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EMP WW Tourney - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Tessier (ranked 2959 p4p, 355 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 1689 p4p, 227 weight class). McDonald is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Tessier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McDonald 's head backwards.
Tessier moves out of range of the body kick from McDonald .
McDonald jabs Tessier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tessier shoots for a double leg takedown but McDonald sprawls well. He's pushed Tessier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tessier connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tessier.
Tessier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tessier looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tessier lands a lovely overhand right.
Tessier walks into a jab.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tessier wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tessier is trying to control but can't.
Tessier is looking for a sweep. McDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McDonald performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tessier is not content to let McDonald control the position.
Tessier tries to roll over but McDonald keeps him under control.
McDonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, McDonald seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDonald is working for a submission of some sort.
Tessier is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McDonald pulls his head out easily.
McDonald performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tessier wants to get back to full guard.
Tessier manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A good leg kick by Tessier.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tessier enables McDonald to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tessier manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tessier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McDonald seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessier looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McDonald passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, McDonald seems content to control.
Tessier wants to get back to full guard.
McDonald seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tessier wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDonald passes to side control.
Tessier managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McDonald .
McDonald controls the position.
Tessier is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McDonald with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McDonald drops an elbow to the side of Tessier's head.
McDonald wants to control but Tessier is keeping him busy.
McDonald is thwarting Tessier's attempts to control the position.
Tessier tries to roll over but McDonald keeps him under control.
McDonald controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cletus McDonald will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McDonald closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tessier is looking for a sweep.
McDonald taking a breather here.
Tessier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McDonald trying to control the action but Tessier is working from the bottom.
Tessier can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Tessier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cletus McDonald has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tessier takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier is trying to get back to half guard.
McDonald working the head with strikes.
McDonald tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tessier being controlled for a moment.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Tessier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tessier manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tessier actively working from the bottom here.
Tessier is not content to let McDonald control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tessier keeping hold of McDonald 's head, controlling as best he can.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tessier is pressing down on McDonald 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McDonald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McDonald 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McDonald passes into half guard.
McDonald working over Tessier with some ground and pound. Tessier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessier trying to control but McDonald postures up.
McDonald moves nicely into side control.
Tessier tries to buck McDonald off but McDonald is having none of it.
Tessier wants to control but McDonald postures up.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tessier keeps working.
McDonald content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tessier manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McDonald passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tessier regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier is looking to improve his position.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tessier actively working from the bottom here.
McDonald is looking to stall here but Tessier recovers full guard.
McDonald pushes down on Tessier's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tessier tries to roll over but McDonald keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Tessier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tessier throws out the jab.
Tessier motions for McDonald to come forward. Tessier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Tessier as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Tessier misses.
McDonald jabs at Tessier's body.
Tessier misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Tessier.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Tessier moved out of range nicely.
Tessier feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tessier lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessier throws a head kick that misses
and McDonald counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tessier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Tessier.
McDonald lands a left hand.
Tessier lands a shot to the body.
Tessier throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from McDonald .
McDonald has Tessier pushed against the cage.
Tessier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDonald 's defenses.
It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
Tessier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tessier tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Tessier back against the cage.
Tessier gets through McDonald 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tessier misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald slowing the pace effectively.
Tessier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McDonald .
McDonald works on Tessier's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Tessier.
A head punch on the inside from Tessier fails to land.
McDonald is trying to stall.
Tessier blocking some punches.
Tessier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonald is defending well for now.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tessier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tessier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tessier struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Tessier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tessier throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald .
Nice elbow from Tessier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McDonald is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tessier misses with some punches.
Tessier lands a knee to the head.
Tessier swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonald lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tessier gets through McDonald 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tessier backwards.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tessier misses with a punch to the body.
Tessier stops a takedown attempt from McDonald .
Nick Tessier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier digs a right hand underneath McDonald 's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
Tessier scores with a shoulder strike.
Tessier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Tessier.
Tessier misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald gets through Tessier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cletus McDonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessier misses with a punch to the body.
Tessier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McDonald just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tessier working aggressively here.
McDonald pushes Tessier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tessier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tessier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald 's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Tessier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McDonald has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus McDonald !
Our winner, Cletus McDonald , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Assad (ranked 1835 p4p, 226 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 2448 p4p, 306 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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172 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dustin Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tulikoura pinned against the cage. Tulikoura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tulikoura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Assad wants to free his trapped foot but Tulikoura is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tulikoura keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tulikoura is looking to control Assad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tulikoura avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tulikoura is looking for a sweep. Assad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad thows a huge punch but Tulikoura dodges it nicely.
Assad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Assad wants to pass the guard but Tulikoura is defending well.
Assad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tulikoura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Assad trying to pass the guard but Tulikoura defending well.
We've been hearing that Assad has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Assad is trying to work for a kimura but Tulikoura is defending well.
Tulikoura keeping hold of Assad's head, controlling as best he can.
Assad trying to control from half guard but Tulikoura is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Assad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tulikoura controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Assad misses with a head shot. Tulikoura uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tulikoura keeping full guard, as Assad tries to pass.
Assad throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad wants to pass the guard but Tulikoura is keeping the position.
Assad trying to control but Tulikoura is working from the bottom.
Assad looking to sit in guard and control but Tulikoura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Assad controls Tulikoura momentarily but Tulikoura frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tulikoura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Assad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Assad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tulikoura controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura won't allow Assad to sweep him here.
Assad looking for a guillotine here but Tulikoura defends easily.
Assad looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tulikoura puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Assad tries to get to full guard but Tulikoura has control of the leg.
Tulikoura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Assad is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tulikoura is controlling the pace.
Assad wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Assad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Assad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Tulikoura moved out of range.
A slow jab from Tulikoura misses its intended target.
Assad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tulikoura does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Assad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tulikoura enables Assad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tulikoura manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Assad wants to control from the top but Tulikoura keeps moving.
Assad content to stall in guard here.
Tulikoura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Assad's guard.
Assad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulikoura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assad tries to free his leg and advance position but Tulikoura is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulikoura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tulikoura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tulikoura wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Assad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tulikoura is keeping the position for now.
Assad wants to control from the top but Tulikoura keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses.
Tulikoura pulls Assad in close to prevent any damage.
Assad looking to pass the guard.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulikoura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Assad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Assad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tulikoura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dustin Assad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tulikoura is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Assad's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Assad is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tulikoura!
Tulikoura bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tulikoura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Assad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tulikoura defends well.
Tulikoura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tulikoura stacks Assad on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tulikoura!
Assad is looking for a sweep.
Tulikoura slows the pace down.
Assad manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Assad works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assad trying to control but Tulikoura is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Assad dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tulikoura connects with a leg kick. Assad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Assad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tulikoura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assad throws out the jab.
Assad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tulikoura.
Tulikoura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Dustin Assad has been cut.
Tulikoura connects with a nice looking jab.
Good work by Assad as he checks the leg kick.
Assad throws the left hand but Tulikoura avoids the punch easily.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick which misses Assad's front leg but catches the back leg as Assad tries to avoid it.
Tulikoura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Assad's calf.
Assad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tulikoura misses with a hook.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulikoura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Assad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tulikoura. Tulikoura obviously looking to wear him down.
Johannes Tulikoura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assad moves away.
Assad checks the leg kick.
Tulikoura thuds his right hand into Assad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Assad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tulikoura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dustin Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulikoura lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tulikoura lands with a good body shot.
Assad slips a jab from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assad shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tulikoura pinned against the cage. Tulikoura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Assad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick that misses.
Tulikoura throws a body shot but no joy.
Tulikoura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Assad's calf.
Tulikoura dips to his left and cracks Assad with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assad misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Tulikoura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Assad scores with a jab.
Johannes Tulikoura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tulikoura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tulikoura connects with a leg kick. Assad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Assad misses with a takedown
and Tulikoura counters with a thumping low kick.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Assad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Assad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tulikoura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assad's sensitive parts.
Assad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Assad throws a right hand that misses
and Tulikoura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Assad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Assad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tulikoura lands a big right hand that sends Assad crashing to the mat! Tulikoura stays standing though and waves Assad back to his feet!
Assad is rocked!
Assad looks to land a left hand but Tulikoura moved out of range nicely.
Oh Assad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tulikoura.
Assad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assad misses with a hook. Tulikoura ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Tulikoura.
Assad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tulikoura sprawls and moves away.
Tulikoura drops Assad with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Assad looks back up at him and smiles so Tulikoura waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tulikoura has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Assad walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Tulikoura swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johannes Tulikoura!
After the fight, Johannes Tulikoura was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Dustin Assad spoke after the fight, saying 'I am the best BJJ player in the world. I will refine my striking game and be back. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 1123 p4p, 159 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 1019 p4p, 141 weight class). Abel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Express Yourself. 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sideman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sideman pushes Abel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sideman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Sideman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sideman avoids the head kick by Abel.
Abel pushes Sideman up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sideman presses Abel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sideman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Sideman lands with a short shot to the head.
Abel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel working aggressively here.
Abel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sideman misses with a looping right.
Abel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sideman moves into the clinch.
Abel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sideman rushes Abel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel closes the distance and clinches.
Sideman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing Sideman back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Sideman takes a shot to the head.
Abel lands a shoulder strike.
Sideman throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Sideman is trying to break the clinch but Abel is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel staying out of range there.
Abel throws a low kick but Sideman avoids it.
Abel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sideman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Sideman.
Sideman prevents a body shot from Abel.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sideman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sideman.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sideman.
Good body shot from Abel.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel has Sideman pressed against the cage, preventing Sideman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sideman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abel is trying to force a seperation but Sideman has the dominant position.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sideman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Abel.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Sideman wants to clinch.
Sideman wants to clinch.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sideman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman closes the distance and pushes Abel back into the cage.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sideman blocking some punches.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sideman misses with a hook
and Abel counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sideman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sideman takes one to the side of the head.
Abel throws a series of punches but Sideman moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Sideman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sideman misses with a looping left.
As Sideman backs away, Abel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Abel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sideman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sideman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abel doesn't seem bothered though.
Abel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Denny Sideman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch combination from Sideman misses.
Denny Sideman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Sideman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abel looks to land a right hand but Sideman moved out of range.
Abel wants to slow Sideman down by chopping away at his legs.
Sideman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sideman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abel takes the fight into the clinch.
Abel breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman misses with an uppercut.
Sideman throws a right hand that misses
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Sideman - just one landing.
Sideman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abel.
Abel throws a front kick aimed at Sideman's knee but Sideman avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman misses with a left hand
and Abel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abel moves away from the strike by Sideman.
Jab by Abel.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sideman misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a stiff right hand.
Sideman lands an overhand right.
Sideman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sideman throws a big shot that misses.
Abel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sideman throws a series of punches but Abel moves out of range.
Abel throws an off balance right hand
and Sideman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abel takes a swing at Sideman's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel throws a big counter combination but Sideman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sideman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel throws a counter high kick but Sideman was just alert enough to avoid it.
Abel looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
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!
Abel defending well as Sideman loads up on a big left hand.
Abel throws a quick counter head kick but Sideman was just out of range.
Abel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sideman.
Abel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sideman just manages to avoid it.
Sideman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abel drops his hands momentarily and Sideman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sideman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abel tests Sideman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sideman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sideman lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Abel. Those never looked like landing.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch but Abel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abel tries to clinch there but Sideman circles away.
Abel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sideman moves out of range as Abel strikes.
Sideman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abel throws a low kick, looking for Sideman's leg but Sideman calmly moves out of range.
Sideman lands a jab to the head.
Abel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sideman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sideman doesn't seem bothered though.
Sideman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sideman misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sideman.
Sideman blocks a head kick by Abel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sideman lands a nice shot that snaps Abel's head back.
Abel moves away from the strike by Sideman.
Sideman checks a leg kick nicely.
Sideman missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abel gets tackled into the cage by Sideman. Sideman maintains the clinch.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abel lands with a left to the head.
Sideman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abel.
Aristides Abel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sideman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
A shot in the inside from Abel.
Abel lands with a right to the head.
Abel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sideman takes one to the chin there.
Denny Sideman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sideman looks to land a right hand but Abel moved out of range.
Sideman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abel looks to land a left hand but Sideman moved out of range nicely.
Sideman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abel doesn't seem bothered though.
Abel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sideman.
Sideman scores with a hook.
Nice body punch from Sideman.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Abel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sideman throws a right hand that misses
and Abel counters with a thumping low kick.
Abel misses the jab.
Sideman loads up on a big right hand but Abel slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel swings for the body but Sideman moves out of range.
Abel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sideman.
As Sideman looks to move away, Abel throws a big counter combo but Sideman just gets out of the way.
Abel throws a lazy right hand but Sideman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sideman throws a looping overhand right but Abel ducks down to avoid it.
Sideman misses the jab.
Abel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sideman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sideman misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Abel counter with a right hand.
Sideman throws a sloppy body shot
and Abel counters with a stiff right hand.
Sideman scores with a jab to the head.
Sideman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abel.
Sideman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abel throws out the jab.
Sideman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman tests Abel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abel gets tackled into the cage by Sideman. Sideman maintains the clinch.
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!
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abel blocking some punches.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman is trying to maintain a safe position but Abel gets an underhook and turns Sideman into the cage.
Abel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sideman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sideman blocks an uppercut.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Sideman.
Sideman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sideman lands a shoulder strike.
Abel blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Good body shot from Sideman.
Sideman misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sideman.
Sideman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sideman.
Sideman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sideman misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Abel as he connects with a hook.
Sideman blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a head kick but Sideman moves out of range.
Sideman throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Sideman connects with a looping right hand.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sideman.
Sideman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abel throws a quick counter head kick but Sideman was just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sideman fails to land with a series of punches.
Abel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sideman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Abel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sideman.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sideman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Denny Sideman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sideman missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denny Sideman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sideman 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denny Sideman!
Denny Sideman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 293 p4p, 43 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 2111 p4p, 262 weight class). Cobb's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Gallagher has chosen Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Marciano Cobb has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marciano Cobb seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cobb bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallagher's head backwards.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gallagher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gallagher moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobb misses the target.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gallagher digs a good hook to Cobb's body.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gallagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher lands with a shot to the body.
Gallagher throws an off balance right hand
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher cracks Cobb with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallagher defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher thuds his right hand into Cobb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cobb connects with a single shot there.
A low kick from Gallagher misses
and Cobb counters with a nice body shot.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Gallagher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
Gallagher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gallagher throws an off balance right hand
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Gallagher misses.
Cobb lands with an uppercut that bounces Gallagher off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Cobb misses with the combination.
Cobb scores with a three punch combo!
Gallagher misses with a hook.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Cobb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Gallagher.
Gallagher motions for Cobb to come forward. Gallagher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Gallagher slips the punch.
Cobb misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gallagher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallagher throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallagher moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Gallagher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gallagher misses with a double jab
and Cobb counters with a nice body shot.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Cobb is having none of it.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobb counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb moves in looking to clinch but Gallagher pushes him off.
Frank Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Gallagher misses.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher cracks Cobb with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb is looking to counter punch.
Gallagher lands a head shot.
Gallagher tries to bum rush Cobb with a series of wild strikes but Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Cobb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher misses with an elbow over the top.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gallagher doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Gallagher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Cobb moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cobb.
Cobb scores with the left hand. Gallagher knows he should have avoided that one.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallagher can do to turn this around?
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gallagher finds it's way round the side to connect with Cobb's head.
Gallagher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gallagher! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Gallagher misses with a straight right.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cobb.
Gallagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Gallagher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Cobb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cobb digs a good hook to Gallagher's body.
Gallagher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Cobb.
Cobb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb 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.
Cobb connects with a right hand. Gallagher shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb 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.
Gallagher is rocked!
Gallagher throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gallagher is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him?
Gallagher scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallagher.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gallagher! But no joy.
No joy there for Gallagher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallagher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Cobb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gallagher on the side of the head.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Cobb counters with a crisp right that sends Gallagher to the canvas! Cobb follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marciano Cobb!
Marciano Cobb decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Frank Gallagher spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 871 p4p, 44 weight class) and Santosh Nagasaki (ranked 390 p4p, 20 weight class). Nagasaki has chosen Execute Plan: Zombie Butlerian Jihad as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
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139 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Lomachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santosh Nagasaki!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomachenko misses with a hook.
Lomachenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nagasaki to the mat! Nagasaki manages to get full guard.
Lomachenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagasaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nagasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nagasaki has his hands on Lomachenko's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomachenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lomachenko wants to pass the guard but Nagasaki is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagasaki controlling the position.
Lomachenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nagasaki looking to control.
Nagasaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lomachenko's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Lomachenko, not yet.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Lomachenko keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagasaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Lomachenko wants to sweep here but Nagasaki controlling him for the moment.
Nagasaki throwing strikes but missing.
Nagasaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nagasaki distracts Lomachenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lomachenko keeping moving, preventing Nagasaki from controlling successfully.
Nagasaki won't allow Lomachenko to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lomachenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lomachenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Lomachenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nagasaki manages to get himself to full guard.
Nagasaki has Lomachenko pulled in close to control his posture.
Lomachenko preventing the sweep.
Lomachenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lomachenko postures up.
Nagasaki pulls Lomachenko in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomachenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lomachenko.
Nagasaki is trying to keep Lomachenko in close.
Nagasaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lomachenko's guard.
Nagasaki stopping the sweep attempt from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nagasaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nagasaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Lomachenko is retaining full guard.
Nagasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lomachenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lomachenko seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Nagasaki lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nagasaki stands up over Lomachenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lomachenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lomachenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Lomachenko keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lomachenko looking for a guillotine here but Nagasaki defends easily.
Nagasaki wants to pass the guard but Lomachenko is keeping 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 Evgeni Lomachenko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lomachenko missing with a left hand there. Nagasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Nagasaki as Lomachenko shoots in.
The fighters circling - Lomachenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Nagasaki.
Lomachenko misses with a looping left.
Nagasaki defending well as Lomachenko loads up on a big left hand.
Nagasaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lomachenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Nagasaki scores with a three punch combo!
Lomachenko has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lomachenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nagasaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lomachenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nagasaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lomachenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Nagasaki postures up and lands a big shot to Lomachenko's brow.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Lomachenko keeps moving.
Nagasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lomachenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nagasaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nagasaki preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki distracts Lomachenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lomachenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nagasaki works over Lomachenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Nagasaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Nagasaki working some strikes from top position.
Nagasaki passes Lomachenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nagasaki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lomachenko gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki lands a couple of digs.
Nagasaki wants to control from the top but Lomachenko keeps moving.
Nagasaki is in close to Lomachenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nagasaki landing some decent shots from guard.
Nagasaki connects with a couple of short punches.
Nagasaki trying to control but Lomachenko is working from the bottom.
Nagasaki preventing the sweep.
Nagasaki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lomachenko is keeping the position for now.
Lomachenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Nagasaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki drops an elbow to the side of Lomachenko's head.
Lomachenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nagasaki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lomachenko's head.
Lomachenko wants to sweep here but Nagasaki controlling him for the moment.
Nagasaki wants to pass the guard but Lomachenko is keeping the position.
Nagasaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lomachenko tries to buck Nagasaki off but Nagasaki is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santosh Nagasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lomachenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Lomachenko misses with a straight right.
Nagasaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lomachenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Nagasaki misses.
Nagasaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Nagasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lomachenko is rocked!
Lomachenko ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Oh Lomachenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nagasaki misses the jab.
Lomachenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lomachenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Lomachenko misses with a wild body shot.
Nagasaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko takes a swing at Nagasaki's ribcage but misses.
Lomachenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lomachenko misses with a takedown
and Nagasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lomachenko looks for a takedown but Nagasaki sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko takes one to the chin there.
Santosh Nagasaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lomachenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nagasaki pinned against the cage. Nagasaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagasaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lomachenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagasaki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nagasaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nagasaki lands a slapping body shot.
Nagasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lomachenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lomachenko.
Lomachenko misses with a straight right.
Nagasaki misses with a hook.
Nagasaki scores with a nice head shot.
Lomachenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomachenko distracts Nagasaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lomachenko postures up and lands a big shot to Nagasaki's brow.
Nagasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lomachenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lomachenko preventing the sweep.
Nagasaki is adopting a defensive guard.
Nagasaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lomachenko manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko keeping full guard, as Nagasaki tries to pass.
Nagasaki preventing the sweep.
Nagasaki with a nice head shot there.
Lomachenko wants to sweep here but Nagasaki controlling him for the moment.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nagasaki scoring with some ground and pound.
Nagasaki stands up over Lomachenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lomachenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nagasaki defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki landing with the ground and pound.
Nagasaki is in close to Lomachenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nagasaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nagasaki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lomachenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nagasaki tries to roll over but Lomachenko keeps him under control.
Lomachenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nagasaki defending well though.
Lomachenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santosh Nagasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nagasaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santosh Nagasaki!
Our winner, Santosh Nagasaki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corban Storm (ranked 136 p4p, 20 weight class) and Marco Alvado (ranked 764 p4p, 101 weight class). Alvado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ichense Dub. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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174 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado 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.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Storm.
Alvado throws a lazy body kick
so Storm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alvado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Storm is one step ahead there.
Storm throws an elbow that misses. Alvado uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Storm's guard. Nice move by Alvado!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvado is stalling in the full guard.
Storm seems keen to control Alvado's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvado stopping the sweep attempt from Storm.
Storm controls Alvado momentarily but Alvado frees himself.
Alvado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado postures up in Storm's guard and throws a big left but Storm blocks it.
Alvado wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
Storm controls Alvado momentarily but Alvado frees himself.
Alvado controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alvado stands up and waves to Storm to follow him.
A shot to the liver by Storm. Beautiful body shot.
Alvado slips under a jab from Storm.
Alvado throws a low kick, looking for Storm's leg but Storm calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Alvado scores with a jab.
Storm fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvado avoids it really well and circles away.
Storm lunges at Alvado with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvado's hand.
Alvado misses with a hook.
Storm moves out of range as Alvado strikes.
Storm thinks about countering with a body kick.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvado as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Alvado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marco Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm shoots and misses
and Alvado counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Storm is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corban Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm wants to slow Alvado down by chopping away at his legs.
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!
Storm misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Storm.
Corban Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm feints and then cracks Alvado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvado down.
Storm is looking to land body kicks.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvado moves away.
Storm scores with a head kick. Alvado tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvado tries to move into range but Storm moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvado 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.
Storm shoots in and drives through. Alvado sprawls well.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm works Alvado's body with a nice hook.
Storm scores with a jab. Alvado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvado scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Alvado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvado.
Alvado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Storm. That did some damage!
Storm lands a jab to Alvado's midsection.
Storm misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Alvado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alvado thuds his right hand into Storm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Storm wants to land a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvado checks a low kick from Storm.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Storm slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Storm.
Storm lands a nice looking body kick.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Storm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Storm thows a leg kick but Alvado checks it
and Alvado counters with a leg kick.
Alvado lands a nice hook to Storm's body. Storm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Storm misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Storm tries a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Good work by Storm as he checks the leg kick.
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 Corban Storm will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Storm or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvado, which made it look bad.
Alvado only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alvado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Storm lands a slapping body shot.
Storm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Storm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Alvado moves his leg out of the way.
Alvado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm stuns Alvado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvado catches Storm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alvado blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Storm - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvado slips a straight right by Storm.
Storm connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Storm in his tracks.
A slow jab from Storm misses its intended target.
Alvado is trying to counter with his kicks.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alvado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Storm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Storm connects with a crisp jab.
Storm connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Storm.
Alvado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Storm finds it's way round the side to connect with Alvado's head.
Storm lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvado off the cage and back into range.
Storm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alvado's waist but Alvado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Storm off to one side.
Storm fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corban Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Alvado lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Alvado does it's job there.
Storm scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Storm.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvado counters with a solid body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvado 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 Storm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Storm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvado defending well as Storm loads up on a big left hand.
Alvado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Alvado tenderised Storm's leg. Storm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alvado digs a good hook to Storm's body.
Alvado digs a good body shot into Storm's ribs.
Storm looks for the body kick but Alvado saw that one coming.
Alvado scores with the left hand. Storm knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvado takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Storm takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Storm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot lands for Alvado.
An inside leg kick lands from Storm.
Alvado slips under a jab from Storm.
Storm avoids the body shot from Alvado.
Alvado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Storm is out of range and Alvado settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Storm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Storm misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Alvado follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Storm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Storm connects with a looping right hand.
Storm manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alvado on his heels. He'll look to pass Alvado's guard now, I'm sure.
Storm stopping the sweep attempt from Alvado.
Alvado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alvado is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alvado is on top in guard.
Alvado won't allow Storm to sweep him here.
Alvado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado is continuing to stall.
Storm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marco Alvado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Storm has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alvado has passed into side control.
Alvado happy to just control the position for now.
Storm is not content to let Alvado control the position.
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 Corban Storm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Alvado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvado moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Alvado punishes Storm's body with a nice straight punch.
Storm fails with the takedown.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Storm with a body shot.
Alvado slips under a jab.
Alvado throws out a counter right but Storm avoids it with no problem.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alvado takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm misses with a kick to the body.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvado missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corban Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm lands with a cross.
Alvado misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvado.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Storm there.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alvado misses with a straight right.
Storm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvado.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alvado lands with a good body shot.
Alvado misses with a body kick.
Storm misses with a body kick.
Alvado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvado throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvado.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Storm.
Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvado. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Alvado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Alvado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alvado napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alvado wants to control but Storm postures up.
Storm working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alvado wants to control but Storm postures up.
Alvado is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Alvado is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Alvado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Storm wants to control but Alvado is keeping him busy.
Marco Alvado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvado is trying to get back to half guard.
Alvado trying his best to control but Storm has mounted him.
Alvado tries to reverse the position but Storm maintains control.
Storm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Corban Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Storm landing shots from mount.
Storm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvado is looking to escape.
Alvado is desperately trying to improve his position but Storm has a good base and remains in mount.
Alvado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alvado can't escape the position.
Storm putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alvado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corban Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Storm 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corban Storm!
Corban Storm 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hairy Scrotum (ranked 95 p4p, 14 weight class) and Trevor Burrows (ranked 1403 p4p, 180 weight class). Burrows comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Calm - No problem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hairy Scrotum had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hairy Scrotum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trevor Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Burrows. Beautiful body shot.
Burrows closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Scrotum quickly recovers to half guard.
Scrotum looking for submissions off his back.
Burrows working the head and body with strikes.
Scrotum looking for submissions off his back.
Scrotum actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Burrows there.
Burrows works his foot free and advances to mount.
Burrows can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scrotum is looking to escape.
Burrows lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Burrows working the ground and pound effectively.
Scrotum is looking to get to half guard.
Burrows scoring with strikes but Scrotum is staying in there.
Scrotum is wriggling around trying to escape.
Burrows trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scrotum sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Scrotum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burrows pulls his head out easily.
Scrotum looking for submissions off his back.
Scrotum is staying active underneath Burrows, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrotum looking for submissions off his back.
Scrotum looking for submissions off his back.
Scrotum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Burrows has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burrows scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Scrotum?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scrotum working to try and regain half guard.
Scrotum is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Scrotum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Burrows with the ground and pound from mount.
Burrows with a couple of short strikes.
Scrotum is working to get back to half guard.
Burrows is landing with some decent strikes but Scrotum is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Scrotum is rocked!
Scrotum is looking to improve his position but Burrows isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Scrotum is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burrows landing strikes from the mount.
Burrows unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Scrotum wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Burrows celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Burrows!
Trevor Burrows seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 138 p4p, 22 weight class) and Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 264 p4p, 38 weight class). Chen Lo has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Avraam Papadopoulos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timiko Chen Lo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Chen Lo moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Chen Lo misses.
We've been told by Papadopoulos's head coaches at Gym Boiks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chen Lo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Papadopoulos.
Chen Lo dodges the punch combination from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Papadopoulos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chen Lo's head.
A jab from Papadopoulos finds it's way through Chen Lo's defenses.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Chen Lo throws a jab when Papadopoulos was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands with a right hand.
Papadopoulos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice head shot.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chen Lo on the side of the head.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
Chen Lo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Papadopoulos with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a head kick. Chen Lo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Papadopoulos misses.
Chen Lo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Papadopoulos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Chen Lo shakes it off.
Papadopoulos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Papadopoulos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chen Lo misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Papadopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a jab to the head.
Papadopoulos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chen Lo's hands.
Chen Lo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chen Lo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Papadopoulos under the eye.
Papadopoulos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chen Lo's sensitive parts.
Chen Lo misses the body punch
and Papadopoulos counters with a thumping low kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a head kick.
Papadopoulos cracks the inside of Chen Lo's front leg.
Papadopoulos connects with a solid leg kick.
Papadopoulos cracks Chen Lo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chen Lo lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papadopoulos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chen Lo slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
Chen Lo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papadopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Papadopoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen Lo.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Chen Lo controls the action.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Chen Lo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen Lo controls his hands.
Come on Chen Lo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Papadopoulos pushes Chen Lo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Chen Lo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands with a short shot to the head.
Chen Lo misses with some punches.
Chen Lo is leaning against Papadopoulos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chen Lo blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Chen Lo can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen Lo.
Chen Lo breaks the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a nice head kick!
Papadopoulos throws a combination. Chen Lo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chen Lo throws a right and a left that Papadopoulos avoids nicely.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
A nice side step and Chen Lo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Papadopoulos connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen Lo throws a right hand that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos moves out of range of the strikes.
Papadopoulos moves in looking to clinch but Chen Lo pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos'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.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chen Lo.
Papadopoulos throws a head kick that misses.
Papadopoulos cracks Chen Lo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chen Lo misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Papadopoulos.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Papadopoulos sizes up Chen Lo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Papadopoulos throws a looping overhand right but Chen Lo ducks down to avoid it.
Papadopoulos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws a lazy right hand but Papadopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Papadopoulos. That snapped Chen Lo's head back.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Chen Lo lands with an overhand left.
Papadopoulos misses with a low kick.
Chen Lo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Papadopoulos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen Lo.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
Chen Lo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chen Lo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Papadopoulos throws a looping overhand right but Chen Lo ducks down to avoid it.
Chen Lo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Papadopoulos throws out a powerful jab.
Papadopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chen Lo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papadopoulos can pounce on him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chen Lo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Papadopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Chen Lo slips the punch.
Papadopoulos lands a jab.
Papadopoulos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Papadopoulos is just out of range.
Papadopoulos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Papadopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Chen Lo misses.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chen Lo is looking for the big counter here.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos misses with a body kick.
Papadopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chen Lo momentarily.
Good exchange - Papadopoulos coming out on top.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chen Lo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chen Lo blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Chen Lo digs a right hand underneath Papadopoulos's ribcage. Papadopoulos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chen Lo's elbow.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Chen Lo avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Chen Lo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Papadopoulos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chen Lo can turn it around.
Chen Lo blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos presses Chen Lo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chen Lo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chen Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chen Lo's elbow.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chen Lo can do to turn this around?
Chen Lo tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo tries to throw a body punch but Papadopoulos avoids it by throwing Chen Lo back against the cage.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Chen Lo avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chen Lo's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a hook that snaps the head of Chen Lo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen Lo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Chen Lo avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen Lo can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
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!
Papadopoulos lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avraam Papadopoulos'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!
Papadopoulos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chen Lo.
Avraam Papadopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
Papadopoulos is looking to clinch but Chen Lo is avoiding it.
It seemed like Chen Lo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen Lo.
Chen Lo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Papadopoulos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Papadopoulos's ribcage but misses.
Papadopoulos lands with a kick to the temple. Chen Lo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Papadopoulos scores with a jab.
Papadopoulos misses with a leg kick.
Chen Lo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Papadopoulos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
Papadopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos wants to slow Chen Lo down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a left to the body.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab. Chen Lo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Papadopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Chen Lo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Papadopoulos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chen Lo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chen Lo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch up but Chen Lo circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos catches Chen Lo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Papadopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papadopoulos looks to land a right hand but Chen Lo moved out of range.
Timiko Chen Lo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo looks to throw the jab but Papadopoulos is out of range.
Papadopoulos throws a solid leg kick but Chen Lo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Papadopoulos.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papadopoulos moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Papadopoulos as he connects with a hook.
Chen Lo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chen Lo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos tried to score with a low kick but Chen Lo checks it.
Chen Lo checks the leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Chen Lo.
Papadopoulos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chen Lo.
Papadopoulos tests Chen Lo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Papadopoulos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Papadopoulos scores with a body shot.
Chen Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papadopoulos throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Papadopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Papadopoulos catches Chen Lo right on the button with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papadopoulos.
A head kick from Papadopoulos lands but Chen Lo takes it in his stride.
Chen Lo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Papadopoulos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Papadopoulos throws a shot from downtown. Chen Lo moves away and avoids it.
Chen Lo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papadopoulos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Papadopoulos misses its target.
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!
Papadopoulos scores with a leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a nice hook to Chen Lo's body. Chen Lo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chen Lo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Papadopoulos fakes the leg kick and cracks Chen Lo in the body.
Papadopoulos misses with a few strikes there.
Chen Lo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
Chen Lo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab. Chen Lo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Papadopoulos throws a nice looking combination but Chen Lo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Chen Lo moved out of range nicely.
Papadopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papadopoulos 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
An out of breath Avraam Papadopoulos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Timiko Chen Lo had this to say: 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lito Alcala (ranked 108 p4p, 7 weight class) and Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 139 p4p, 10 weight class). Yodsawan Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lito Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Alcala does no damage.
Alcala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alcala there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Alcala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Alcala misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Alcala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Alcala moves out of range.
Lito Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcala throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Alcala misses with a straight right.
Alcala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alcala is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Alcala.
Alcala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Alcala.
Alcala swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Alcala in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alcala lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alcala catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alcala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alcala throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Alcala moves out of range.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Alcala connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Alcala misses the target.
Alcala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alcala swings widly with a right hand
and Alcala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Alcala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, jab by Alcala - just one landing.
Alcala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Alcala misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Alcala moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Alcala tried to counter with a leg kick but Sitsongrit avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Alcala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alcala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
Alcala misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Alcala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Alcala does it's job there.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alcala.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alcala.
Alcala looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Alcala scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alcala throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Alcala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Alcala throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Alcala.
Alcala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Alcala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alcala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alcala misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alcala.
Alcala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alcala lands with a nice combination. Sitsongrit backs away looking to recover.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Alcala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alcala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alcala misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Alcala's shoulder, as Alcala tries to avoid the shot.
Alcala looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Alcala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alcala backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
Alcala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Alcala misses the jab.
Alcala misses with a body shot.
Alcala throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Alcala throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alcala misses with a looping right.
Alcala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Alcala misses.
Alcala misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alcala ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Alcala misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Alcala misses.
Sitsongrit replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alcala blocks it well.
Alcala lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alcala lands with an overhand left.
Alcala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Alcala tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alcala lands a lovely overhand right.
Alcala misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Alcala misses the target.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alcala delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala misses with a low kick.
Lito Alcala is winning the standup battle so far.
Alcala thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alcala misses with an uppercut.
Alcala misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Alcala throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Alcala backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alcala misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Alcala misses with a hook.
Alcala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit cracks Alcala with an open hand slap.
Alcala looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit defending well as Alcala loads up on a big left hand.
Alcala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sitsongrit might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alcala has got the better of the exchanges.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Alcala's head.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcala moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcala connects with a single shot there.
Alcala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alcala lands a lovely overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Alcala as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit defending well as Alcala loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Alcala lands a head shot.
Alcala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Alcala scores with a head kick. Sitsongrit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alcala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcala.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Alcala throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alcala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alcala thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Alcala misses with a looping left.
Alcala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Alcala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
A little feinted left hand from Alcala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alcala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alcala.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Alcala lands with an overhand left.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Alcala tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcala blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit sizes up Alcala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alcala misses with a straight right.
A jab from Alcala misses.
Alcala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Alcala had a free shot at his head there.
Alcala lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alcala.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alcala.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Alcala misses.
Alcala tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Alcala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Alcala misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Alcala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alcala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alcala throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Alcala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Alcala throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Alcala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alcala lands the left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Alcala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alcala ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Alcala waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Alcala counter with a right hand.
Alcala connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alcala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alcala.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alcala.
Alcala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Alcala as he connects with a hook.
Alcala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Alcala.
Alcala punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alcala.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcala.
Alcala slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Alcala ducked under it nicely.
Alcala appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alcala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Lito Alcala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Alcala backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alcala lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcala connects with a leg kick. Sitsongrit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alcala misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Alcala misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Alcala moved out of range.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Alcala's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Alcala misses.
Alcala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alcala keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alcala. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Alcala counters with a right hand to the body.
Alcala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Alcala moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alcala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alcala throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alcala to score with a decent uppercut.
Alcala looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Alcala coming out on top.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Alcala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alcala throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Alcala finds it's target.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alcala throws a series of strikes that have Sitsongrit backpedaling.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Alcala checks it.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Alcala.
Alcala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alcala was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Alcala moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcala connects with a solid leg kick.
Alcala connects with a crisp jab.
Alcala scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lito Alcala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alcala 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lito Alcala!
Lito Alcala decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dai Zexi (ranked 322 p4p, 49 weight class) and Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 301 p4p, 43 weight class). Zexi comes to the cage accompanied by BRADIO-Flyers. Dai Zexi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dai Zexi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zexi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gorbachenko looks to throw the jab but Zexi is out of range.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Gorbachenko misses
and Zexi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gorbachenko's guard.
Gorbachenko pulls Zexi in close to prevent any damage.
Zexi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zexi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zexi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gorbachenko is trying to keep Zexi in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zexi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gorbachenko's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorbachenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Gorbachenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zexi is looking to work some ground and pound but Gorbachenko has wrist control.
Gorbachenko pulls Zexi in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko controls Zexi momentarily but Zexi frees himself.
Zexi postures up and lands a big shot to Gorbachenko's brow.
Zexi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zexi throwing strikes from guard but Gorbachenko blocks nicely.
Gorbachenko wants to get back to his feet but Zexi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zexi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zexi wants to control from the top but Gorbachenko keeps moving.
Zexi pushes down on Gorbachenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zexi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gorbachenko to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko keeping moving, preventing Zexi from controlling successfully.
Gorbachenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zexi looking to sit in guard and control but Gorbachenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gorbachenko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zexi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zexi keeping moving, preventing Gorbachenko from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zexi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zexi controls Gorbachenko momentarily but Gorbachenko frees himself.
Zexi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gorbachenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Gorbachenko wants to sweep here but Zexi controlling him for the moment.
Gorbachenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zexi.
Gorbachenko is adopting a defensive guard.
Zexi looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gorbachenko is controlling Zexi's posture.
Gorbachenko is looking to sweep but instead, Zexi has passed into half guard.
Zexi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gorbachenko to regain full guard.
Zexi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gorbachenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zexi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gorbachenko working a defensive guard here.
Gorbachenko keeping moving, preventing Zexi from controlling successfully.
Gorbachenko wants to get back to his feet but Zexi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Zexi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy left from Gorbachenko finds it's target.
Zexi shoots in and drives through. Gorbachenko sprawls well.
Zexi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Gorbachenko.
Zexi looks to land a right hand but Gorbachenko moved out of range.
Gorbachenko clobbers Zexi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gorbachenko leaves Zexi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zexi looks to land a right hand but Gorbachenko moved out of range.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot.
Zexi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorbachenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorbachenko scores with a nice head shot.
Gorbachenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zexi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gorbachenko swivels and escapes.
Zexi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dai Zexi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zexi shoots in for a double leg but Gorbachenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorbachenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Zexi.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko with a jab.
Gorbachenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorbachenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorbachenko thuds his shin into the meat of Zexi's side.
Gorbachenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Gorbachenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gorbachenko wants to clinch.
Zexi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gorbachenko sprawls well. Gorbachenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zexi gets slowly back to his feet.
Zexi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zexi throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorbachenko.
Zexi lands a jab to the head.
Zexi misses with a hook to the body
and Gorbachenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko jabs Zexi right on the nose. Zexi blinks but takes it well.
Gorbachenko tests Zexi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zexi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gorbachenko circles away.
Gorbachenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zexi sizes up Gorbachenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zexi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gorbachenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zexi walks into a jab.
Gorbachenko lands a jab to Zexi's midsection.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch but Zexi moves out of range.
Gorbachenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gorbachenko punishes Zexi's body with a nice straight punch.
Gorbachenko lands a slapping body shot.
Gorbachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gorbachenko scores with a hook.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorbachenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zexi throws a lazy right hand but Gorbachenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gorbachenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko ducks under a wild hook from Zexi.
Zexi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gorbachenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Zexi misses its intended target.
Zexi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gorbachenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Zexi should have avoided that one.
Gorbachenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zexi.
Zexi misses with a wild body shot.
Zexi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gorbachenko slips a straight right by Zexi.
Gorbachenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zexi under the eye.
Gorbachenko scores with a shot to the body.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch but Zexi moves out of range.
Gorbachenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Gorbachenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Zexi. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorbachenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zexi's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko throws out a powerful jab.
Gorbachenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gorbachenko connects with a body shot that sends Zexi's belly button to the back.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zexi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gorbachenko.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zexi.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Zexi's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko throws a body punch but Zexi moves out of range.
Gorbachenko throws an off balance right hand
letting Zexi counter with a right hand.
Gorbachenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Zexi.
Zexi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zexi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zexi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gorbachenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zexi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gorbachenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoly Gorbachenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Zexi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zexi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zexi misses with an uppercut
and Gorbachenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Zexi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gorbachenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gorbachenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zexi moves out of range as Gorbachenko strikes.
Gorbachenko throws an off balance right hand
and Zexi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gorbachenko won't be happy with that.
Gorbachenko is looking to reverse the position.
Gorbachenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Gorbachenko is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zexi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zexi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gorbachenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gorbachenko sneaks back into half guard.
Gorbachenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gorbachenko tries to roll over but Zexi keeps him under control.
Zexi is stalling here. Gorbachenko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zexi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gorbachenko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gorbachenko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gorbachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zexi moves away.
Zexi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zexi takes a swing at Gorbachenko's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Gorbachenko is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zexi connects with a body shot that sends Gorbachenko's belly button to the back.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gorbachenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Zexi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Gorbachenko misses its intended target.
Gorbachenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zexi is defended easily by Gorbachenko.
Zexi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gorbachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorbachenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zexi's hands.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot.
Zexi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zexi is controlling him.
Gorbachenko has control of Zexi's left arm, preventing Zexi from doing any damage.
Zexi distracts Gorbachenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gorbachenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Zexi trying to control but Gorbachenko is working from the bottom.
Gorbachenko pulls Zexi in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gorbachenko is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Gorbachenko the control monster continue. Boring.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zexi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zexi slips under a jab.
Zexi is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Zexi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachenko misses with a wild body shot.
Zexi with a poor takedown
and Gorbachenko counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dai Zexi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zexi is defended easily by Gorbachenko.
Zexi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zexi throws the left hand but Gorbachenko avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoly Gorbachenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gorbachenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoly Gorbachenko!
After winning the bout, Anatoly Gorbachenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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