushes Krossi away with a front kick.
Krossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gloom connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Krossi to the floor! Gloom dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Kari Krossi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gloom is working for an americana but Krossi has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Gloom was thinking about the submission.
Krossi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gloom controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gloom misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Krossi parries the strikes from Gloom easily there. Gloom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Krossi to escape.
Gloom trying to control the position but Krossi is working away.
Krossi is looking for a sweep.
Gloom is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krossi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krossi struggling a bit here.
Gloom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krossi parries the strikes from Gloom easily there. Gloom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Krossi to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom trying to control the position but Krossi is working away.
Gloom wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Krossi, who protects the arm well.
Gloom working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gloom has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Jed's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gloom working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloom looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Krossi is avoiding damage well.
Krossi tries to bench press Gloom off him but Gloom keeps the position.
Krossi is being controlled here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gloom wants to control but Krossi is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Gloom seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Krossi tries to improve position but can't.
Gloom working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krossi seems a little lost for a moment, as Gloom dominates the positioning.
Gloom tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Gloom crashes against the mat.
Gloom tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gloom trying to control the action but Krossi is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gloom thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guido Gloom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kari Krossi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krossi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gloom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gloom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gloom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krossi counters with a nice uppercut.
Gloom throws a poor cross that misses
and Krossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gloom takes the fight into the clinch.
Krossi stops a takedown attempt from Gloom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom fails to pull guard.
Kari Krossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guido Gloom.
Gloom lands with a light punch inside.
Gloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gloom blocking some punches.
Gloom tries to work over Krossi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krossi misses with some punches.
Krossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gloom moves away.
Gloom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Krossi defends it well.
Gloom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krossi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gloom.
Gloom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krossi.
Gloom is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom walks into a straight right hand from Krossi.
Krossi scores with a body shot.
Gloom is looking to clinch.
Guido Gloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gloom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gloom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krossi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gloom gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guido Gloom!
Guido Gloom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Campbell (ranked 1168 p4p, 144 weight class) and Dave Schultz (ranked 3889 p4p, 391 weight class). Stephen Campbell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stephen Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Schultz takes a step back to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Campbell. That's going to slow Schultz down.
Campbell 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.
Campbell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Campbell is predictable there
and Schultz counters with a left and a right that stings Campbell.
Schultz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schultz throws a counter combo.
Schultz looks to land a right hand but Campbell moved out of range.
Schultz 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.
Campbell misses with a body punch
and Schultz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schultz counters with a series of strikes. Campbell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schultz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Campbell. Campbell obviously looking to wear him down.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Schultz saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schultz is looking for the big counter here.
Schultz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schultz tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A counter left hand to the body from Campbell misses its target.
Campbell misses with a jab to the body
and Schultz counters with a left and a right that stings Campbell.
Schultz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Campbell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schultz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campbell somewhat.
A shot to the liver by Campbell. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell lands a lovely overhand right.
Schultz blocks a low kick nicely.
Schultz unleashes a big counter combination but Campbell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Schultz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campbell.
Schultz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz 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.
Campbell cracks a nice hook into Schultz's ribs.
Jab by Campbell.
It looks like Dave Schultz has been cut.
Campbell is looking to wear down Schultz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schultz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schultz checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Schultz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Campbell cracks the inside of Schultz's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schultz's calf.
Campbell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schultz. That did some damage!
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schultz.
Campbell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Schultz to the mat! Schultz manages to get full guard.
Campbell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Campbell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Campbell drops back looking for a leg! Schultz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schultz manages to kick Campbell off! Campbell jumps back into Schultz's guard.
Campbell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schultz is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schultz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campbell's guard.
Campbell seems keen to control Schultz's posture.
Schultz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Campbell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schultz has managed to get both his arms back between Campbell's legs - danger averted.
Campbell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schultz is aware though and is defending well.
Campbell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schultz is one step ahead there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell trying to control the position.
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 Stephen Campbell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dave Schultz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Campbell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campbell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Campbell punishes Schultz's body with a nice straight punch.
Schultz throws a sloppy head kick and Campbell moves out of range easily.
Campbell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Good work by Schultz as he checks the leg kick.
Schultz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Campbell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Schultz to the mat! Schultz manages to get full guard.
Campbell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Campbell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schultz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultz can do to turn this around?
Campbell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Campbell trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Campbell controls the pace.
Schultz looking to control.
Schultz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Campbell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schultz wants to stand but Campbell is controlling the position.
Campbell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.
Campbell scoring with some ground and pound.
Schultz is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell stands up over Schultz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schultz is still in real trouble! Can Campbell finish him?
Campbell gets to his feet and stands over Schultz, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Schultz felt that one! Campbell unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Schultz from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Campbell!
Stephen Campbell tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 976 p4p, 46 weight class) and Elric Wolfsbruder (ranked 1699 p4p, 74 weight class). Delsarte kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ah Non Cest Terrible. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wolfsbruder's choice of entrance music: Cradel to the grave. Gauthier Delsarte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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271 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Elric Wolfsbruder!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfsbruder misses with a looping right.
Delsarte throws a body punch but Wolfsbruder moves out of range.
Wolfsbruder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolfsbruder throws a leg kick that is checked
and Delsarte counters with a right hand to the body.
Delsarte throws the kick towards the body but Wolfsbruder avoids it.
Wolfsbruder misses with a looping left.
Wolfsbruder is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wolfsbruder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Delsarte. Delsarte obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice straight punches there by Wolfsbruder. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wolfsbruder.
It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
The fighters circling - Wolfsbruder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolfsbruder throws the left hand but Delsarte avoids the punch easily.
Wolfsbruder loads up on a big right hand but Delsarte slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Delsarte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolfsbruder misses with a double jab
and Delsarte counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfsbruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Delsarte scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wolfsbruder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wolfsbruder lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolfsbruder.
Delsarte throws a head punch that misses.
Delsarte prevents a body shot from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder prevents a body shot from Delsarte.
A short uppercut from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Delsarte.
Wolfsbruder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delsarte can't find room to land a body shot as Wolfsbruder controls the action.
Delsarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delsarte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delsarte misses with a body punch.
Wolfsbruder lands a right hand.
Delsarte can't find room to land a body shot as Wolfsbruder controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Delsarte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfsbruder lands a shoulder strike.
Wolfsbruder blocks a body shot from Delsarte.
Delsarte blocks a body shot from Wolfsbruder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte tries to work over Wolfsbruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolfsbruder has a couple of punches blocked by Delsarte.
Delsarte trying to stall but Wolfsbruder improves his position.
Wolfsbruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolfsbruder lands a right hand.
Delsarte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolfsbruder lands a nice shot to the body.
Delsarte is breathing heavily.
Wolfsbruder misses with some punches.
Wolfsbruder lands a nice uppercut.
Gauthier Delsarte's cut is getting worse.
Delsarte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolfsbruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Delsarte backwards.
Wolfsbruder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wolfsbruder throws a looping overhand right but Delsarte ducks down to avoid it.
Wolfsbruder throws a hook but Delsarte avoids it easily.
Wolfsbruder connects with a body shot that sends Delsarte's belly button to the back.
Wolfsbruder throws an overhand right that lands on Delsarte's shoulder, as Delsarte tries to avoid the shot.
Delsarte misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wolfsbruder scores with a counter punch that sends Delsarte to the canvas! Wolfsbruder smells blood - he's punishing Delsarte with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Delsarte has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elric Wolfsbruder!
Elric Wolfsbruder really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BuriedAlive// Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Joshua (ranked 1550 p4p, 50 weight class) and Andy Rodgers (ranked 1722 p4p, 53 weight class). Joshua's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Problem Child. 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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255 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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31
247 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Joshua misses.
A head kick misses from Joshua.
Joshua thows a leg kick but Rodgers checks it
and Rodgers counters with a nice body shot.
Joshua throws a low kick but Rodgers moves out of range easily.
Joshua 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.
Joshua tries to keep at a distance but Rodgers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua pushes Rodgers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joshua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rodgers up against the cage.
Joshua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodgers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joshua's elbow.
Joshua tries to stall but Rodgers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshua trying to control the position but instead, Rodgers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joshua into the cage.
Joshua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joshua tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers misses with a punch on the inside.
Joshua scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Andy Rodgers has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshua tries a body shot but Rodgers blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Joshua fails to land.
Joshua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodgers digs a right hand into Joshua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joshua's gas tank.
Joshua is struggling to control the position.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Joshua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joshua.
Joshua can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Rodgers lands a right hand.
Joshua trying to stall but Rodgers improves his position.
Joshua misses with some punches.
Joshua lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Rodgers.
A nice left hand lands by Rodgers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Joshua struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodgers controls his hands.
Joshua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joshua is pushing Rodgers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joshua is trying to stall.
Joshua taking a breather.
Joshua scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Joshua is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodgers gets an underhook and turns Joshua into the cage.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
Joshua is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers has a couple of punches blocked by Joshua.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Joshua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joshua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mr Joshua.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rodgers.
Joshua scores with a jab to the body.
Joshua misses with a head kick.
Rodgers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Rodgers finds it's way through Joshua's defenses.
Joshua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joshua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joshua misses with a leg kick.
Rodgers connects with a leg kick. Joshua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rodgers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joshua's hands.
Joshua misses with a hook to the body
and Rodgers counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Joshua.
Joshua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodgers manages to avoid it.
As Joshua backs off Rodgers throws a huge counter combo but Joshua manages to avoid it all.
Joshua lands a nice shot to the body.
Joshua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshua. Rodgers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mr Joshua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshua falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodgers counters with a low kick, right behind Joshua 's knee.
Joshua looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Joshua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodgers looks to throw the jab but Joshua is out of range.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joshua.
Rodgers throws a hook but Joshua avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodgers. That's going to slow Joshua down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Rodgers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Joshua.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodgers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andy Rodgers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodgers lands a jab to the head.
Joshua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joshua throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Joshua blocks a head kick by Rodgers.
Nice cross by Rodgers.
It looks like Mr Joshua has been cut.
Joshua missing with a left hand there. Rodgers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodgers wants to counter with a clinch but Joshua pushes him away.
Rodgers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joshua throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rodgers counters with an outside leg kick.
Joshua darts in and clinches Rodgers up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joshua is looking to control Rodgers's arms but Rodgers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joshua has his back to the cage.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joshua controlling the action here for a moment.
Rodgers lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshua.
Rodgers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joshua swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodgers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodgers misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Rodgers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joshua.
Rodgers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joshua is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodgers gets an underhook and turns Joshua into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joshua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodgers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joshua.
Andy Rodgers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshua misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rodgers.
A hook to the body from Rodgers.
A body shot lands from Rodgers.
Joshua stalling in the clinch but Rodgers improves position.
Rodgers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers is stalling here.
Rodgers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joshuas head.
Rodgers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joshua up against the cage.
Rodgers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodgers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodgers lands a shoulder strike.
Joshua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodgers.
Joshua misses with a punch to the body.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joshua swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshua has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
Rodgers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joshua or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Joshua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joshua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodgers cracks Joshua with a nice body shot.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers scores with a hook to the body.
Joshua misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Joshua misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rodgers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rodgers.
Joshua blocks a body shot from Rodgers.
Rodgers pushes Joshua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshua lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Joshua is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodgers gets an underhook and turns Joshua into the cage.
Joshua blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rodgers.
Rodgers has a couple of punches blocked by Joshua.
Joshua throws a head punch that misses.
Joshua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodgers as Joshua tries to tie him up.
Rodgers lands an uppercut.
Rodgers lands a body punch.
Rodgers lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joshua takes a shot to the head.
Rodgers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rodgers scores with a nice body kick.
Rodgers lands with a straight right. Joshua didn't see that one coming.
Joshua takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rodgers connects with an inside leg kick.
Rodgers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joshua's hands.
Rodgers lands a big uppercut and Joshua crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Joshua looks OK. Rodgers waves Joshua back to his feet!
Joshua is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Rodgers!
Andy Rodgers was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kane (ranked 1779 p4p, 209 weight class) and Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 2347 p4p, 258 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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32
162 lbs
18 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shamkhalaev throws a front kick aimed at Kane's knee but Kane avoids it well.
Harry Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamkhalaev lands a head shot.
A jab from Kane misses.
Shamkhalaev avoids the body shot from Kane.
Shamkhalaev misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Kane.
Kane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Kane tenderised Shamkhalaev's leg. Shamkhalaev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kane.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Kane.
Shamkhalaev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kane's calf.
Kane moves out of range as Shamkhalaev strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane connects with a body shot that sends Shamkhalaev's belly button to the back.
Shamkhalaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kane.
Kane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamkhalaevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kane moves away from the strike by Shamkhalaev.
Kane throws a looping overhand right but Shamkhalaev ducks down to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Shamkhalaev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kane throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane closes the distance and pushes Shamkhalaev back into the cage.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamkhalaev.
Kane lands an elbow inside that Shamkhalaev shrugs off.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kane.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamkhalaevs head.
Shamkhalaev blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev blocks an elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane throws an elbow but it misses.
Kane digs a right hand into Shamkhalaev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shamkhalaev's gas tank.
Kane blocking some punches.
Shamkhalaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamkhalaev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamkhalaev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev throws a solid leg kick but Kane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shamkhalaev.
Kane delivers a nice body kick.
Shamkhalaev swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
Kane misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane tests Shamkhalaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamkhalaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kane.
Kane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kane seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev with a jab.
Shamkhalaev motions for Kane to come forward. Shamkhalaev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Kane.
Shamkhalaev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shamkhalaev avoids the body shot from Kane.
Shamkhalaev lands with an overhand left.
Shamkhalaev throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Kane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamkhalaev.
Kane throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shamkhalaev avoids it.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Shamkhalaev misses.
Kane moves into the clinch.
Kane misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
Shamkhalaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamkhalaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kane.
Kane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamkhalaev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shamkhalaev there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Shamkhalaev misses.
Kane thumps Shamkhalaev with a low kick.
Shamkhalaev stuns Kane with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamkhalaev thumps Kane with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Kane.
Shamkhalaev connects with a crisp jab.
Shamkhalaev loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
As Shamkhalaev backs away, Kane returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook but Kane blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamkhalaev misses the jab.
Kane is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shamkhalaev.
Kane lands with an uppercut that bounces Shamkhalaev off the cage and back into range.
Kane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shamkhalaev avoids a kick to the body.
Kane backing away here, and Shamkhalaev unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shamkhalaev checks a low kick from Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Kane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shamkhalaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kane.
A lazy left from Shamkhalaev finds it's target.
Kane moves out of range as Shamkhalaev strikes.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane connects with a nice looking jab.
Shamkhalaev misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Kane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamkhalaev throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Shamkhalaev moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Shamkhalaev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shamkhalaev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shamkhalaev lands an overhand right.
Kane throws a low kick but Shamkhalaev moves out of range easily.
Shamkhalaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kane.
Shamkhalaev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a front kick but Kane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Nice shot lands for Kane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kane. Kane obviously looking to wear him down.
Kane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shamkhalaev lands with an uppercut that bounces Kane off the cage and back into range.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice right hand.
Shamkhalaev slips under a jab from Kane.
Shamkhalaev takes one on the button.
Kane misses with an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook. Kane ducked under it nicely.
Kane lands with a good body shot.
Shamkhalaev throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Kane throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kane moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamkhalaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamkhalaev blocks an elbow strike.
Kane lands a damaging elbow.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kane.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kane.
Shamkhalaev blocks an elbow strike from Kane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamkhalaev.
Kane misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamkhalaev can do to turn this around?
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee strike.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamkhalaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane blocks an elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harry Kane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Shamkhalaev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane lands an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev blocks a body shot from Kane.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamkhalaev.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kane gets through Shamkhalaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shamkhalaev fails to land.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev misses with some punches.
Kane scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Shamkhalaev.
Kane misses with the head strike.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Shamkhalaev blocks an elbow strike.
Kane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamkhalaev's brow.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice elbow.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev blocks the elbow strike.
Shamkhalaev lands a good knee to the midsection. Kane won't want to take too many of those.
Kane lands an elbow just above Shamkhalaev 's eye.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has been cut.
Shamkhalaev misses with a punch to the body.
Shamkhalaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kane scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamkhalaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kane working aggressively here.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamkhalaev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shamkhalaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamkhalaev misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Shamkhalaev avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Kane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kane clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamkhalaev.
A short right from Shamkhalaev.
A short right from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Kane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Shamkhalaev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kane takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kane takes a shot to the head.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Shamkhalaev avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kane throws an elbow but misses.
Shamkhalaev blocks an uppercut.
Shamkhalaev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamkhalaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev lands with a left to the head.
Shamkhalaev takes an elbow to the temple.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamkhalaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Kane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamkhalaev takes a shot to the head.
Shamkhalaev misses with a knee strike.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamkhalaev has had enough of the clinch but Kane keeps him there for the moment.
Shamkhalaev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev working aggressively here.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shamkhalaev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kane misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamkhalaev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kane pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamkhalaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shamkhalaev backwards.
Shamkhalaev dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Shamkhalaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev lands a jab to the nose.
Shamkhalaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Kane cracks Shamkhalaev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamkhalaev misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamkhalaev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamkhalaev scrambles back to his feet.
Shamkhalaev throws a big shot that misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook. Kane ducked under it nicely.
Kane scores with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kane 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 Shamkhalaev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shamkhalaev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kane lands with a cross.
Kane connects with a looping right hand.
Kane scores with a jab.
Harry Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kane throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kane. That's going to slow Shamkhalaev down.
Shamkhalaev catches Kane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamkhalaev misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kane.
Shamkhalaev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kane is able to avoid easily.
Kane tries to counter by clinching up but Shamkhalaev breaks away and moves out of range.
Kane slips under a jab from Shamkhalaev.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
Kane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shamkhalaev. Shamkhalaev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kane works Shamkhalaev's body with a nice hook.
Kane scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shamkhalaev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamkhalaev misses the target.
Kane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shamkhalaev misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Shamkhalaev moved out of range nicely.
Shamkhalaev blocks a head kick by Kane.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Kane!
Harry Kane was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Astrok (ranked 979 p4p, 31 weight class) and Anton Mammoth (ranked 1563 p4p, 51 weight class). Astrok comes to the cage accompanied by Janna - Täyteen vaan. Mammoth has chosen I came to bring the pain as his entrance music. Elvis Astrok could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anton Mammoth's chin.
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elvis Astrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Mammoth!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astrok lands a jab to the head.
Astrok cracks Mammoth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Astrok throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Astrok does no damage.
Mammoth throws out a counter right but Astrok avoids it with no problem.
Mammoth tries to keep at a distance but Astrok has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mammoth takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Astrok.
Astrok misses with an elbow strike.
Mammoth swings wildly with an uppercut but Astrok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Astrok lands a left hand.
Mammoth pushes Astrok back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mammoth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astrok loads up on a big right hand but Mammoth slips the punch.
Mammoth lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Astrok connects with a high kick.
Astrok stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Astrok lands a nice shot to the body.
Mammoth 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astrok swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mammoth.
Mammoth is rocked!
Astrok closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mammoth! Astrok dives in looking to finish! Mammoth is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Astrok!
Elvis Astrok decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cron Spliffton (ranked 2026 p4p, 310 weight class) and Nemesor Imotekh (ranked 1409 p4p, 219 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cron Spliffton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nemesor Imotekh!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imotekh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spliffton thinks about countering with a body kick.
Imotekh lands a nice looking body kick.
Imotekh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Imotekh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spliffton with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Imotekh.
Spliffton jabs at Imotekh's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Imotekh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spliffton tries to bum rush Imotekh with a series of wild strikes but Imotekh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spliffton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spliffton slips a jab from Imotekh.
Spliffton misses with a hook. Imotekh ducked under it nicely.
Spliffton avoids the body shot from Imotekh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Imotekh 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 Spliffton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spliffton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Imotekh is looking to score with low kicks.
Spliffton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been informed that Imotekh has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffton tries to score with a low kick but Imotekh moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Imotekh.
Imotekh lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Imotekh!
Spliffton moves out of range of the body kick.
Imotekh fails to land with a series of punches.
Spliffton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Imotekh responds with a good body kick, but Spliffton manages to step out the way in time.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spliffton.
Imotekh throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Spliffton misses.
Imotekh looks to score with a jab to the body but Spliffton is just out of range.
Imotekh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spliffton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imotekh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Imotekh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spliffton doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Imotekh throws a leg kick which misses Spliffton's front leg but catches the back leg as Spliffton tries to avoid it.
Imotekh throws a series of punches but Spliffton moves out of range.
Spliffton tries to work over Imotekh's front leg with a kick but Imotekh checks it.
Imotekh checks a low kick from Spliffton.
Spliffton thuds a left hand into Imotekh's body.
Spliffton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imotekh moves away.
Despite the aggression on Imotekh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A swing and a miss from Imotekh.
Imotekh just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSpliffton.
Spliffton throws the left hand but Imotekh avoids the punch easily.
Imotekh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Spliffton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Spliffton misses.
Imotekh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Imotekh misses with a series of wild punches.
Spliffton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Imotekh lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton lands a head shot.
Imotekh clinches.
Spliffton lands a body punch.
Imotekh throws a head punch that misses.
Spliffton is working Imotekh over against the cage.
Imotekh blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton throws a punch but it's blocked by Imotekh.
Spliffton tries to throw a body punch but Imotekh avoids it by throwing Spliffton back against the cage.
Imotekh lands a nice shot to the body.
Imotekh lands a right hand.
Imotekh misses with some punches.
Spliffton misses with a punch on the inside.
Imotekh lands a shot to the body.
Imotekh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliffton's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spliffton.
Spliffton working aggressively here.
Spliffton swings wildly with an uppercut but Imotekh uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Imotekh fails to land.
Imotekh trying to stall but Spliffton improves his position.
Imotekh tries to work over Spliffton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spliffton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Imotekh's elbow.
Imotekh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Imotekh misses with a body punch.
Spliffton pushes Imotekh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Spliffton misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Imotekh.
Spliffton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spliffton can't find room to land a body shot as Imotekh controls the action.
Spliffton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spliffton tries to throw a body punch but Imotekh avoids it by throwing Spliffton back against the cage.
Imotekh working aggressively here.
Spliffton takes a shot to the head.
Spliffton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Imotekh.
Spliffton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Imotekhs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nemesor Imotekh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spliffton moves out of range as Imotekh throws a body kick.
Spliffton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Imotekh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spliffton finds it's way round the side to connect with Imotekh's head.
Imotekh moves out of range of the strikes.
Imotekh connects with a body shot.
Imotekh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Imotekh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spliffton momentarily.
Imotekh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spliffton. Spliffton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spliffton connects with a solid leg kick.
Imotekh avoids a kick to the body.
Imotekh thumps Spliffton with a low kick.
Imotekh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spliffton is able to avoid easily.
Spliffton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Imotekh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spliffton misses with a leg kick.
Imotekh connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliffton throws a shot from downtown. Imotekh moves away and avoids it.
Imotekh throws out a counter right but Spliffton avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spliffton.
Imotekh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Imotekh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spliffton eats them both and turns towards Imotekh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Imotekh misses with the combination.
Imotekh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from Imotekh misses.
Spliffton lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Nemesor Imotekh has been cut.
Imotekh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spliffton doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Spliffton misses.
Imotekh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imotekh misses with a head kick.
Spliffton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Imotekh throws a head kick that misses
and Imotekh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nemesor Imotekh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Imotekh needs to keep his hands up - Spliffton had a free shot at his head there.
Spliffton slips a jab and a cross from Imotekh.
Imotekh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spliffton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Spliffton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Imotekh. That's going to slow Spliffton down.
Imotekh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nemesor Imotekh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imotekh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Spliffton misses the target.
Imotekh throws a poor cross that misses
and Spliffton counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Imotekh misses
and Spliffton counters with a thumping low kick.
Spliffton scores with a sloppy right hand. Imotekh should have avoided that one.
Spliffton misses the jab.
Spliffton moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Spliffton.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffton fails to land.
Spliffton can't find room to land a body shot as Imotekh controls the action.
Spliffton misses with a punch on the inside.
Spliffton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Imotekh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliffton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Imotekh lands with a left to the head.
Spliffton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spliffton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Imotekh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spliffton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Imotekh misses with the head strike.
Spliffton stalling.
Imotekh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spliffton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Imotekh swings wildly with an uppercut but Spliffton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh tries to work over Spliffton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spliffton as Imotekh tries to tie him up.
A short right from Spliffton on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliffton struggles to land a body shot inside as Imotekh controls his hands.
Imotekh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Imotekh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliffton's elbow.
Imotekh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Imotekh blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses with a punch to the body.
Imotekh lands a right hand.
Imotekh blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a left hand.
Spliffton tries to throw a body punch but Imotekh avoids it by throwing Spliffton back against the cage.
Imotekh gets through Spliffton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Imotekh fails to land.
Imotekh tries to throw a body punch but Spliffton avoids it by throwing Imotekh back against the cage.
Spliffton blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cron Spliffton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nemesor Imotekh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Imotekh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spliffton.
Spliffton scores with a jab. Imotekh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Spliffton throws a front kick aimed at Imotekh's knee but Imotekh avoids it well.
Spliffton moves into the clinch.
Spliffton swings wildly with an uppercut but Imotekh uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spliffton.
A nice left hand lands by Imotekh.
Imotekh misses with the head strike.
Spliffton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Imotekh's elbow.
Spliffton working aggressively here.
Spliffton lands a hook that snaps the head of Imotekh backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imotekh tries a body shot but Spliffton blocks it.
Spliffton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spliffton working aggressively here.
Spliffton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Imotekh backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Imotekh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imotekh misses with a body punch.
Spliffton misses with the head strike.
Spliffton throws a punch but it's blocked by Imotekh.
Spliffton lands with a light punch inside.
Imotekh prevents a body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton blocking some punches.
Spliffton is working Imotekh over against the cage.
Spliffton scores with a shot to the side of Imotekh's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Imotekh as Spliffton tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spliffton.
Spliffton blocking some punches.
Imotekh blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Spliffton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spliffton lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh working aggressively here.
Imotekh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Imotekh as the two fighters clinch.
Imotekh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imotekh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imotekh misses with a punch to the body.
Imotekh works on Spliffton's body with a couple of short punches.
Imotekh gets through Spliffton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Imotekh misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffton tries a body shot but Imotekh blocks it.
Imotekh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spliffton is rocked!
Imotekh unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Spliffton! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Imotekh is unloading with more strikes now! Spliffton drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nemesor Imotekh!
An out of breath Nemesor Imotekh 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 385 p4p, 20 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 1174 p4p, 36 weight class). Bjorn Ragnarsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
16 - 3 - 1 |
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnarsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tua lands with a nice body kick.
Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnarsson.
Tua now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tua cracks a nice hook into Ragnarsson's ribs.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick
and Tua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson lands a nice hook to Tua 's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tua . Ragnarsson shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ragnarsson's head.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Tua .
Ragnarsson staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua .
Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tua is looking to clinch.
Tua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick
and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a left hand
and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot.
Tua lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnarsson off balance momentarily.
Ragnarsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tua .
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!
Ragnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tua 's sensitive parts.
Ragnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter the offense by Tua and move into the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Tua .
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.
Ragnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua .
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Tua .
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tua digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tua trying to stall but Ragnarsson improves his position.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tua ! But no joy.
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!
Ragnarsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Tua misses.
Tua loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Tua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Tua .
Tua tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Tua back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tua .
Tua lands an uppercut.
Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Tua 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ragnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnarsson lands with a shot to the body.
Tua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
David Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tua lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up
letting Tua counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Tua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tua throws a body shot but no joy.
Tua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnarsson wants to land a leg kick but Tua is out of range.
Tua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ragnarsson momentarily.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tua .
Tua connects with a solid leg kick.
Tua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson.
Tua tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson lands a nice hook to Tua 's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ragnarsson lands a jab.
A solid body kick from Tua .
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Tua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tua defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Tua checks it.
Tua swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Ragnarsson.
Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Tua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tua connects with the punch.
Jeez, Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tua gets tackled into the cage by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tua .
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tua lands with a right to the head.
Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Tua !
A relieved looking David Tua 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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FIGHT
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