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JBL Summer Madness Supremacy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Queen Tamar (ranked 2049 p4p, 206 weight class) and Manny Perez (ranked 2855 p4p, 265 weight class). Tamar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Super Sako. Manny Perez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Queen Tamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez misses with an uppercut.
Tamar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perez misses with a body shot
and Tamar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tamar connects with a single shot there.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Tamar.
Tamar misses with a straight right.
Tamar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamar.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tamar.
Tamar is looking to counter punch.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tamar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tamar looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Tamar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
Tamar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tamar lands a lovely overhand right.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamar moves away.
Tamar has a takedown stuffed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tamar.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Jab, jab by Tamar - just one landing.
Tamar throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Perez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perez.
Tamar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Perez to the mat! Perez manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tamar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Perez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Perez wants to get back to his feet but Tamar passes into half guard.
Tamar lands strikes from half guard.
Perez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Perez is looking to escape.
Well, if Tamar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez is trying to stand.
Tamar uses his free foot to push down on Perez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Perez.
Perez tries to buck Tamar off but he can't manage it.
Tamar looking to control but Perez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tamar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Perez is trying to stand up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tamar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Perez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Tamar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tamar moves away from the strike by Perez.
A little feinted left hand from Tamar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Tamar misses.
Tamar ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Perez misses the jab.
Tamar connects with a looping right hand.
Tamar moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Tamar's shoulder, as Tamar tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez cracks Tamar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tamar looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Tamar ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamar. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamar throws a lazy uppercut
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
Tamar blocks a jab.
Tamar misses with a looping left.
Manny Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Tamar slips the punch.
Tamar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Perez misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perez, as that shot connected.
Tamar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Tamar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Queen Tamar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perez throws a looping overhand right but Tamar ducks down to avoid it.
Tamar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tamar.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamar.
Perez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamar was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Manny Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perez avoids the body shot from Tamar.
Tamar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Perez!
Tamar trying to control the position but Perez is working away.
Perez tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
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!
Perez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tamar trying to control but Perez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Perez bucks Tamar off and manages to get back to his feet!
Perez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tamar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Tamar moved out of range nicely.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Tamar with a poor takedown
and Perez counters with a nice body shot.
Perez lands a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tamar is defended easily by Perez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tamar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez moves out of range as Tamar strikes.
Tamar misses the jab.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Tamar.
Perez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tamar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perez slips a jab from Tamar.
Perez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perez throws a jab when Tamar was well out of range.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez throws a right and a left that Tamar avoids nicely.
Perez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tamar counters with a nice uppercut.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Perez. No joy for Tamar on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Queen Tamar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamar misses with a body shot.
Perez throws out a counter right but Tamar avoids it with no problem.
Tamar lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Perez. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tamar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tamar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Perez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Perez wants to stand and escape but Tamar is having none of it.
Tamar stands up over Perez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tamar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tamar stops Perez from getting back to his feet.
Tamar content to control rather than advance.
Perez is staying active underneath Tamar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
Tamar trying to control the action but Perez is working from the bottom.
Tamar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez pushes Tamar off looking to stand but Tamar dives back in and keeps control.
Perez has one foot on Tamar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Perez moves out of range as Tamar strikes.
Perez throws a body punch but Tamar moves out of range.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamar.
A jab from Perez misses.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Perez misses.
Perez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Tamar misses with a straight right.
Tamar moves away from the strike by Perez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Perez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The crowd cheers as Tamar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perez doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamar.
Perez connects with a body shot that sends Tamar's belly button to the back.
Tamar misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Tamar fails to land.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tamar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tamar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tamar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perez's head.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tamar throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamar has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamar tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tamar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tamar wants a takedown.
Tamar prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Perez finds it's target.
Tamar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamar thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Tamar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Tamar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perez throws a hook but Tamar blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tamar misses the target.
Tamar throws out a powerful jab.
Tamar dives in for a single leg takedown but Perez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tamar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamar throws a hook but Perez blocks it.
Tamar ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Tamar slips the punch.
Tamar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Tamar moves into the clinch.
Tamar gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Tamar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez pushes Tamar off looking to stand but Tamar dives back in and keeps control.
Tamar is keen to just control but Perez is a slippery customer.
Tamar prevents Perez from standing back up.
Tamar passes to side control.
Perez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tamar is controlling him well.
Tamar is looking to take a break and control but Perez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tamar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Perez is not content to let Tamar control the position.
Perez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
A jab from Perez misses.
Tamar throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Tamar misses with a hook. Perez ducked under it nicely.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Tamar counters with a nice uppercut.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Tamar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez pushes Tamar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tamar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Perez sprawls well initially but Tamar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tamar stops Perez from getting back to his feet.
Perez is not content to let Tamar control the position.
Perez is looking to get back to is feet but Tamar passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Queen Tamar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tamar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Queen Tamar!
Our winner, Queen Tamar, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Haley Herzog Hearn (ranked 2804 p4p, 293 weight class) and Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 2871 p4p, 296 weight class). Arnoldas Sireika has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Haley Herzog Hearn's chin.
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199 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haley Herzog Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnoldas Sireika!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sireika scores with a head kick. Herzog Hearn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sireika sizes up Herzog Hearn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sireika scores with a decent looking hook.
Sireika cracks Herzog Hearn with an open hand slap.
Herzog Hearn throws a hook to the side of Sireika's head but Sireika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Herzog Hearn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sireika counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sireika.
Sireika comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Herzog Hearn scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Arnoldas Sireika has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Herzog Hearn misses.
Sireika doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Herzog Hearn takes one to the side of the head.
Sireika has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sireika tries to clinch but Herzog Hearn is having none of it.
A big right from Herzog Hearn misses.
Sireika scores with a jab.
Sireika has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sireika scores with a shot to the side of Herzog Hearn's head.
A short right from Sireika on the inside.
Sireika avoids a wild elbow strike from Herzog Hearn.
Herzog Hearn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sireika defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Herzog Hearn.
Herzog Hearn keeps the fight on the outside.
Sireika jabs Herzog Hearn right on the nose. Herzog Hearn blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog Hearn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sireika's half guard.
Sireika avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Herzog Hearn.
Sireika is controlling Herzog Hearn's trapped leg to prevent Herzog Hearn from advancing to side control.
Herzog Hearn prevents Sireika from improving his position.
Herzog Hearn controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog Hearn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sireika defending well though.
Sireika is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Herzog Hearn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sireika blocking the ground and pound.
Sireika avoids a series of strikes thrown by Herzog Hearn.
Herzog Hearn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog Hearn throwing strikes here but Sireika is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Herzog Hearn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sireika is looking to escape.
Sireika wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Herzog Hearn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herzog Hearn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sireika because Herzog Hearn loaded up on that one.
Herzog Hearn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sireika is surviving well by controlling Herzog Hearn's body position as best he can.
Herzog Hearn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sireika because Herzog Hearn loaded up on that one.
Sireika really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Herzog Hearn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sireika wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Herzog Hearn.
Herzog Hearn tries to control but Sireika wriggling away.
Sireika tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Herzog Hearn controlling his opponent.
Herzog Hearn swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sireika is now in Herzog Hearn's guard. A big mistake from Herzog Hearn there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnoldas Sireika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sireika lands a body shot.
Sireika lands a high kick!
Herzog Hearn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sireika but Sireika pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Herzog Hearn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sireika as he jumps to the side.
Sireika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Herzog Hearn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sireika circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haley Herzog Hearn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herzog Hearn shoots in looking for a takedown. Sireika tries to sprawl out of it but Herzog Hearn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sireika manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sireika lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arnoldas Sireika seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herzog Hearn instigates a clinch.
Herzog Hearn avoiding damage as Sireika throws knees to the body.
Sireika blocks an elbow strike.
Sireika blocks a body shot from Herzog Hearn.
Sireika working Herzog Hearn over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sireika stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sireika on the inside.
Knees to the body from Sireika.
Sireika lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sireika lands with a short shot to the head.
Sireika throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Sireika.
Sireika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sireika lands a nice knee to the body.
Sireika lands a nice uppercut.
Sireika throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sireika lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Herzog Hearn backwards.
Herzog Hearn avoiding damage as Sireika throws knees to the body.
Herzog Hearn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sireika has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sireika.
Sireika lands with a right to the head.
Arnoldas Sireika seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sireika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Sireika on the inside.
Sireika trying to land knees to the body.
Sireika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Herzog Hearn is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sireika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Herzog Hearn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sireika lands with a short shot to the head.
Sireika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Herzog Hearn.
Sireika is working Herzog Hearn over against the cage.
Good body shot from Sireika.
Sireika misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sireika.
Sireika is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sireika pushes Herzog Hearn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Herzog Hearn seems to have got his legs back now.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Herzog Hearn is defending well for now.
Sireika lands an elbow inside that Herzog Hearn shrugs off.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Herzog Hearn is defending well for now.
Sireika blocks an elbow strike.
Sireika landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Herzog Hearn avoids it.
Sireika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Herzog Hearn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sireika.
Sireika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sireika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sireika lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sireika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Herzog Hearn's brow.
Sireika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sireika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Herzog Hearn's brow.
Herzog Hearn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Sireika blocks an elbow strike.
Herzog Hearn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sireika missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sireika creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sireika.
Sireika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Herzog Hearns head.
Sireika lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Haley Herzog Hearn has been cut.
Herzog Hearn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Herzog Hearn avoids the damage to the body.
Sireika lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Sireika.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sireika pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Herzog Hearn! Sireika unloads with more strikes and Herzog Hearn sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnoldas Sireika!
A pretty intense looking Arnoldas Sireika took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Soren Bak (ranked 2649 p4p, 250 weight class) and Paavo Masala (ranked 2727 p4p, 258 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Soren Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavo Masala!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masala looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bak!
Masala postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Masala creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Masala cracks Bak with a big right hand but Bak just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bak's coaches at JAG Battle Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Masala working the ground and pound but Bak is defending the strikes.
Masala cracks Bak with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bak has one of Masala's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Masala is chipping away with strikes.
Masala in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Masala throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Masala landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Masala fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bak is rocked!
Masala is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Bak is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masala landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Masala lands some shots froms side control.
Bak trying to remain calm as Masala controls from the top position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Masala working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Masala in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bak looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Masala turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Masala!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tracy Minaj (ranked 1753 p4p, 229 weight class) and Adel Sadeq (ranked 2672 p4p, 305 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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27
181 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tracy Minaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adel Sadeq!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadeq throws out a loose jab but Minaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadeq staying out of range there.
Adel Sadeq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadeq throws an overhand right that lands on Minaj's shoulder, as Minaj tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sadeq 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sadeq throws a hook to the side of Minaj's head but Minaj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sadeq has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Minaj throws out a loose jab but Sadeq uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minaj throws an overhand right that lands on Sadeq's shoulder, as Sadeq tries to avoid the shot.
Sadeq avoids the body shot from Minaj.
Sadeq throws the left hand but Minaj avoids the punch easily.
Minaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sadeq was well out of range. Poor timing from Minaj.
Sadeq throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minaj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Minaj's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sadeq under the eye.
Sadeq steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minaj.
Minaj lands with a straight right. Sadeq didn't see that one coming.
Minaj slips a straight right by Sadeq.
Minaj staying out of range there.
Minaj tries to clinch there but Sadeq circles away.
A big right from Sadeq misses.
Minaj swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sadeq throws a jab when Minaj was well out of range.
Sadeq looks to land a right hand but Minaj moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minaj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sadeq.
Minaj rushes Sadeq and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Minaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Sadeq.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minaj misses with a body punch.
Minaj breaks the clinch.
Sadeq throws a jab when Minaj was well out of range.
Sadeq displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minaj throws out the jab.
Minaj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sadeq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minaj misses with a wild body shot.
Minaj misses the shot to the body.
Sadeq avoids the body shot from Minaj.
A jab from Minaj misses.
A big left from Sadeq misses.
Minaj scores with the left hand. Sadeq knows he should have avoided that one.
Sadeq scores with a jab to the head.
Sadeq on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sadeq is rocked!
Minaj drops Sadeq with a huge uppercut! Sadeq drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Minaj is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tracy Minaj!
Our winner, Tracy Minaj, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 1467 p4p, 183 weight class) and Kill Monger (ranked 1524 p4p, 194 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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22
182 lbs
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186 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Monger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monger tries to clinch
and Monger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Kill Monger has been cut.
Monger fails with a takedown attempt.
Monger tries a head kick but it misses.
Monger closes the distance and pushes Curtis back into the cage.
Monger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Curtis blocks it with crossed arms.
Monger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curtis avoids it.
Monger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Curtis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monger prevents Curtis from breaking the clinch.
Monger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Curtis avoids it.
Monger tries to score a body lock takedown but Curtis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Curtis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Curtis works on Monger's body with a couple of short punches.
Monger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Curtis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curtis is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monger.
Monger looks winded!
Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Monger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Curtis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Monger fails with the takedown
and Curtis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Topher Curtis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kill Monger.
Monger circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Curtis. Monger falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Curtis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Topher Curtis!
A victorious Topher Curtis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Hide (ranked 1249 p4p, 159 weight class) and Roy Roach (ranked 2846 p4p, 294 weight class). Hide comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Roach!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach throws a series of punches but Hide avoids them all with ease.
Roach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Hide finds it's target.
Hide slips a jab from Roach.
Roach throws an off balance right hand
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roy Roach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hide dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Hide's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Roach.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roach was well out of range. Poor timing from Hide.
It seemed like Roach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hide drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hide scores with a hook.
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!
Hide takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hide wants to land a leg kick but Roach is out of range.
Roach loads up on a big right hand but Hide slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Hide misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roach throws a big shot that misses.
Roach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hide.
Roach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Roach takes a swing at Hide's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roach.
Hide throws a hook but Roach blocks it.
Hide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hide moves into the clinch.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Roach.
Hide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roachs head.
Roach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hide.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roach tries to break the clinch but Hide is controlling the position.
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Hide stalls.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Roach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roach throws a lazy uppercut
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hide catches Roach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hide finds it's way round the side to connect with Roach's head.
Hide shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roach napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hide in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Hide crashes against the mat.
Hide throws an elbow but Roach slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hide 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hide controlling his opponent.
Hide looking to ground and pound but Roach is blocking nicely.
Hide punching from mount but Roach doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Roach 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.
Hide missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hide content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Roach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hide. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hide throwing shots but Roach is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach gets back to full guard.
Hide throws an elbow that misses. Roach uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hide's guard. Nice move by Roach!
Roach trying to control but Hide is working from the bottom.
Roach won't allow Hide to sweep him here.
Roach stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hide swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Hide dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hide misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roach stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hide fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roach is out of range.
Hide looks to clinch
and Roach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from Roach.
A counter left hand to the body from Hide misses its target.
Hide's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roach connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hide scrambles back to his feet.
Roach throws a hook to the side of Hide's head but Hide sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hide tries to close the distance and clinch but Roach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Hide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roach misses with a body shot
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach takes a swing at Hide's ribcage but misses.
Hide scores with a shot to the body.
Hide looks to land a right hand but Roach moved out of range.
Hide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Hide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roach can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Hide.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach throws a jab but it's blocked by Hide.
Roach misses with a hook.
Hide tries to counter by clinching up but Roach breaks away and moves out of range.
Roach misses with a body punch
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roach misses with a body punch
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Roach misses the jab.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roach throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Hide. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hide.
Hide throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hide lands a jab to Roach's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hide darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roach misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roach swings for the body but Hide moves out of range.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Hide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hide closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roach takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hide stalling against the cage.
Hide taking a breather.
Roach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide lands with a right to the head.
Roach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roach is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
Hide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roach stalling in the clinch but Hide improves position.
Hide scores with a shot to the side of Roach's head.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hide.
Roach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide prevents a body shot from Roach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roach.
Roach has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hide displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roach up against the cage.
Roach breaks the clinch.
Hide misses with a wild combination.
Roach swings widly with a right hand
and Hide counters with a left to the body.
Roach looks to land a right hand but Hide moved out of range.
Roach cracks a nice hook into Hide's ribs.
Roach misses with a body shot.
Hide fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roy Roach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide throws a leg kick
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roach tries to bum rush Hide with a series of wild strikes but Hide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roach connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hide. Hide circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hide appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hide clinches up against the cage.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Roach won't want to take too many of those.
Roach is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roach misses with some punches.
Roach misses with some punches.
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Hide.
Roach blocks a body shot from Hide.
Hide lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Roach fails to land.
Roach has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Hide dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Roach misses with a body shot.
Hide closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roach misses with a hook
and Hide counters with a nice body shot.
Roach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hide manages to avoid it.
Roach throws a hook but Hide blocks it.
Roach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hide tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roach is able to avoid easily.
Roach lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Roach finds it's way through Hide's defenses.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Roach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach misses with a looping left.
Hide drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Roach misses.
Hide tests Roach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hide darts in and clinches Roach up against the cage.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Roach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hide lands a shoulder strike.
Hide holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Roach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Roach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Hide.
Hide pushes Roach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Hide - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hide is looking to control Roach's arms but Roach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hide has his back to the cage.
Hide presses Roach against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide.
Roach managing to block the knees to the body from Hide.
Roach is trying to break the clinch but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hide prevents a body shot from Roach.
Roach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hide or not.
Hide keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roach's efforts to push away.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hide is struggling to control the position.
Hide just leaning against Roach, taking a breather.
Hide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raphael Hide has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hide is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roach's elbow.
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Roach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hide blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Roach's ribcage.
Roach scores with a shot to the side of Hide's head.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Roach tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide digs a right hand underneath Roach's ribcage. Roach let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide is struggling to control the position.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Roy Roach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hide is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roach is keeping busy.
Roach tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Roach letting Hide take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Hide.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide lands with a light punch inside.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hide cracks Roach with a nice body shot.
Hide has Roach pushed against the cage.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Roach blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Hide.
A short left from Hide.
Roach is trying to push Hide away but Hide has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hide misses with a body punch.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Roach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roach throws a lazy right hand but Hide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hide.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hide 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 740 p4p, 104 weight class) and Robin Olsen (ranked 1295 p4p, 178 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Atrevete te. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Olsen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benedetti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olsen somewhat.
Olsen tries for a takedown but Benedetti circles away easily
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Robin Olsen has been cut.
Olsen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benedetti is fending him off so far but Olsen persists. Nope, Benedetti circles away and we're back to standing.
Claudio Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Olsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti gets caught napping as Olsen dives in and scores a takedown. Benedetti manages to retain guard.
Olsen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Benedetti looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Benedetti looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Benedetti!
Olsen throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Olsen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Olsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benedetti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Olsen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Benedetti is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Olsen can't escape the position.
Benedetti controlling the position easily from mount.
Olsen can't escape the position.
Benedetti controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen regains half guard.
Olsen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Benedetti seems content to control.
Olsen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benedetti pulls his head out easily.
Olsen wants to improve his position but Benedetti is controlling well.
Benedetti moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Olsen.
Olsen tries to bench press Benedetti off him but Benedetti keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti taking a breather here.
Olsen tries to improve position but can't.
Benedetti just content to control the position.
Olsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benedetti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Olsen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Benedetti tries to move to mount but Olsen blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benedetti has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Benedetti prevents Olsen from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti controlling from the full mount.
Olsen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Benedetti controlling from mount.
Olsen is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedetti controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Olsen's cut.
That's time! Benedetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benedetti has managed to clinch.
Benedetti prevents the takedown attempt.
Olsen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benedetti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Olsen has Benedetti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benedetti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Claudio Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Olsen.
Olsen goes for a takedown attempt but Benedetti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Olsen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benedetti is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olsen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benedetti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Olsen! Benedetti lets Olsen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Benedetti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Olsen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benedetti.
Olsen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benedetti moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Olsen looking for a takedown.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Olsen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Benedetti desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benedetti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benedetti looking for a sweep. Not yet Benedetti, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Olsen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Olsen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Benedetti struggling a bit here.
Olsen tries for a kimura but Benedetti is defending well.
Benedetti tries to improve position but can't.
What's Benedetti going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Benedetti gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Olsen seems to be looking for submissions.
Robin Olsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benedetti is holding on to half guard well.
Olsen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Olsen is looking for a kimura but Benedetti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Olsen to get the leverage.
Olsen seems to be working for a kimura but Benedetti defends the submission attempt.
Benedetti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Olsen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Benedetti looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Benedetti looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Benedetti!
Olsen is letting Benedetti control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Benedetti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robin Olsen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
No luck for Olsen with that takedown attempt.
Claudio Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Olsen.
Benedetti is looking to counter the offense by Olsen and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen with a poor takedown
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Claudio Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Olsen.
Olsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen fails with the takedown
and Benedetti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Olsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Olsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Olsen misses with a takedown attempt - Benedetti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olsen feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benedetti sprawls well. Benedetti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Olsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Olsen fails with the takedown
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Robin Olsen's cut even more.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Olsen in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benedetti circles away.
Olsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benedetti pinned against the cage. Benedetti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benedetti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Olsen dives in and grabs Benedetti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benedetti pushes down on Olsen's head and hops out.
Benedetti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olsen.
Benedetti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
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.
Olsen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
Olsen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A cross from Benedetti lands.
Olsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benedetti cracks the inside of Olsen's front leg.
Robin Olsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Olsen if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Claudio Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benedetti 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claudio Benedetti!
Claudio Benedetti gave a mention to UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 821 p4p, 49 weight class) and Distant Thunder (ranked 1428 p4p, 83 weight class). Thunder has chosen Who Set The World On Fire as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Excellent 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Slammy Neckbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Distant Thunder!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neckbreaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Distant Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder throws a body shot but no joy.
Neckbreaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Neckbreaker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thunder - the referee stops the clock and Neckbreaker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thunder. Neckbreaker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Neckbreaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunder throws a lazy uppercut
and Neckbreaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neckbreaker.
Thunder tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thunder swings for the body but Neckbreaker moves out of range.
Thunder swings for the body but Neckbreaker moves out of range.
Neckbreaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neckbreaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from Neckbreaker.
Thunder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neckbreaker.
Thunder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neckbreaker moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Neckbreaker misses its target.
Thunder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab by Neckbreaker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunder scores with a spinning back kick!
Thunder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder misses with an elbow over the top.
Neckbreaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Thunder slips a straight right by Neckbreaker.
Thunder misses with a body shot.
Distant Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder throws a shot to the body.
Neckbreaker shoots in and gets a takedown into Thunder's guard.
Thunder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thunder is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Neckbreaker defends well.
Neckbreaker lands a couple of elbows.
Neckbreaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neckbreaker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thunder's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thunder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Neckbreaker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Neckbreaker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neckbreaker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neckbreaker pushes down on Thunder's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thunder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've been hearing that Neckbreaker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Neckbreaker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neckbreaker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neckbreaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neckbreaker controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neckbreaker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thunder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thunder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neckbreaker working over Thunder with some ground and pound. Thunder looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thunder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neckbreaker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thunder is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Neckbreaker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Neckbreaker's back!
Thunder doesn't have the hooks in and Neckbreaker manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Neckbreaker chips away with some ground and pound.
Neckbreaker is pushing down on Thunder's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thunder is fighting to maintain full guard but Neckbreaker has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder wants to control but Neckbreaker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thunder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Neckbreaker pulls his head out easily.
Neckbreaker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neckbreaker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder looking for submissions off his back.
Thunder has hold of Neckbreaker's hands but Neckbreaker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slammy Neckbreaker dominated that round.
That's time! Neckbreaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thunder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Neckbreaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Neckbreaker.
A big right from Neckbreaker misses.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Neckbreaker is looking to wear down Thunder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thunder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thunder thuds a left hand into Neckbreaker's body.
Neckbreaker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thunder just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. Neckbreaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neckbreaker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thunder looks to throw a body kick
and Neckbreaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunder.
Neckbreaker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
Neckbreaker checks the leg kick.
Neckbreaker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Neckbreaker walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Neckbreaker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunder.
Thunder lands a leg kick that knocks Neckbreaker off balance momentarily.
Thunder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neckbreaker at a distance.
Neckbreaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder throws a leg kick but Neckbreaker checks it.
Neckbreaker throwing a counter right hand but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Thunder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neckbreaker throws out the jab.
Neckbreaker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thunder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Neckbreaker is able to avoid easily.
Neckbreaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Neckbreaker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neckbreaker connects with a body shot that sends Thunder's belly button to the back.
Thunder pushes Neckbreaker away with a front kick.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thunder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neckbreaker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Neckbreaker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neckbreaker works the jab nicely.
Thunder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neckbreaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Neckbreaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker lands with a good body shot.
Thunder on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neckbreaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Neckbreaker counters with a straight right hand.
Neckbreaker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Neckbreaker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thunder to see if he's OK.
Neckbreaker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Thunder's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thunder is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thunder tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Neckbreaker presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thunder is rocked!
Thunder wants to hold on but Neckbreaker pushes him away.
Thunder is still in real trouble! Can Neckbreaker finish him?
Neckbreaker unloading with bombs!
Thunder felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thunder is working to get back to half guard.
Slammy Neckbreaker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neckbreaker drops a big elbow. That's hurt Thunder! More shots from Neckbreaker and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slammy Neckbreaker!
A very excited looking Slammy Neckbreaker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Woody (ranked 327 p4p, 46 weight class) and Kirill Belyakov (ranked 1542 p4p, 197 weight class). Belyakov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Misha Mavashi - Moya krepost. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
175 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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28
177 lbs
8 - 0 - 2 |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Woody!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirill Belyakov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belyakov throws a hook to the side of Woody's head but Woody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woody fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belyakov moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belyakov! But no joy.
Woody moves out of range as Belyakov strikes.
A big right from Woody misses.
Belyakov scores with a jab.
Belyakov throws a series of punches but Woody avoids them all with ease.
Jab, jab by Belyakov - just one landing.
Belyakov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Belyakov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woody swings for the body but Belyakov moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Woody. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Woody misses.
Belyakov misses with a looping right.
Woody's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belyakov under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woody avoids the body shot from Belyakov.
Woody lands a jab to the nose.
Belyakov lands a jab to Woody's midsection.
Woody avoids the body shot from Belyakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belyakov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Woody misses.
Woody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belyakov.
Belyakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Woody throwing a counter right hand but Belyakov manages to avoid it.
Woody ducks under a wild hook from Belyakov.
Woody misses with a combination
enabling Belyakov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Tyron Woody has been cut.
Woody takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Belyakov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Woody looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belyakov misses with a straight right.
Woody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyron Woody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belyakov moves away.
Woody throws the left hand but Belyakov avoids the punch easily.
Belyakov lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belyakov throws a hook to the side of Woody's head but Woody sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belyakov takes a swing at Woody's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woody gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belyakov.
Belyakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Woody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belyakov.
Sloppy strikes from Woody. Those never looked like landing.
Belyakov loads up on a big right hand but Woody slips the punch.
Belyakov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woody.
Woody fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belyakov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Woody tests Belyakov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woody stuns Belyakov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Woody is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belyakov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belyakov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Belyakov slaps away a takedown attempt from Woody, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woody throws a poor cross that misses
letting Belyakov counter with a right hand.
Belyakov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belyakov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woody throws out the jab.
Woody tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belyakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belyakov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Belyakov staying out of range there.
Belyakov punishes Woody's body with a nice straight punch.
Woody slips under a jab from Belyakov.
Woody throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belyakov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Woody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belyakov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woody loads up on a big right hand but Belyakov slips the punch.
Kirill Belyakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belyakov missing with a left hand there. Woody was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woody misses with a right hand
and Belyakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belyakov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woody.
A shot to the body from Woody misses
and Belyakov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woody throws a nice looking combination but Belyakov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belyakov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Woody back to the cage. Belyakov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tyron Woody's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Woody misses.
Woody throws a right hand that misses
and Belyakov counters with a crisp right hand that drops Woody! Belyakov lets Woody back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Woody is rocked!
Belyakov dances in with a quick combination. Woody is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Belyakov snaps Woody's head back. Woody stumbles backwards against the cage. Belyakov steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Woody's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Woody just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kirill Belyakov!
Kirill Belyakov is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Kirill Belyakov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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