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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nickels (ranked 2381 p4p, 57 weight class) and Boon Wrecking Ball (ranked 3768 p4p, 96 weight class). Boon Wrecking Ball looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boon Wrecking Ball!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrecking Ball throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nickels counters with a body kick.
Nickels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nickels thuds his right hand into Wrecking Ball's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Boon Wrecking Ball has been cut.
Nickels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wrecking Ball tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nickels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nickels throws a big shot that misses.
Nickels lands a front kick.
Wrecking Ball looks winded!
Nickels throws an overhand right that lands on Wrecking Ball's shoulder, as Wrecking Ball tries to avoid the shot.
Wrecking Ball moves in looking to clinch but Nickels pushes him off.
Nickels drops Wrecking Ball with a right and a left! Nickels comes rushing in but Wrecking Ball regains his composure and manages to keep Nickels in guard.
Wrecking Ball is rocked!
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!
Nickels postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Wrecking Ball covers up, he's hurt! Nickels keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Nickels and the ref steps in to end the fight! Nickels can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Nickels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 1806 p4p, 218 weight class) and Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1825 p4p, 222 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Punchsky misses.
Buzzard attempts a counter takedown but Punchsky avoids it well and moves away.
Buzzard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Buzzard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at High Power Swingers in the buildup to the fight.
Punchsky throws an overhand right that lands on Buzzard's shoulder, as Buzzard tries to avoid the shot.
Punchsky has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Buzzard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Punchsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buzzard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Punchsky sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Buzzard is just out of range.
Punchsky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Buzzard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Punchsky.
Punchsky misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Punchsky.
Buzzard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Punchsky sprawls and moves away.
Punchsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buzzard moves away.
Punchsky scores with a body shot.
Punchsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punchsky looks to land a left hand but Buzzard moved out of range nicely.
Buzzard tries to counter with a takedown but Punchsky is quick to defend against it.
Punchsky misses with an uppercut.
Buzzard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky throws a nice looking combination but Buzzard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buzzard tries to counter with a takedown but Punchsky is quick to defend against it.
Punchsky looks to land a combination but Buzzard avoids it well.
Buzzard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buzzard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punchsky is looking to land body kicks.
Buzzard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Punchsky sprawls and moves away.
Punchsky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Punchsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buzzard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Punchsky won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchsky dodges the ground and pound from Buzzard.
The strikes coming from Buzzard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Buzzard sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Punchsky is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Buzzard tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Buzzard throws an elbow but Punchsky slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Punchsky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buzzard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Punchsky to see if he's OK.
Buzzard throws a strike aimed at the side of Punchsky's head but Punchsky avoids it well.
Who's going to make the next move?
Buzzard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Buzzard throws a strike aimed at the side of Punchsky's head but Punchsky avoids it well.
Buzzard misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Punchsky is working to avoid the ground and pound but Buzzard connects with a decent elbow.
Punchsky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Buzzard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Punchsky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buzzard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Buzzard is looking to improve his position.
Punchsky not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Punchsky is looking to advance position but Buzzard won't allow it.
Buzzard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Buzzard missing with punches from the bottom.
Buzzard won't allow Punchsky to pass to mount.
Punchsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Buzzard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Buzzard is looking for a sweep. Punchsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Buzzard flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Buzzard is trying to get back to full guard.
Buzzard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Buzzard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Buzzard trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buzzard throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Punchsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buzzard circles away quickly and effectively.
Buzzard feinted with a counter takedown.
Punchsky lands a jab-cross combination.
Punchsky throws a hook but Buzzard avoids it easily.
Buzzard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buzzard tries to counter with a takedown but Punchsky is quick to defend against it.
Buzzard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punchsky.
Buzzard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky swinging wildly here.
Buzzard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Buzzard walks into a stiff left hand from Punchsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky misses with a wild body shot.
Punchsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buzzard.
Punchsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Punchsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buzzard was well out of range. Poor timing from Punchsky.
Punchsky misses with a double jab.
Buzzard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Punchsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buzzard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Buzzard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Buzzard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Buzzard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Buzzard there.
Buzzard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Punchsky keeping control of the position.
Buzzard thows a huge punch but Punchsky dodges it nicely.
Buzzard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punchsky's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buzzard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buzzard throwing shots but Punchsky is blocking nicely.
Punchsky tries to roll over but Buzzard keeps him under control.
Sir Anthony Buzzard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Punchsky trying to control but Buzzard postures up.
Buzzard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Buzzard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Punchsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buzzard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Buzzard lands a nice short elbow.
Buzzard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Buzzard thows a huge punch but Punchsky dodges it nicely.
Buzzard is thwarting Punchsky's attempts to control the position.
Buzzard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buzzard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Buzzard thows a huge punch but Punchsky dodges it nicely.
Punchsky tries to get to full guard but Buzzard has control of the leg.
Punchsky wants to control but Buzzard is keeping busy.
Punchsky has hold of Buzzard's hands but Buzzard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buzzard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buzzard misses with a head shot. Punchsky uses the momentum to regain guard.
Punchsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky controlling the position.
Punchsky trying to keep a closed guard but Buzzard is proving a slippery customer.
Buzzard is looking to work some ground and pound but Punchsky has wrist control.
Buzzard postures up in Punchsky's guard and throws a big left but Punchsky blocks it.
Buzzard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buzzard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buzzard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Punchsky looking to control.
Buzzard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Buzzard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Buzzard distracts Punchsky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Buzzard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Punchsky trying to control the position.
Punchsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buzzard.
Buzzard stands up over Punchsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Anthony Buzzard dominated that second round.
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.
Punchsky tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Buzzard is able to avoid easily.
Buzzard feinted with a counter takedown.
Punchsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Punchsky throws a right hand that Buzzard ducks under and follows up with a left that Buzzard also avoids with ease.
Buzzard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Punchsky throws a big shot that misses.
Punchsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Punchsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky swings for the body but Buzzard moves out of range.
Buzzard attempts a counter takedown but Punchsky avoids it well and moves away.
Punchsky punishes Buzzard's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Buzzard feinted with a counter takedown.
Punchsky looks to land a right hand but Buzzard moved out of range.
Buzzard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Buzzard slips a jab from Punchsky.
Punchsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Buzzard.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Buzzard moves out of range.
Buzzard feinted with a counter takedown.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Punchsky with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Punchsky scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Punchsky misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky throws a looping overhand right but Buzzard ducks down to avoid it.
Buzzard tries to counter with a takedown but Punchsky is quick to defend against it.
Punchsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Punchsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buzzard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Punchsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buzzard counters with a takedown into side control.
Punchsky explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchsky misses with a right hand
and Buzzard counters with a single leg into guard. Punchsky didn't expect that.
Punchsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buzzard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buzzard passes Punchsky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Buzzard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punchsky defending well though.
Nice strikes from Buzzard there.
Punchsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punchsky defending well though.
Punchsky wants to control but Buzzard is keeping busy.
Buzzard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Punchsky regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Buzzard.
Punchsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Punchsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buzzard.
Punchsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buzzard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buzzard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buzzard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Punchsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buzzard stops Punchsky from standing up.
Buzzard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buzzard won't allow Punchsky to get back to his feet.
Buzzard throwing strikes from guard but Punchsky blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buzzard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buzzard postures up in Punchsky's guard and throws a big left but Punchsky blocks it.
Buzzard throwing strikes from guard but Punchsky blocks nicely.
Buzzard won't allow Punchsky to sweep him here.
Buzzard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Buzzard working some strikes from top position.
Buzzard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Punchsky is keeping the position for now.
Punchsky has momentary wrist control but Buzzard slips an elbow through the middle.
Buzzard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Punchsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Punchsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buzzard throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Punchsky.
I think Punchsky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
An out of breath Vladimir Punchsky thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Sir Anthony Buzzard stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn, bad night, we all have them. I'd like to congratulate my opponent. Goodnight everybody.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 3048 p4p, 339 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 1721 p4p, 208 weight class). Kaino Heikkinen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikkinen misses with a straight right.
It looked like Burduada No Cranio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Burduada No Cranio has closed the distance and engaged Heikkinen in a clinch.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio is pushing Heikkinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Burduada No Cranio lands a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen tries to work over Burduada No Cranio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burduada No Cranio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Burduada No Cranio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Burduada No Cranio on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen avoiding damage as Burduada No Cranio throws knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shot to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Come on Burduada No Cranio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio landing knees to the body.
Heikkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Burduada No Cranio backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burduada No Cranio blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Burduada No Cranio controls the action.
Heikkinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
Burduada No Cranio taking a breather.
Burduada No Cranio lands a nice uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burduada No Cranio has Heikkinen pressed against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burduada No Cranio backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has been cut.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Burduada No Cranio controls his hands.
Heikkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burduada No Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Burduada No Cranio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burduada No Cranio throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burduada No Cranio blocks an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio tries a knee to the head but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a low kick.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but Heikkinen is having none of it.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burduada No Cranio. Heikkinen shrugs it off though.
Heikkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burduada No Cranio's calf.
Burduada No Cranio has managed to clinch.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burduada No Cranio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Burduada No Cranio controls the action.
Burduada No Cranio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Heikkinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Heikkinen wants to break free but Burduada No Cranio has control.
A body shot lands from Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burduada No Cranio.
A short right from Burduada No Cranio on the inside.
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!
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heikkinen is looking to break free of the clinch but Burduada No Cranio has double underhooks.
Burduada No Cranio lands a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen being controlled against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burduada No Cranio lands a left hand.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burduada No Cranio's elbow.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio lands a right hand.
Burduada No Cranio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burduada No Cranio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burduada No Cranio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burduada No Cranio throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burduada No Cranio throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burduada No Cranio avoids it.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Burduada No Cranio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burduada No Cranio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heikkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burduada No Cranio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burduada No Cranio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burduada No Cranio has closed the distance and engaged Heikkinen in a clinch.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Burduada No Cranio controls the action.
Heikkinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burduada No Cranio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to control Heikkinen's arms but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burduada No Cranio has his back to the cage.
Heikkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a left to the head.
Burduada No Cranio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Burduada No Cranio has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to stall.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio taking a breather.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burduada No Cranio is defending well for now.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heikkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Burduada No Cranio fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a nice combination. Heikkinen backs away looking to recover.
Burduada No Cranio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burduada No Cranio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio wants to clinch.
Heikkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and clinches.
Burduada No Cranio looking to stall.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a knee to the head.
Burduada No Cranio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burduada No Cranio tries a knee to the head but Heikkinen blocks it.
Heikkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Burduada No Cranio is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heikkinen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Burduada No Cranio blocks it.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Burduada No Cranio blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Heikkinen.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heikkinen tries to work over Burduada No Cranio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burduada No Cranio trying to stall but Heikkinen improves his position.
Burduada No Cranio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heikkinen can do to turn this around?
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burduada No Cranio blocks it with crossed arms.
Heikkinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burduada No Cranio tries to stall but Heikkinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heikkinen tries to throw a body punch but Burduada No Cranio avoids it by throwing Heikkinen back against the cage.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heikkinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to maintain a safe position but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns Burduada No Cranio into the cage.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Burduada No Cranio.
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!
Burduada No Cranio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burduada No Cranio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burduada No Cranio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio trying to control the position but instead, Heikkinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Burduada No Cranio into the cage.
Burduada No Cranio pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a light punch inside.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Burduada No Cranio missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burduada No Cranio.
A shot in the inside from Burduada No Cranio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Burduada No Cranio's cut.
That's time! Burduada No Cranio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Burduada No Cranio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heikkinen misses with an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heikkinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burduada No Cranio swinging wildly here.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heikkinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Burduada No Cranio avoids the damage to the body.
Heikkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
Heikkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burduada No Cranio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heikkinen on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heikkinen scores with the left hand. Burduada No Cranio knows he should have avoided that one.
Burduada No Cranio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
Heikkinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Burduada No Cranio swinging wildly here.
Burduada No Cranio lands a front kick.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burduada No Cranio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burduada No Cranio defending well as Heikkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio clinches up with Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
Heikkinen tries to circle away but Burduada No Cranio has him pinned against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio struggles to land a body shot inside as Heikkinen controls his hands.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heikkinen is trying to break the clinch but Burduada No Cranio has him pressed against the cage.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burduada No Cranio's elbow.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heikkinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burduada No Cranio taking a breather.
Burduada No Cranio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Burduada No Cranio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Burduada No Cranio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Burduada No Cranio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the side of Burduada No Cranio's head.
Burduada No Cranio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burduada No Cranio pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a right to the head.
Heikkinen tries a body shot but Burduada No Cranio blocks it.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burduada No Cranio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Burduada No Cranio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burduada No Cranio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a right to the head.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a left to the head.
Burduada No Cranio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heikkinen up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Burduada No Cranio.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Burduada No Cranio.
Heikkinen lands a body punch.
Heikkinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burduada No Cranio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
In his post fight interview, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 2681 p4p, 300 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 1533 p4p, 202 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sturridge might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gimmie The Loot - By: The Notorious BIG. Walcott has chosen The Way Of The Fist as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sturridge takes a step back to recover.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturridge throws a body kick that misses.
Walcott has Sturridge up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walcott lands with a left to the head.
Sturridge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sturridge dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
Walcott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sturridge backwards.
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Walcott manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sturridge tries to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling the position.
Walcott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Walcott.
Walcott is working Sturridge over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walcott works on Sturridge's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walcott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sturridge tries to circle away but Walcott has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturridge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walcott prevents it.
Walcott scores with a shoulder strike.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
Walcott has Sturridge pressed against the cage.
Walcott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sturridge has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Sturridge wants to break free but Walcott has control.
Sturridge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
Walcott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sturridges head.
Sturridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walcott lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sturridge takes a step back to recover.
Walcott feints a jab and as Sturridge dips his head, Walcott unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Sturridge right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Sturridge falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Walcott smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Pit Bull Development logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Harden (ranked 3764 p4p, 394 weight class) and Jon Snitch (ranked 2598 p4p, 297 weight class). Snitch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Wanna Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Harden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snitch!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden jabs Snitch right on the nose. Snitch blinks but takes it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snitch. Harden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snitch misses with a takedown attempt - Harden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harden just misses with a punch to the body.
Snitch 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.
Snitch throws an off balance right hand
and Harden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snitch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harden's half guard.
Snitch trying to mount his opponent but Harden defends it.
Harden has his hands clasped together around Snitch's back. He's all about the action.
Snitch keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Snitch is nestled in close to Harden, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Snitch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snitch wants to pass to mount but Harden is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Snitch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Snitch wants to free his trapped foot but Harden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harden tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Snitch has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Harden is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Snitch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Harden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snitch controlling the pace for now.
Harden gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Harden's thigh. Harden counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Snitch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harden keeping moving, preventing Snitch from controlling successfully.
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 James Harden will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snitch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harden defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snitch.
Snitch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harden counters with a stiff right hand.
Harden swats away the attempt to clinch by Snitch.
A big left from Snitch misses.
Harden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harden misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harden just misses with a punch to the body.
Snitch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harden misses with a double jab.
Snitch slips under a jab from Harden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden slips under a jab.
Harden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snitch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harden counters with a straight right hand.
James Harden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harden thuds his shin into the meat of Snitch's side.
Harden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snitch clinches up with Harden and pushes him back against the cage.
Snitch stalling the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Snitch.
Snitch wants a takedown.
James Harden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Snitch.
Harden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snitch backwards.
Harden misses with a punch on the inside.
Harden is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Snitch wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden stalling in the clinch.
Snitch is trying to stall.
Snitch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harden dodges an elbow strike from Snitch.
Snitch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snitch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden leaning against his opponent.
Snitch slowing the pace effectively.
Harden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch prevents a body shot from Harden.
Harden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harden lands a shoulder strike.
Harden throws a punch but it's blocked by Snitch.
Harden is trying to break free.
Harden being controlled against the cage.
Harden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snitch backwards.
Snitch is rocked!
Harden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Snitch is still on wobbly legs! Can Harden finish him?
Harden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snitch backwards.
Harden lands a nice shot to the body.
Harden avoiding damage.
Harden lands a body shot.
Harden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snitch.
Harden gets control of Snitch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Harden will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Harden seems keen to control Snitch's posture.
Jon Snitch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harden has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Harden seems content to control.
Harden stands up and beckons Snitch to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OH! Snitch has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Harden smells blood and charges in for the finish! Harden unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Snitch sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Harden!
A relieved looking James Harden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Jon Snitch had this to say: 'This loss will make me better, I will be back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damen Mayer (ranked 1541 p4p, 192 weight class) and Tom Rivers (ranked 1577 p4p, 197 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rivers's choice of entrance music: start from scratch. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent 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
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Damen Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rivers!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rivers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mayer lands a jab to the head.
Mayer wants to clinch.
Rivers throws out a counter right but Mayer avoids it with no problem.
Mayer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivers counters with a series of strikes. Mayer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mayer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivers sprawls well. Rivers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mayer gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damen Mayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Mayer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mayer goes for a double leg but Rivers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rivers continues to drive forward.
Rivers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mayer scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Mayer wants to clinch but Rivers slips to the side
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Mayer lands a nice hook to Rivers's body. Rivers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Mayer closes the distance and pushes Rivers back into the cage.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayer moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Mayer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mayer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mayer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rivers on his heels. He'll look to pass Rivers's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivers is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivers trying to control the position.
Rivers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mayer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rivers wants to control but Mayer is keeping busy.
Mayer is keen to just control but Rivers is a slippery customer.
Mayer wants to pass to mount but Rivers is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer wants to take a breather but Rivers is having none of it.
Rivers is looking to improve his position.
Rivers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mayer is working away from the top position though.
Rivers is defending against the submission attempts here by Mayer.
Mayer is thwarting Rivers's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Mayer moved out of range nicely.
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Mayer slips the punch.
Mayer shoots in and bounces Rivers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rivers is looking to stand back up but Mayer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rivers.
Mayer moves into full mount! Rivers won't be happy about that!
Mayer is looking to work his way around to Rivers's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Rivers tries to lock up and control but Mayer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damen Mayer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mayer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivers throws a hook but Mayer avoids it easily.
Donk. Mayer catches Rivers right on the button with a cross.
Damen Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivers's waist but Rivers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayer off to one side.
Rivers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rivers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Mayer misses.
Mayer dives in and grabs Rivers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rivers pushes down on Mayer's head and hops out.
Rivers defending well as Mayer loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivers lands the left hand.
Mayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rivers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mayer wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
Damen Mayer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rivers controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rivers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rivers has escaped and now he's on top!
Rivers postures up.
Rivers content to stall in guard here.
Rivers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rivers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rivers trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayer wants to sweep here but Rivers controlling him for the moment.
Mayer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rivers is aware though and is defending well.
Rivers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mayer controlling Rivers's posture.
Mayer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rivers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers stands and throws Mayer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mayer is not content to let Rivers control the position.
Mayer regains half guard there - taking advantage of Rivers's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rivers wants to control but Mayer is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rivers throwing shots but Mayer is blocking nicely.
Mayer is staying active underneath Rivers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rivers is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Rivers misses.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Mayer.
Rivers lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Rivers 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.
Mayer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivers on the side of the head.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Mayer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rivers's guard.
Mayer wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rivers pulls Mayer in close to prevent any damage.
Rivers wants to improve his position but instead Mayer has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers trying to hold on to Mayer's head to control him but Mayer postures up.
Mayer prevents Rivers from improving his position.
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.
Mayer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rivers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mayer.
Rivers is defending against the submission attempts here by Mayer.
Rivers is staying active underneath Mayer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rivers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mayer is working away from the top position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mayer is trying for a kimura here. Rivers looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mayer wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damen Mayer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 571 p4p, 76 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 1125 p4p, 148 weight class). Dambullah comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom. Orion has chosen Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24
196 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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39
185 lbs
39 - 22 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dambullah on the side of the head.
Orion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orion misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Dambullah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orion throws a jab but it's blocked by Dambullah.
Nice jab there from Dambullah.
Orion misses with a hook
and Orion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dambullah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion stalks Dambullah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dambullah's face. Dambullah staggers backwards, shaken.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion cracks Dambullah with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dambullah looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Orion finish him?
Dambullah is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Orion misses its intended target.
Oh Dambullah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dambullah seems to have got his legs back now.
Orion misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Dambullah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Orion throws a lazy uppercut
letting Dambullah counter with a right hand.
Orion throws a jab when Dambullah was well out of range.
Orion takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Orion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orion looks to throw the jab but Dambullah is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion jabs at Dambullah's body.
Orion misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Dambullah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orion throws a hook to the side of Dambullah's head but Dambullah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dambullah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dambullah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orion finds it's way round the side to connect with Dambullah's head.
Orion misses with a lunging right hand
and Dambullah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dambullah scores with a push kick.
Orion might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Orion misses with a hook.
Orion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dambullah keeps Orion at a distance using the push kick.
Orion looks winded!
Orion tries to move into range but Dambullah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dambullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Dambullah feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Orion sprawling to the canvas! Orion rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dambullah finish him?!
Orion is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Orion lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dambullah doesn't seem phased though.
Dambullah lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dambullah.
Dambullah slips under a jab.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion looks to throw the jab but Dambullah is out of range.
Orion misses with a double jab
and Dambullah counters with a straight right hand.
Dambullah slips under a jab.
Dambullah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dambullah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dambullah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Dambullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion drops his hands momentarily and Dambullah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orion throws a lazy right hand but Dambullah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Orion tries to get set, Dambullah tries to push him back and clinch up but Orion manages to avoid the attempt.
Orion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dambullah.
Dambullah connects with a leg kick. Orion looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Dambullah misses the target.
Dambullah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Dambullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dambullah lands a right hook to the body.
Dambullah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orion throws out the jab.
Dambullah is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Orion throws a right hand that misses
and Dambullah counters with a nice body shot.
Orion misses with an uppercut. Dambullah saw that one coming.
Dambullah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orion misses with a looping left.
Dambullah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orion momentarily.
A jab from Orion does it's job there.
Dambullah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orion's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion misses with an uppercut. Dambullah saw that one coming.
Dambullah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dambullah tries a head kick but it misses.
Orion misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Dambullah counters with a crisp right hand that drops Orion! Dambullah lets Orion back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Orion jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Orion misses its intended target.
Dambullah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dambullah lands a nice looking body shot.
Dambullah tests Orion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orion is still on wobbly legs! Can Dambullah finish him?
Dambullah lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Orion falls backwards - clearly groggy! Dambullah dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papa Moosh Dambullah!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Papa Moosh Dambullah made sure he mentioned Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q111-151/$75-150), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 682 p4p, 30 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 1113 p4p, 26 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
280 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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230 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coco throws a front kick aimed at Megaton's knee but Megaton avoids it well.
Coco throws a sloppy head kick and Megaton moves out of range easily.
Coco tries to clinch up but Megaton circles away and keeps his distance.
Coco misses with a left hand
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Megaton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Megaton blocks a head kick by Coco.
Coco moves in looking to clinch but Megaton pushes him off.
Megaton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coco's calf.
Megaton moves into the clinch.
Megaton misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cocos head.
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Megaton.
Megaton throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Megaton.
Megaton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coco tries to work over Megaton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coco tries to throw a body punch but Megaton avoids it by throwing Coco back against the cage.
Coco tries to land a knee to the head but Megaton blocks with his arms.
Coco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Megaton is defending well for now.
Coco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Megaton avoids it.
Megaton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Megaton tries to land knees in the clinch but Coco avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Megaton - that landed with a thud.
Megaton has a couple of punches blocked by Coco.
Megaton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Megaton.
Megaton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Megaton.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Coco.
Coco has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Megaton drops Coco onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Coco is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Coco is rocked!
That has opened up Fanta Coco's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaton lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Coco to his knees! Megaton keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Megaton!
Mike Megaton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, WarHorse Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bianchi (ranked 499 p4p, 65 weight class) and Bob The Man (ranked 1133 p4p, 141 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
164 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bianchi scores with a sloppy right hand. The Man should have avoided that one.
The Man is looking to clinch.
The Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bianchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bianchi manages to avoid it.
Bianchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Man.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Man.
The Man misses with a body kick.
Bianchi looks to land a right hand but The Man moved out of range.
The Man throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Bianchi misses the target.
The Man defending well as Bianchi loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Bianchi lands.
The Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bianchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bianchi looks to land a right hand but The Man moved out of range.
Bianchi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi throws a sloppy body shot
letting The Man counter with a right hand.
Bianchi misses with a hook.
The Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bianchi looks to land a right hand but The Man moved out of range.
The Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bianchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Man.
Bianchi misses with a body shot.
Bianchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Man throws a leg kick but Bianchi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Bianchi misses.
The Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bianchi's sensitive parts.
The Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bianchi.
Bianchi throws out a loose jab but The Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobby Bianchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bianchi looks to score with a jab to the body but The Man is just out of range.
The Man scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bianchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The Man ducks under a wild hook from Bianchi.
Bianchi punishes The Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Bianchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Man.
The Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Man throws a leg kick which misses Bianchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Bianchi tries to avoid it.
Bianchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bianchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bianchi throws a jab but it's blocked by The Man.
The Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bianchi moves out of range of the body kick from The Man.
The Man with a nice cross.
The Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bianchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bianchi slips a jab from The Man.
Bianchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Man.
A swing and a miss from Bianchi.
Bob The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Man. Bianchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Man lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bianchi throws a hook but The Man blocks it.
Bianchi takes one on the button.
The Man closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bianchi to the mat! Bianchi manages to get full guard.
Bianchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Man stands up over Bianchi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bianchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Man throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man throws a big elbow that misses.
Bianchi keeping moving, preventing The Man from controlling successfully.
The Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bianchi is trying to keep The Man in close.
Bianchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Man connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Man trying to control but Bianchi is working from the bottom.
Bianchi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Man is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Man 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.
The Man shoots in for a takedown but Bianchi shows good takedown defense.
Bianchi misses with a right hand
and The Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bianchi throws a body punch but The Man moves out of range.
The Man fails with a takedown attempt.
The Man jabs Bianchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab by Bianchi.
The Man feints and then cracks Bianchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bianchi down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Bianchi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Man clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Bianchi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bianchi as The Man tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for The Man.
Bianchi lands with a left to the head.
The Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Man blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by The Man.
Bianchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Bianchi misses with a punch on the inside.
The Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bianchi's elbow.
Bianchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Man can't find room to land a body shot as Bianchi controls the action.
The Man lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bianchi misses with a punch on the inside.
The Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Man takes a shot to the head.
The Man manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Man tries a body shot but Bianchi blocks it.
Bianchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bianchi misses with some punches.
The Man lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man seems to be looking for submissions.
Bianchi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bianchi trying to control the position here.
Bianchi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Bianchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Man wants to pass the guard but Bianchi is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bianchi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Man stops Bianchi from standing up.
The Man trying to control but Bianchi is working from the bottom.
Bianchi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The Man lands a couple of digs.
Bianchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Man throws a strike but Bianchi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bianchi defends well.
The Man escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bianchi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bianchi controlling from the top position.
Bianchi wants to control from the top but The Man keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Man 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. This is the final round!
The Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bianchi but Bianchi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bob The Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bianchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Man can pounce on him.
The Man connects with a jab.
The Man misses with a wild body shot.
The Man throws a shot from downtown. Bianchi moves away and avoids it.
The Man scores with a nice head shot.
Bianchi misses with an uppercut.
The Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bianchi misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from The Man. Those never looked like landing.
The Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bianchi misses the jab.
The Man looks to throw the jab but Bianchi is out of range.
Bianchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bianchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bianchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bianchi walks into a stiff left hand from The Man.
Bianchi connects with the punch.
Bianchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Man.
The Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bianchi throws an overhand right that lands on The Man's shoulder, as The Man tries to avoid the shot.
The Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bianchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Man digs a good hook to Bianchi's body.
The Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bianchi.
The Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bianchi misses with a straight left.
Bianchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bianchi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Bianchi.
Bianchi is looking to counter punch.
The Man scores with a jab. Bianchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Man swings for the body but Bianchi moves out of range.
The Man throws a sloppy head kick and Bianchi moves out of range easily.
Bianchi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bianchi throwing a counter right hand but The Man manages to avoid it.
Bianchi misses with an uppercut. The Man saw that one coming.
Bianchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Man shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bianchi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Man looking to pass the guard.
Bobby Bianchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bianchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Bianchi has wrist control.
The Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bianchi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bianchi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Man with a nice head shot there.
The Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Man looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bob The Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bianchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Man looking to sit in guard and control but Bianchi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Man is trying to control the position but Bianchi postures up.
The Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bianchi is aware though and is defending well.
The Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bianchi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bianchi wants to get up but he can't break The Man's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob The Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Man 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob The Man!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klay Dee (ranked 753 p4p, 91 weight class) and Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 382 p4p, 47 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tyler, The Creator - Who Dat Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Klay Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee dodges the punch combination from De Andrade.
De Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Dee lands a high kick!
De Andrade misses with a hook. Dee ducked under it nicely.
De Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Dee.
De Andrade moves out of range as Dee strikes.
De Andrade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Dee finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Dee.
De Andrade moves forwards but Dee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by De Andrade - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Andrade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dee seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Dee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Andrade looks to land a left hand but Dee moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dee connects with the punch.
Dee lands a really nice looking cross but De Andrade seems unphased.
De Andrade misses with a looping right.
A head kick from De Andrade lands but Dee takes it in his stride.
Dee is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a double jab.
Oh Dee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Andrade throws a big shot that misses.
Dee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Andrade.
De Andrade slips a straight right by Dee.
De Andrade closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Dee out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
Marcelo Costa De Andrade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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