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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Moore (ranked 2112 p4p, 268 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 3251 p4p, 365 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alan Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a sloppy head kick
and Yau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moore's knee momentarily.
Yau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yau connects with a single shot there.
Yau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Moore checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moore eats them both and turns towards Yau to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Moore lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yau. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore blocks a leg kick.
Yau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Yau.
Yau has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Yau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yau is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yau has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yau checks a leg kick.
Yau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Yau misses with a straight left.
As Yau backs away, Moore returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yau, right into the meat.
Yau walks into a straight right hand from Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore swings for the body but Yau moves out of range.
Yau takes one to the side of the head.
Yau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yau jabs at Moore's body.
Yau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yau connects with a looping right hand.
Yau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moore.
Yau lands a body shot.
Moore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore walks into a left hand.
Yau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Yau's ribs.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yau throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yau throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calabi Yau dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moore lands with a kick to the temple. Yau shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yau throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Moore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Calabi Yau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yau lands with a good body shot.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Moore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yau cracks Moore with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau looks to clinch
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Yau wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yau.
Yau misses with a two punch combination.
Yau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
A big left from Yau misses.
Moore is looking to counter with head kicks.
Calabi Yau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yau throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Yau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yau thows a leg kick but Moore checks it
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yau has managed to clinch.
Moore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yau keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yau misses with a low kick.
Yau just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMoore.
Moore scores with a jab to the head.
Yau is looking to clinch.
Moore is looking for a counter combo.
Yau throws an off balance right hand
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Yau jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moore catches Yau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Yau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Yau misses the target.
Yau throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore counters with a nice leg kick.
Yau throws a big shot that misses.
Moore misses with a hook. Yau ducked under it nicely.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yau is looking to slow Moore down with leg kicks.
It looks like Moore has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yau just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a looping right.
Yau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yau moves away from the strike by Moore.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
Moore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yau wants to clinch
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moore was well out of range. Poor timing from Yau.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yau takes the fight into the clinch.
Moore prevents a body shot from Yau.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calabi Yau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Yau slips the punch.
Yau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
Yau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moore.
Yau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yau.
Yau clobbers Moore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore 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.
Yau throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Yau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alan Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yau blocks an uppercut.
Moore tries to circle away but Yau has him pinned against the cage.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Yau.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moore lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moore's elbow.
Yau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yau has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Moore misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moore.
Yau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moore avoids it.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Yau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yau struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Yau backwards.
Moore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calabi Yau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Moore misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Yau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore is looking to counter punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yau. That's going to slow Moore down.
Yau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yau lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Moore.
Yau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Yau looks to move away, Moore throws a big counter combo but Yau just gets out of the way.
Yau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Calabi Yau.
Well Yau 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calabi Yau!
Calabi Yau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Volland (ranked 2265 p4p, 267 weight class) and Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 3126 p4p, 323 weight class). Shlemenko has chosen Omarion Ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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36
203 lbs
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185 lbs
23 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Volland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Volland.
Volland is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shlemenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shlemenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Volland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shlemenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Volland.
Volland with a poor takedown
letting Shlemenko counter with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Shlemenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Volland drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shlemenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Shlemenko blocks the leg kick.
Volland scores with a takedown into Shlemenko's guard.
Shlemenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Shlemenko, not yet.
Shlemenko keeping moving, preventing Volland from controlling successfully.
Shlemenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Volland is one step ahead there.
Shlemenko is trying to keep Volland in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volland tries to free his leg and advance position but Shlemenko is retaining full guard.
Volland drops back looking for a leg! Shlemenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shlemenko manages to kick Volland off! Volland jumps back into Shlemenko's guard.
Shlemenko has his foot on Volland's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Volland works his way back into a safe position though.
Volland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Volland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shlemenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shlemenko 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.
Volland slips nicely into half guard.
Volland is trying to work for a kimura but Shlemenko is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volland trying to mount his opponent but Shlemenko defends it.
Shlemenko wants to get back to full guard.
Shlemenko moves into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Volland looking to pass the guard.
Shlemenko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Volland advances to half guard.
Volland wants to control but Shlemenko is keeping him busy.
Shlemenko wants to control but Volland is keeping busy.
Volland wants to take a breather but Shlemenko is having none of it.
Shlemenko gets back to full guard.
Volland works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shlemenko wants to improve his position but Volland is controlling well.
Shlemenko is refusing to be controlled, as Volland sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko is looking to control Volland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shlemenko avoid being mounted?
Volland wants to work for an arm triangle but Shlemenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shlemenko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Volland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Volland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shlemenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shlemenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Volland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Volland manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Volland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Volland trying to control the position from guard on top but Shlemenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Volland dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shlemenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volland. Shlemenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shlemenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Shlemenko.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
Volland taking some punishment here, with Shlemenko in his half guard.
Shlemenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volland trying to hold on to Shlemenko's head to control him but Shlemenko postures up.
Shlemenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Volland with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shlemenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Volland has hold of Shlemenko's hands but Shlemenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Shlemenko there.
Volland is rocked!
Alexander Shlemenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Volland trying to control but Shlemenko postures up.
Oh Volland is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volland is refusing to be controlled, as Shlemenko sits in half guard.
Volland taking some punishment here, with Shlemenko in his half guard.
Shlemenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Volland is looking to improve his position.
Volland seems to have got his legs back now.
Volland looking for submissions off his back.
Volland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volland gets full guard.
Volland looking for a guillotine here but Shlemenko defends easily.
Shlemenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Volland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko stopping the sweep attempt from Volland.
Volland is looking for a triangle but Shlemenko pushes his legs off easily.
Shlemenko with a nice head shot there.
Volland working for a triangle but Shlemenko defends it easily.
Shlemenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volland is looking for a triangle but Shlemenko pushes his legs off easily.
Volland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Volland can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shlemenko controls the pace.
Shlemenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shlemenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shlemenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Volland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shlemenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko throwing strikes from guard but Volland blocks nicely.
Volland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Volland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shlemenko is one step ahead there.
Shlemenko wants to control from the top but Volland keeps moving.
Volland is trying to keep Shlemenko in close.
Volland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shlemenko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Volland is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shlemenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Shlemenko 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shlemenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shlemenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volland bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Volland wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shlemenko, who protects the arm well.
Volland fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shlemenko is looking for a sweep.
Shlemenko is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Volland is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Volland is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shlemenko is surviving well by controlling Volland's body position as best he can.
Volland thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shlemenko is in a horrible position here. Volland smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Volland goes for an armbar but Shlemenko turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Shlemenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko stopping the sweep attempt from Volland.
Shlemenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shlemenko is looking to take a break and control but Volland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shlemenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shlemenko tries for a kimura but Volland is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Volland is trying to get back to half guard.
Volland is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shlemenko off and has taken his back!
Volland is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Shlemenko is defending well though. Volland let's go of the attempt for now.
Volland has got his arm under Shlemenko's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Shlemenko has spun round into Volland's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shlemenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shlemenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shlemenko lands a couple of digs.
Shlemenko lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shlemenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shlemenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shlemenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shlemenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shlemenko trying to control but Volland is working from the bottom.
Shlemenko arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Volland's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Shlemenko!
Alexander Shlemenko decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Tonon (ranked 1960 p4p, 224 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 2413 p4p, 259 weight class). Tonon comes to the cage accompanied by What About Now. Crespo has chosen Ghost ''Im A King as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Silvio Crespo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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158 lbs
28 - 27 - 0 |
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36
155 lbs
24 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon tries to move into range but Crespo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crespo looks to land a combination but Tonon avoids it well.
Tonon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crespo takes the fight into the clinch.
Crespo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Crespo.
Tonon pulls guard effortlessly.
Crespo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tonon wants to sweep here but Crespo controlling him for the moment.
Crespo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Crespo misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Crespo.
Crespo lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Crespo.
Crespo stuffs the takedown.
Crespo gets a double leg takedown into Tonon's guard.
Tonon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tonon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo with a knee to the head.
Crespo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crespo scores with a knee to the head.
Tonon tries to pull guard but Crespo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crespo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tonon backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Tonon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but Tonon is blocking nicely.
Tonon tries to pull guard but Crespo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Crespo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Tonon wants a takedown.
Crespo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tonon takes an elbow to the temple.
Crespo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crespo gets through Tonon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crespo to keep the fight standing.
Crespo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crespo tries a body shot but Tonon blocks it.
Crespo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tonon tries to pull guard but Crespo won't allow it.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crespo to keep the fight standing.
Tonon blocks an uppercut.
Crespo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crespo to keep the fight standing.
Tonon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crespo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tonon is breathing heavily.
Tonon shoots in but Crespo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon shoots in for a double leg but Crespo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crespo scores with a nice head shot.
Crespo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crespo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crespo throws a front kick that sends Tonon stumbling back into the cage.
Tonon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crespo sprawls well initially but Tonon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crespo is pressing down on Tonon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tonon is looking to pass into half guard but Crespo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Crespo is in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crespo gets to his feet. Tonon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Crespo rushes Tonon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonon jumps guard but Crespo stands there with Tonon around his waist. Tonon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Crespo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crespo misses with a knee to the head.
Crespo lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but Tonon blocks with his arms.
Tonon pulls guard effortlessly.
Crespo stands and steps away. Tonon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tonon shoots for a takedown but Crespo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crespo drives through with a takedown into Tonon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crespo stands up from Tonon's guard - Crespo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crespo cracks Tonon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Crespo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crespo decides to stand back up. Crespo steps back and let's Tonon get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tonon fails to land the takedown.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crespo sprawls well. Crespo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tonon gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Crespo. That snapped Tonon's head back.
Tonon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crespo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tonon, pushing him back against the cage.
Tonon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tonon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crespo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tonon fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crespo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tonon backwards.
Silvio Crespo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crespo.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crespo lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tonon's defenses.
Tonon is rocked!
A short right from Crespo on the inside.
Oh Tonon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crespo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crespo pushes Tonon against the cage. Crespo is working some dirty boxing. Crespo pushes off with a quick right hook! Tonon goes down! Tonon tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Crespo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Crespo!
After the big win, Silvio Crespo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Petersen (ranked 1582 p4p, 185 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 2157 p4p, 242 weight class). Timothy Poggle 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersen dodges the punch combination from Poggle.
Some wild striking there from Petersen.
A clash of legs there as Petersen blocks the low kick.
Petersen throws a quick counter head kick but Poggle was just out of range.
Petersen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petersen.
Poggle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poggle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poggle shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Petersen eats them both and turns towards Poggle to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Steven Petersen has been cut.
Petersen blocks a leg kick.
Poggle tries to clinch but Petersen moves away
and Petersen counters with a left to the body.
Petersen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petersen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poggle under the eye.
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!
Poggle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poggle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petersen but Petersen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poggle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petersen scores with a leg kick.
Poggle closes the distance and clinches.
Petersen lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petersen digs a right hand underneath Poggle's ribcage. Poggle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petersen stalling against the cage.
Poggle is trying to stall.
Poggle trying to stall but Petersen improves his position.
Poggle seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Poggle being controlled against the cage.
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Petersen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poggle backwards.
Petersen is stalling here.
Petersen lands with a left to the head.
Petersen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Petersen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steven Petersen.
Poggle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poggle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poggle avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Poggle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petersen stuffs the takedown.
Steven Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersen dodges the punch combination from Poggle.
Petersen is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle misses with a double jab.
Petersen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Petersen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poggle's hands.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Petersen!
Poggle throws a right hand that misses
and Petersen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petersen connects with a nice looking jab.
Poggle tries to clinch but Petersen is having none of it.
Petersen works over Poggle's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petersen. That's going to slow Poggle down.
Petersen throws a wild body kick that Poggle sees coming a mile off.
Petersen is looking to land body kicks.
Petersen checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petersens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petersen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poggle looks for the body kick but Petersen saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Petersen misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle takes one to the chin there.
Poggle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Poggle has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Petersen lands the left hand.
Poggle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poggle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petersen throws a good cross that connects.
Petersen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poggle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Poggle shoots in but Petersen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steven Petersen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Poggle.
Poggle shoots in for a takedown but Petersen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Poggle throws a head kick but Petersen moves out of range.
Petersen dodges the punch combination from Poggle.
Petersen connects with a body shot that sends Poggle's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Petersen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Petersen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice jab there from Petersen.
Petersen thuds his shin into the meat of Poggle's side.
Poggle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Petersen. That one must have hurt.
Petersen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poggle has time to react.
Petersen scores with a jab. Poggle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petersen throws a right and a left that Poggle avoids nicely.
Poggle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Timothy Poggle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poggle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petersen connects with a right hand. Poggle shakes it off.
Petersen lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen connects with a body shot that sends Poggle's belly button to the back.
Poggle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Petersen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poggle can do to turn this around?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poggle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petersen - the referee stops the clock and Poggle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petersen. Poggle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen misses with a wild body shot.
Petersen cracks Poggle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Poggle misses.
Poggle throws a head kick that misses.
Petersen throwing a counter right hand but Poggle manages to avoid it.
Poggle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poggle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petersen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poggle scrambles back to his feet.
Petersen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poggle under the eye.
Petersen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poggle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petersen darts in and clinches Poggle up against the cage.
Poggle misses with some punches.
Petersen is trying to force a seperation but Poggle has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Petersen.
Petersen is trying to maintain a safe position but Poggle gets an underhook and turns Petersen into the cage.
Poggle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen scores with a shot to the side of Poggle's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petersen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Petersen.
Poggle tries a body shot but Petersen blocks it.
Poggle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petersen.
Petersen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petersen can't find room to land a body shot as Poggle controls the action.
Poggle looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Petersen.
Petersen wants to stall.
Poggle tries to throw a body punch but Petersen avoids it by throwing Poggle back against the cage.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Poggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen lands a left hand.
Petersen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petersen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poggle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Petersen.
Petersen stalling the fight.
A short right from Poggle.
Poggle is looking to control Petersen's arms but Petersen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poggle has his back to the cage.
Petersen is looking to control Poggle's arms but Poggle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petersen has his back to the cage.
Poggle lands an uppercut.
Poggle throws a head punch that misses.
Petersen struggles to land a body shot inside as Poggle controls his hands.
Petersen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Poggle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersens head.
Petersen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steven Petersen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle struggles to land a body shot inside as Petersen controls his hands.
Petersen lands an uppercut.
Petersen lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Petersen.
Petersen effectively controlling the action here.
Petersen blocks a body shot from Poggle.
Poggle lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Petersen.
Petersen has Poggle pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Petersen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Poggle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Petersen can't find room to land a body shot as Poggle controls the action.
Petersen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petersen blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petersen as Poggle tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Petersen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Petersen'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Petersen.
Petersen thuds a left hand into Poggle's body.
Petersen lands a nice hook to Poggle's body. Poggle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poggle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petersen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Poggle misses.
Petersen has Poggle up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Poggle as the two fighters clinch.
Petersen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen misses with a body punch.
Petersen lands a nice shot to the body.
Petersen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petersen throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Steven Petersen is winning the standup battle so far.
Poggle closes the distance and pushes Petersen back into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle lands an uppercut.
Petersen lands a hook that snaps the head of Poggle backwards.
Petersen stalling.
Poggle misses with the head strike.
Petersen scores with a shoulder strike.
Poggle throws a punch but it's blocked by Petersen.
Petersen is struggling to control the position.
Petersen manages to break the clinch.
Petersen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poggle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poggle throws a looping overhand right but Petersen ducks down to avoid it.
Petersen thuds a left hand into Poggle's body.
Petersen looks to land a right hand but Poggle moved out of range.
Poggle is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Poggle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Poggle throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petersen connects with a crisp jab.
Petersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poggle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petersen, right into the meat.
Poggle fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poggle.
Petersen scores with a kick to the body.
Petersen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petersen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Poggle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petersen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poggle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petersen scores with the left hand. Poggle knows he should have avoided that one.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
Poggle throws a leg kick that misses.
Petersen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poggle throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Petersen there.
Petersen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petersen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poggle is rocked!
Petersen 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.
Poggle is still on wobbly legs! Can Petersen finish him?
Poggle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petersen.
Timothy Poggle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petersen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poggle momentarily.
Petersen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petersen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poggle's calf.
Petersen swinging wildly here.
Poggle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petersen scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petersen lands a high kick!
Petersen drops Poggle with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Poggle! Petersen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Petersen!
Steven Petersen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Svend Haraldsson (ranked 2064 p4p, 263 weight class) and Vincent Volaju (ranked 1573 p4p, 211 weight class). Volaju is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by $uicideboy$ - A Death in the Ocean Would Be Beautiful. Vincent Volaju has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Svend Haraldsson'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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Svend Haraldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Vincent Volaju!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Haraldsson misses.
Volaju was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haraldsson avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Volaju.
Volaju avoids the body shot from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that misses.
Volaju cracks the inside of Haraldsson's front leg.
Haraldsson throws a head kick but Volaju moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Volaju checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Volaju counters with a body kick.
Volaju takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Volaju with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vincent Volaju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volaju throws a front kick aimed at Haraldsson's knee but Haraldsson avoids it well.
Haraldsson throwing a counter right hand but Volaju manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Volaju scores with a push kick.
Volaju tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Volaju looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Volaju checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volaju.
A slapping body kick lands there for Volaju.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volaju lands a leg kick that knocks Haraldsson off balance momentarily.
Volaju is looking to slow Haraldsson down with leg kicks.
Volaju lands a leg kick that knocks Haraldsson off balance momentarily.
Volaju lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volaju misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haraldsson misses with a hook. Volaju ducked under it nicely.
Volaju wants to slow Haraldsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Volaju throws a head kick but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Volaju on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Vincent Volaju has been cut.
Volaju throws a body kick that misses.
Haraldsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Haraldsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volaju's head.
Haraldsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volaju lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Haraldsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Volaju throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson lands with a cross.
Volaju throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Volaju keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haraldsson delivers a nice body kick.
Volaju pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haraldsson is out of range and Volaju settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volaju.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volaju, right into the meat.
Haraldsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Volaju wants to slow Haraldsson down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haraldsson checks a leg kick.
Volaju tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Volaju tries a quick counter leg kick but Haraldsson is wise to it.
Haraldsson blocks a head kick by Volaju.
A little feinted left hand from Haraldsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haraldsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Volaju lands a front kick.
Haraldsson throws a lazy right hand but Volaju sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volaju throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Volaju fakes the leg kick and cracks Haraldsson in the body.
Volaju bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Volaju throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volaju throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haraldsson.
Volaju connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haraldsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Volaju if he has to take too many more of those.
Volaju tries to score with a low kick but Haraldsson moves his leg out of the way.
Volaju lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haraldsson's sensitive parts.
Volaju throws the kick towards the body but Haraldsson avoids it.
Haraldsson throwing a counter right hand but Volaju manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volaju sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volaju flicks out a counter leg kick but Haraldsson steps away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volaju scores with a spinning back kick!
Volaju takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Haraldsson misses its intended target.
Haraldsson tries to land a leg kick but Volaju saw it coming and moves away.
Volaju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haraldsson.
Volaju lands a leg kick that knocks Haraldsson off balance momentarily.
Haraldsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volaju lands with a thumping leg kick.
Volaju doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haraldsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Haraldsson misses the target.
A low kick from Haraldsson misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick but Volaju sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volaju looks to throw a body kick
and Haraldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haraldsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volaju moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volaju dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Volaju's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Volaju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haraldsson.
Volaju tries to land a leg kick but Haraldsson saw it coming and moves away.
Haraldsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volaju is out of range and Haraldsson settles back down.
Volaju tries a quick counter leg kick but Haraldsson is wise to it.
Volaju fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haraldsson blocks a head kick by Volaju.
Nice uppercut there from Haraldsson.
Volaju slips a straight right by Haraldsson.
Volaju throws a leg kick but Haraldsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick
and Volaju finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haraldsson blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haraldsson lands with a kick to the temple. Volaju shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Volaju ducks under a wild hook from Haraldsson.
Volaju only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haraldsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Volaju buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haraldsson checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Volaju!
Volaju slips a jab from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volaju looks for the body kick but Haraldsson saw that one coming.
Volaju looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haraldsson lands a really nice looking cross but Volaju seems unphased.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haraldsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Haraldsson misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volaju. That's going to slow Haraldsson down.
Haraldsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haraldsson looks to throw the jab but Volaju is out of range.
Haraldsson checks a leg kick.
Volaju has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volaju wants to land a leg kick but Haraldsson is out of range.
Haraldsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haraldsson cracks Volaju with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haraldsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volaju chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haraldsson checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Haraldsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Volaju moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Volaju throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haraldsson cracks Volaju with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Volaju looks for the body kick but Haraldsson saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Haraldsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haraldsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Volaju takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Volaju looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haraldsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volaju doesn't seem bothered though.
Volaju looks for the body kick but Haraldsson saw that one coming.
Haraldsson lands a slapping body shot.
Haraldsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Volaju.
Volaju drops his hands momentarily and Haraldsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Volaju looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haraldsson scores with a nice strike.
Volaju throws a leg kick but Haraldsson moved away.
Volaju is looking to slow Haraldsson down with leg kicks.
Haraldsson swings for the body but Volaju moves out of range.
Volaju throws a big counter head kick but Haraldsson avoids it with no problem.
Volaju throws a body kick that misses.
Volaju throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Haraldsson misses its intended target.
Volaju appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haraldsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Volaju checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vincent Volaju seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haraldsson blocks the body kick.
Nice cross by Haraldsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volaju misses with a body kick.
It looked like Haraldsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Volaju.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haraldsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volaju misses with a low kick.
Haraldsson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Volaju looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volaju ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haraldsson scores with a jab to the head.
Volaju throws a low kick but Haraldsson avoids it.
Volaju misses with a low kick.
Volaju throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volaju walks into a jab.
Haraldsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Haraldsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Volaju makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haraldsson really felt that one!
Haraldsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Volaju scoring well with a low kick there.
Volaju scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vincent Volaju will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vincent Volaju's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Volaju throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Volaju.
Haraldsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Volaju bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Volaju thows a body kick. Haraldsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Volaju with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Volaju fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haraldsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Volaju throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Volaju throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volaju buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Volaju throws the kick towards the body but Haraldsson avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volaju.
Haraldsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volaju manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volaju throws a leg kick but Haraldsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haraldsson misses the jab.
Haraldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haraldsson checks a leg kick.
Volaju looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volaju.
Volaju misses with a kick to the body.
Haraldsson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Volaju connects with a solid leg kick.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haraldsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volaju.
Haraldsson throws a looping overhand right but Volaju ducks down to avoid it.
Haraldsson takes a swing at Volaju's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Haraldsson throws a hook but Volaju avoids it easily.
Volaju looks for the body kick but Haraldsson saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volaju moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haraldsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volaju checks it well.
Volaju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick which misses Volaju's front leg but catches the back leg as Volaju tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volaju.
Volaju throws a leg kick
and Haraldsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Volaju.
Haraldsson throws an off balance right hand
and Volaju counters with a thumping low kick.
Haraldsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haraldsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Haraldsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volaju.
Volaju ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haraldsson checks the leg kick.
Haraldsson tries to counter by clinching up but Volaju breaks away and moves out of range.
Haraldsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haraldsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Vincent Volaju's cut even more.
Decent striking displayed by Haraldsson there.
Volaju tries to land a leg kick but Haraldsson saw it coming and moves away.
Volaju fakes the leg kick and cracks Haraldsson in the body.
Volaju connects with a solid leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson looks for the body kick but Volaju saw that one coming.
Volaju counters with a body kick.
Volaju throws a leg kick but Haraldsson checks it.
Volaju throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haraldsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volaju throws a leg kick but Haraldsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haraldsson throws a sloppy head kick and Volaju moves out of range easily.
Haraldsson checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volaju lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haraldsson takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volaju.
Haraldsson throws a body punch but Volaju moves out of range.
Haraldsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volaju lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Volaju throws the kick towards the body but Haraldsson avoids it.
Haraldsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haraldsson throws an off balance right hand
and Volaju counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Volaju.
Svend Haraldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volaju throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Volaju comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Volaju 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Volaju!
Vincent Volaju thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Slater (ranked 2952 p4p, 167 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 1300 p4p, 88 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Slater fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walcott just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Slater finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
Slater tries for a takedown but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walcott follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Slater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slater fails with the takedown
and Walcott counters with an inside leg kick.
Slater misses with an uppercut. Walcott saw that one coming.
Slater tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walcott defends well and Slater ends up having to push Walcott into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Walcott.
Walcott scores with a spinning back kick!
Slater fails with a takedown attempt.
Walcott throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walcott. That's going to slow Slater down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott misses with an uppercut. Slater saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slater misses with a left hand
and Walcott counters with a low kick, right behind Slater 's knee.
Walcott throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slater counters with a straight right hand.
Walcott connects with an inside leg kick.
Slater loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Slater throws a big shot that misses.
Slater blocks a head kick by Walcott.
We've been informed that Walcott has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Slater shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walcott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slater with a body shot.
Slater cracks Walcott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walcott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Slater looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott lands a high kick!
Slater shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walcott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walcott throws out a loose jab but Slater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slater is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Tommy Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walcott lands a nice looking body shot.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slater keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walcott throws a low kick but Slater avoids it.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.
Slater slips a jab from Walcott.
Walcott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slater. That did some damage!
Walcott looks to land a left hand but Slater moved out of range nicely.
Slater swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slater takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walcott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walcott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walcott.
Slater is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Slater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walcott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slater throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walcott throws a right hand that misses
and Slater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walcott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walcott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walcott.
Slater blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Slater slips under a jab from Walcott.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.
Slater is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walcott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walcott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slater counters with a nice uppercut.
Slater avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walcott.
A big right from Slater misses.
Slater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slater misses with an uppercut
and Walcott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walcott connects with an inside leg kick.
Slater is looking to clinch but Walcott is avoiding it.
Slater has his takedown stuffed
and Walcott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slater shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Walcott pushes Slater off and gets back to his feet.
Slater misses with a few strikes there.
Slater tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater misses with a two punch combination.
Slater shoots in but Walcott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walcott gets tackled into the cage by Slater. Slater maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slater throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Walcott counter with a right hand.
Slater is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Walcott misses.
A jab from Walcott does it's job there.
Walcott connects with a body shot that sends Slater's belly button to the back.
Walcott lands a head kick!
It looks like Tim Slater has been cut.
Walcott throws a jab when Slater was well out of range.
Slater feinted with a counter takedown.
Slater moves into range and clinches up with Walcott.
Walcott lands an uppercut.
Slater tries to pull guard but Walcott won't allow it.
Slater tries to pull guard but Walcott forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walcott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slater takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Slater's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walcott.
Jab by Walcott.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slater.
Slater throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Walcott thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
Slater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott throws a fast counter high kick but Slater manages to duck under it in time.
Slater changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walcott tries to avoid it but Slater manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walcott to the ground. Walcott escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Walcott misses its intended target.
Walcott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slater is rocked!
Walcott flashes Slater a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Slater's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Slater crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Walcott punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blue Cup (ranked 873 p4p, 132 weight class) and Humbert Humbert (ranked 1586 p4p, 214 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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32
185 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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humbert Humbert!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbert lands with a nice body punch.
Humbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cup moves away.
Cup misses with a wild body shot.
Humbert cracks Cup with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cup looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Humbert finish him?
Cup is rocked!
It looks like Blue Cup has been cut.
Humbert sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Cup's defenses. It connects perfectly with Cup's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Humbert Humbert!
In his post fight interview, Humbert Humbert started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Blue Cup spoke after the fight, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Saades (ranked 459 p4p, 59 weight class) and Marcus Child (ranked 600 p4p, 83 weight class). Child has chosen VooDoo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
196 lbs
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39
198 lbs
24 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Octavio Saades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saades on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saades throws an overhand right that lands on Child's shoulder, as Child tries to avoid the shot.
Saades misses with an attempted mid kick.
Child replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saades blocks it well.
Child's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Child's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Saades scores with a nice body kick.
Saades takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saades lunges at Child with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Child's hand.
Child slips a jab from Saades.
Child works the jab nicely.
Saades takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Child lands a jab to the nose.
Child uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saades.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Child fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saades checks it well.
Saades misses with a head kick.
Child throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saades throws a leg kick which misses Child's front leg but catches the back leg as Child tries to avoid it.
Saades moves out of range of the strikes.
Child throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Child. Those never looked like landing.
Child closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saades scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Child.
Child takes one to the chin there.
Octavio Saades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saades.
Saades misses with an uppercut
and Child counters with a low kick, right behind Saades 's knee.
A punch combination from Child misses.
Saades throws a push kick but Child slaps the foot to one side.
Saades's jab looks to have found its range, popping Child under the eye.
Child swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saades seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Saades misses with a hook
and Child counters with a good low kick that Saades was not able to check.
Saades misses with a body shot
and Child counters with a straight right hand.
Child feints and then cracks Saades's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saades down.
Saades throws a front kick aimed at Child's knee but Child avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Child! But no joy.
Saades throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Child counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A punch lands to the side of Child 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Marcus Child 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!
Saades throws a body punch but Child moves out of range.
Child missing with a left hand there. Saades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saades lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child misses with an uppercut.
Child moves out of range of the body kick from Saades.
Saades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Child sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saades tries a head kick but it misses.
Saades misses the shot to the body.
Child bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Saades throws a left and a right that both miss
and Child counters with a left and a right that stings Saades.
Saades tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Child buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saades stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saades chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Child can pounce on him.
Saades thuds a left hand into Child's body.
Saades tries to work over Child's front leg with a kick but Child checks it.
Child appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Saades misses.
Child getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Child tried to score with a low kick but Saades checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child loads up on a big right hand but Saades slips the punch.
Saades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saades lands with a cross.
That kick from Saades tenderised Child's leg. Child is trying to keep his angry face on.
Child lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saades misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Saades throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Saades. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saades.
Child throws the left hand but Saades avoids the punch easily.
And Saades counters with a quick kick to the body but Child blocks it.
Child has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saades.
Child throws a leg kick but Saades sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saades tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Child on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Saades throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Child throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saades on the side of the head.
Child lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Child cracks Saades with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saades looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Child throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Child.
Saades is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saades throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Child! But no joy.
Saades pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Child throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Child thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saades lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saades takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Child checks a leg kick.
Child looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saades is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saades avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saades lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saades throws out a loose jab but Child uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saades keeps Child at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saades scores with a body shot.
A jab from Saades misses.
Child waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saades.
Child scores with a 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 Octavio Saades will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Child's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saades.
Saades takes one to the chin there.
Saades throws a leg kick that is checked
and Child counters with a thumping low kick.
Child throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saades bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab lands there for Child.
Saades throws a sloppy head kick and Child moves out of range easily.
Saades misses with a wild body shot.
Saades misses with a head kick.
Child stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Child with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Child showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saades.
Child tries a quick counter leg kick but Saades is wise to it.
Child thumps Saades with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saades blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saades with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Child to score with a decent uppercut.
Saades staying out of range there.
Child buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Child throws a hook to the side of Saades's head but Saades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saades lets loose with a powerful body kick. Child will feel that in the morning.
Child connects with a leg kick. Saades looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Child lands with an uppercut that bounces Saades off the cage and back into range.
Child moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saades looks for the body kick but Child saw that one coming.
Child avoids a kick to the body.
Saades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Child was well out of range. Poor timing from Saades.
Saades is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Child connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Saades showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Child.
Child lands with a straight right. Saades didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child throws an off balance right hand
and Saades counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saades looks to land a left hand but Child moved out of range nicely.
Saades connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Child connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saades momentarily.
Saades lands a jab to the nose.
Saades seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Octavio Saades is winning the standup battle so far.
Saades with a hook.
Saades goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Child.
Saades throws a lazy head kick
and Child counters with a takedown into side control.
Saades sneaks out the side door and pushes Child away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Child throws the left hand but Saades avoids the punch easily.
Child throws out a leg kick but Saades moves out of range and Child only half commits.
Child connects with a right hand. Saades shakes it off.
Child chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Child misses the target.
Child throws a push kick but Saades slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Child.
Saades takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot by Saades.
Saades lands a big head kick that sends Child tumbling to the mat! Saades takes a step backwards and waves Child back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Child is rocked!
Child walks into a jab.
Child is still on wobbly legs! Can Saades finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Child misses with an uppercut. Saades saw that one coming.
Saades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Child let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Child misses with a hook
and Saades finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Saades lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Saades.
Child slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Saades. Those never looked like landing.
Saades lands a big head kick that sends Child tumbling to the mat! Saades takes a step backwards and waves Child back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Saades plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Child swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Child face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Octavio Saades!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royal Pain (ranked 1117 p4p, 134 weight class) and Masada The Zealot (ranked 907 p4p, 111 weight class). Pain comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Thunderstruck. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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33
166 lbs
29 - 25 - 1 |
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36
162 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masada The Zealot!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Zealot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pain.
The Zealot is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pain has The Zealot up against the cage in a clinch.
Pain has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but The Zealot regains guard immediately.
Pain throws an elbow that misses. The Zealot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pain's guard. Nice move by The Zealot!
Pain working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because The Zealot has passed into half guard!
The Zealot prevents Pain from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pain tries to get to full guard but The Zealot has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain is trying to control but The Zealot manages to pass to mount!
Pain tries to reverse the position but The Zealot maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Zealot is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Pain wants to hold on but The Zealot pushes him away.
Pain sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pain kicks off The Zealot and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Zealot is fending him off so far but Pain persists. Nope, The Zealot circles away and we're back to standing.
Pain misses with a lunging right hand
and The Zealot counters with a stiff right hand.
The Zealot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pain tries to clinch but The Zealot is having none of it.
The Zealot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pain missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pain missing with a left hand there. The Zealot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Pain backs off The Zealot throws a huge counter combo but Pain manages to avoid it all.
Pain is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Zealot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Zealot swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Zealot fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Zealot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pain misses with a hook.
Pain closes the distance and pushes The Zealot back into the cage.
The Zealot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pain misses with a punch to the body.
The Zealot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain pushes The Zealot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Pain has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Pain is trying to break free.
The Zealot struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
A short right from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands with a left to the head.
The Zealot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pain is trying to pull guard but The Zealot turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike.
The Zealot has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
The Zealot blocks an elbow strike.
Pain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Zealot lands with a right to the head.
The Zealot lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
The Zealot swings wildly with an uppercut but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Zealot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pain is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. The Zealot can't fight it off and eventually Pain manages to take the fight to the floor. The Zealot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Zealot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body punch from The Zealot.
The Zealot cracks Pain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Zealot misses with the combination.
A low kick from Pain is predictable there
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Zealot avoids the body shot from Pain.
Pain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Zealot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pain throwing a counter right hand but The Zealot manages to avoid it.
Pain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pain shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Zealot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pain content to stall in guard here.
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!
Pain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pain wants to pass the guard but The Zealot is keeping the position.
The Zealot wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Zealot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pain wants to control from the top but The Zealot keeps moving.
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Zealot is keeping the position for now.
Royal Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pain throws a big right hand that misses.
The Zealot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
The Zealot is pulling down on Pain's head to control his posture.
Pain throws a big elbow that misses.
Pain throws a big right hand that misses.
Pain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pain throws a big elbow that misses.
The Zealot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Zealot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pain clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from The Zealot.
Pain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Zealot scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Zealot gets underhooks to prevent Pain's takedown attempt.
The Zealot lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands with a short shot to the head.
The Zealot blocks a body shot from Pain.
Pain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Zealot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Zealot prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Zealot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from The Zealot - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Zealot lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Zealot pushes Pain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Zealot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pain.
The Zealot pushes Pain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masada The Zealot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Zealot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
The Zealot lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Zealot.
Pain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Zealot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Zealot digs a right hand into Pain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pain's gas tank.
The Zealot presses Pain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Zealot lands a shoulder strike.
The Zealot works on Pain's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Zealot.
The Zealot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pain blocks an uppercut.
Pain is trying to pull guard but The Zealot has him pressed against the cage.
The Zealot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Zealot cracks Pain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The Zealot cracks Pain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from The Zealot as Pain shoots in.
The Zealot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pain is rocked!
The Zealot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Zealot connects with a right that clearly hurt Pain. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as The Zealot proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Pain collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.
Royal Pain was interviewed post fight and said 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 329 p4p, 20 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 286 p4p, 16 weight class). Sepulveda comes to the cage accompanied by Lady Gaga - Alejandro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
141 lbs
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30
148 lbs
21 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power misses with a leg kick
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sepulveda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Power lands an overhand right.
Sepulveda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sepulveda misses with a looping left.
Sepulveda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sepulveda misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Sepulveda blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sepulveda throwing a counter right hand but Power manages to avoid it.
Power walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses.
Sepulveda misses with a hook to the body
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Sepulveda misses its target.
Sepulveda is looking to clinch.
Power tries a quick counter leg kick but Sepulveda is wise to it.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Sepulveda misses its target.
Sepulveda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Power looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sepulveda scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Sepulveda is looking to counter the offense by Power and move into the clinch.
Power throws a sloppy head kick
letting Sepulveda counter with a right hand.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Power under the eye.
Power scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power misses with a body kick.
Power darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Power but Power pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Power was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sepulveda throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Sepulveda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Power to the mat! Power manages to get full guard.
Power has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sepulveda has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sepulveda's efforts to push away.
Sepulveda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Power moves away from the strike by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Sepulveda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Power has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Power there as he acknowledges the shot.
Power lands a head kick. Sepulveda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Power is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Power throws a leg kick
and Sepulveda counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Power.
Jab, jab by Sepulveda - just one landing.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda lands a jab to Power's midsection.
Sepulveda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sepulveda wants to land a leg kick but Power is out of range.
Sepulveda digs a good body shot into Power's ribs.
Power is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sepulveda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Power tries to avoid it but Sepulveda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Power to the ground. Power escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Thomas Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Power napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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 Alejandro Sepulveda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sepulveda 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.
Sepulveda trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Power manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Power wants to get up but he can't break Sepulveda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sepulveda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Power being controlled here momentarily.
Sepulveda working a defensive guard but Power manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A big left from Sepulveda misses.
Power ducks right into an uppercut from Sepulveda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses the jab.
Sepulveda digs a good hook to Power's body.
Sepulveda blocks a head kick by Power.
Sepulveda misses with a looping left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sepulveda. Power shrugs it off though.
Sepulveda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Power has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Power there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sepulveda swinging wildly here.
Power throws a counter combo.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Sepulveda misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Power. That did some damage!
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Sepulveda lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda misses with the body kick
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sepulveda cracks Power with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sepulveda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power misses with a low kick.
Alejandro Sepulveda is winning the standup battle so far.
Sepulveda lands a jab.
Power misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sepulveda.
Power has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sepulveda scores with a kick to the midsection.
Power tries to bum rush Sepulveda with a series of wild strikes but Sepulveda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sepulveda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Power pushes Sepulveda off looking to stand but Sepulveda dives back in and keeps control.
Sepulveda seems to be looking for submissions.
Power works his way to full guard. Good work.
Power wants to stand up but Sepulveda is controlling him.
Power keeping full guard, as Sepulveda tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to stand and escape but Sepulveda is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Power holds on and takes a little breather.
Power wants to stand but Sepulveda is controlling the position.
Thomas Power has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sepulveda looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice cross by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda dips to his left and cracks Power with an uppercut!
Sepulveda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sepulveda throws a big shot that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sepulveda.
Power looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sepulveda lands a nice shot to the body.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sepulveda looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sepulveda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepulveda throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Power.
Power only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sepulveda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Power is predictable there
and Sepulveda counters with a nice uppercut.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda misses with a kick to the body.
Sepulveda dives in and grabs Power's left leg, looking for a takedown. Power pushes down on Sepulveda's head and hops out.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda misses with a kick to the body
and Power counters with a left and a right that stings Sepulveda.
Power scores with a leg kick.
Sepulveda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Sepulveda lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
Nice shot lands for Sepulveda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power tests Sepulveda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sepulveda misses with a double jab.
Sepulveda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Sepulveda is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sepulveda misses with a kick to the body
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sepulveda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense.
Power let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda lands a jab to the head.
Power lands a lovely overhand right.
Sepulveda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sepulveda blocks a low kick nicely.
Power moves forwards but Sepulveda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Power.
Sepulveda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sepulveda throws a low kick but Power moves out of range easily.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Sepulveda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Power checks a low kick from Sepulveda.
That kick from Sepulveda tenderised Power's leg. Power is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Power throws a poor cross that misses
and Sepulveda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepulveda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sepulveda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda checks a low kick from Power.
Power gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sepulveda has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
Sepulveda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.
Sepulveda tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Power scores with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sepulveda tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sepulveda throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Power throws out a counter right but Sepulveda avoids it with no problem.
Power slips a jab and a cross from Sepulveda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Sepulveda blocks the leg kick.
Sepulveda tries a head kick but it misses.
Power gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sepulveda to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sepulveda is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda controlling from the top position.
Power is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Sepulveda's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sepulveda tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
Sepulveda trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sepulveda tries to free his leg and advance position but Power is retaining full guard.
Power wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Power dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sepulveda. That did some damage!
Sepulveda defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Sepulveda feints and as Power raises his hands in defense, Sepulveda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Power being controlled here, momentarily.
Sepulveda seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Power for as long as he can get away with.
Sepulveda looking to sit in guard and control but Power gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sepulveda's guard.
Power is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sepulveda is looking for a triangle but Power pushes his legs off easily.
Power trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sepulveda's guard.
Sepulveda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sepulveda is trying to control the position but Power postures up.
Sepulveda wants to sweep here but Power controlling him for the moment.
Sepulveda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Power is aware though and is defending well.
Sepulveda pulls Power in close to his closed guard and prevents Power from doing any damage or advancing position.
Power wanted to stand there but Sepulveda had control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Power gets to his feet - Sepulveda follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alejandro Sepulveda 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Power checks a leg kick.
Power throws a chopping leg kick but Sepulveda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sepulveda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Power there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power misses with a head kick.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda looks for a takedown but Power sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power misses with a double jab.
Sepulveda tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
It seemed like Power was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Power circles away.
Power throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Power scores with a leg kick.
Sepulveda takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Power swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Sepulveda.
Power cracks the inside of Sepulveda's front leg.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Thomas Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sepulveda.
Power avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power checks a leg kick.
As Sepulveda backs off Power throws a huge counter combo but Sepulveda manages to avoid it all.
Sepulveda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Power throws a fast counter high kick but Sepulveda manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Sepulveda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sepulveda missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power is trying to counter with his kicks.
Power slips a straight right by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda checks a leg kick.
Sepulveda tried to counter with a leg kick but Power avoided it.
Sepulveda lands a nice hook to Power's body. Power takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Power manages to avoid it.
Power dodges the punch combination from Sepulveda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda avoids the body shot from Power.
Sepulveda blocks a head kick by Power.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sepulveda is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sepulveda 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.
Sepulveda wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Power wants to sweep but no luck.
Sepulveda trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Sepulveda prevents Power from getting back to his feet.
Sepulveda trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda passes Power's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sepulveda is pressing down on Power's thigh, looking to free his foot. Power is holding on for now.
Alejandro Sepulveda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sepulveda in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sepulveda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Power.
I think Sepulveda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Sepulveda!
Alejandro Sepulveda retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Alejandro Sepulveda thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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