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FARTMMA 79 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Capt Sully (ranked 3008 p4p, 279 weight class) and Gino Trecozze (ranked 6592 p4p, 432 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Capt Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Trecozze!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sully throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Trecozze counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sully keeping moving, preventing Trecozze from controlling successfully.
Trecozze might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sully haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sully is pulling down on Trecozze's head to control his posture.
Sully utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trecozze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trecozze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Trecozze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sully managing to control the position.
Trecozze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sully works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Trecozze working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sully trying to control the position.
Sully wants to stand and escape but Trecozze is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trecozze drops back looking for a leg! Sully is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sully manages to kick Trecozze off! Trecozze jumps back into Sully's guard.
Trecozze wants to pass the guard but Sully is keeping the position.
Sully lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sully stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trecozze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trecozze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sully looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Trecozze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trecozze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trecozze throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sully escapes and throws Trecozze's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully decides to stand back up. Sully steps back and let's Trecozze get back to his feet.
Sully misses with a few strikes there.
Sully has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sully's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sully seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sully throws a right hand that Trecozze ducks under and follows up with a left that Trecozze also avoids with ease.
Trecozze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sully gets a clinch.
Trecozze tries for a takedown but Sully manages to get underhooks.
Trecozze drags the fight down to the ground.
Sully is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sully got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trecozze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sully has managed to get both his arms back between Trecozze's legs - danger averted.
Trecozze throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sully escapes and throws Trecozze's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sully is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Trecozze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sully blocks the strikes from Trecozze.
Trecozze can't do much from the bottom here.
Sully slows the pace down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trecozze is not content to let Sully control the position.
Trecozze is letting Sully control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Capt Sully dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trecozze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sully misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sully closes the distance and clinches.
Sully keeps control of Trecozze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sully.
Trecozze is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sully is defending well.
Sully lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trecozze looking for a takedown.
Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sully lands a left and a right that send Trecozze crashing to the mat, dazed. Sully thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Trecozze is rocked!
It looks like Gino Trecozze has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sully lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Trecozze is looking to close the distance but Sully sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Trecozze crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Trecozze is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Capt Sully!
Gino Trecozze spoke after the fight, saying 'And so I've lost. It sucks but that's what happened. I promise I'll back, stronger than ever! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Kartavchenko (ranked 3903 p4p, 414 weight class) and Jason Knight (ranked 3279 p4p, 363 weight class). Jason Knight told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Kartavchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Knight!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Kartavchenko slips a jab and a cross from Knight.
A big left from Knight misses.
Kartavchenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kartavchenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight moves away from the strike by Kartavchenko.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kartavchenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knight! But no joy.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Kartavchenko saw that one coming.
Kartavchenko throws a jab when Knight was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kartavchenko.
Knight misses with the combination.
Knight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartavchenko swings widly with a right hand
and Knight counters with a left to the body.
Kartavchenko throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Kartavchenko.
Kartavchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knight throws out the jab.
Kartavchenko misses with a left hand
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kartavchenko loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Kartavchenko looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight tries to bum rush Kartavchenko with a series of wild strikes but Kartavchenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kartavchenko connects with a crisp jab.
Kartavchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kartavchenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kartavchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
Kartavchenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Knight's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Kartavchenko misses the target.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartavchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kartavchenko feints and then cracks Knight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knight down.
Kartavchenko looks to land a combination. Knight sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knight misses with a straight left.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Kartavchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Kartavchenko scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kartavchenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Kartavchenko throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight slips a jab and a cross from Kartavchenko.
Kartavchenko looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Kartavchenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knight is able to avoid easily.
Sergey Kartavchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Knight.
Kartavchenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Kartavchenko. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Kartavchenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Kartavchenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kartavchenko throws a leg kick but Knight moved away.
Kartavchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kartavchenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Kartavchenko.
Kartavchenko throws a combination. Knight tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kartavchenko scores with a leg kick.
Kartavchenko throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight throws a right hand that Kartavchenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kartavchenko also avoids with ease.
Kartavchenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kartavchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight unleashes a big counter combination but Kartavchenko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Knight 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.
Kartavchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kartavchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kartavchenko lands a slapping body shot.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kartavchenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kartavchenko misses with a low kick as Knight jumps back.
Kartavchenko misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Kartavchenko takes one on the button.
Knight moves out of range of the body kick from Kartavchenko.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kartavchenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Kartavchenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kartavchenko misses with a double jab.
Knight lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kartavchenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knight is out of range and Kartavchenko settles back down.
Kartavchenko lands with a straight right. Knight didn't see that one coming.
Kartavchenko misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kartavchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kartavchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kartavchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kartavchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight is looking for the big counter here.
Kartavchenko misses with an uppercut. Knight saw that one coming.
Kartavchenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
Knight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kartavchenko.
Knight lands a really nice looking cross but Kartavchenko seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kartavchenko wants to land a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Knight unleashes a big counter combination but Kartavchenko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kartavchenko misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kartavchenko throws out a loose jab but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kartavchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
Kartavchenko throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kartavchenko with a jab.
Knight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kartavchenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kartavchenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kartavchenko looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kartavchenko misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kartavchenko throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kartavchenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Knight in the body.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight misses with the combination.
Knight tries to bum rush Kartavchenko with a series of wild strikes but Kartavchenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knight slips under a jab.
Kartavchenko looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Kartavchenko takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Kartavchenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kartavchenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kartavchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Kartavchenko misses with a looping right.
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knight throws a hook but Kartavchenko avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Knight as he connects with a hook.
Kartavchenko slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartavchenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight scores with a punch to the head.
Knight lands with a cross.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kartavchenko.
Knight throws a combination. Kartavchenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kartavchenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sergey Kartavchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kartavchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kartavchenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kartavchenko cracks a nice hook into Knight's ribs.
Kartavchenko tries to bum rush Knight with a series of wild strikes but Knight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartavchenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Kartavchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kartavchenko takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kartavchenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Kartavchenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kartavchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kartavchenko.
A low kick from Kartavchenko misses
and Knight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kartavchenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kartavchenko manages to avoid it.
Kartavchenko tried to score with a low kick but Knight checks it.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kartavchenko lands the left hand.
Kartavchenko connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sergey Kartavchenko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kartavchenko tries to work over Knight's front leg with a kick but Knight checks it.
Kartavchenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kartavchenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Knight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kartavchenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kartavchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Kartavchenko throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kartavchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kartavchenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knight throws a one two combo.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kartavchenko throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kartavchenko misses with a double jab
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kartavchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartavchenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Kartavchenko slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight 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.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Kartavchenko misses.
Kartavchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Kartavchenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knight's calf.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Kartavchenko.
As Kartavchenko backs off Knight throws a huge counter combo but Kartavchenko manages to avoid it all.
Knight has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kartavchenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Kartavchenko moved out of range nicely.
Kartavchenko takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Kartavchenko cracks the inside of Knight's front leg.
Kartavchenko staying out of range there.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Kartavchenko saw that one coming.
It looked like Kartavchenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jason Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Kartavchenko misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kartavchenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kartavchenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Kartavchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kartavchenko misses with a head kick.
Knight looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Knight misses.
Kartavchenko throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kartavchenko throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Kartavchenko.
Knight takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kartavchenko avoids the body shot from Knight.
Kartavchenko defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Knight finds it's target.
It looks like Sergey Kartavchenko has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a hook. Kartavchenko ducked under it nicely.
Kartavchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kartavchenko.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kartavchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Kartavchenko loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Knight checks a leg kick.
Knight throws out a counter right but Kartavchenko avoids it with no problem.
Knight lands a left and a right that send Kartavchenko crashing to the mat, dazed. Knight thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kartavchenko is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Oh Kartavchenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kartavchenko thows a leg kick but Knight checks it
and Knight counters with a right hand from hell and Kartavchenko is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Knight!
Jason Knight seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Leno (ranked 4266 p4p, 434 weight class) and Eron Saunders (ranked 2084 p4p, 245 weight class). Eron Saunders has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Leno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eron Saunders!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leno instigates a clinch.
Leno tries to score a body lock takedown but Saunders shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saunders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saunders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saunders prevents the takedown attempt.
Saunders is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Leno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leno is looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Saunders.
Leno can't get the takedown.
Saunders breaks from the clinch.
Saunders scores with a punch to the head.
Saunders scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leno doesn't seem bothered though.
Saunders digs a good body shot into Leno's ribs.
Leno clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leno's elbow.
Leno wants to take the fight to the mat but Saunders manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Leno tries to score a body lock takedown but Saunders shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saunders lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leno or not.
Saunders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leno backwards.
Saunders misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders lands a shot to the body.
Saunders creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leno's defenses.
We've been informed that Saunders has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Leno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leno is working for takedown but Saunders is calmly controlling the position for now.
Saunders gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leno.
Saunders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leno goes for a takedown attempt but Saunders pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saunders rushes Leno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saunders pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Leno is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leno wants a takedown but no success here.
Saunders lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Saunders.
Leno is breathing heavily.
Leno changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saunders fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Leno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders connects with a jab.
Leno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saunders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leno, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leno drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saunders pulls his leg out and moves away.
Saunders lands a body shot.
Jay Leno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leno wants to clinch.
Saunders scores with a shot to the body.
Leno is looking to clinch but Saunders is avoiding it.
We've been told by Leno's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saunders getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leno tries to clinch there but Saunders circles away.
Leno misses with a takedown attempt
and Saunders counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saunders swats away the attempt to clinch by Leno.
Saunders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saunders jabs at Leno's body.
Leno is looking to clinch.
Saunders jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saunders lands a nice shot that snaps Leno's head back.
Saunders's corner calls for a 1-2. Saunders obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eron Saunders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saunders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leno is rocked!
Saunders fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Leno out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Eron Saunders!
During a confident post fight interview, Eron Saunders thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Terrell (ranked 2442 p4p, 235 weight class) and Corey Baird (ranked 3116 p4p, 286 weight class). Terrell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jammin. This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phillip Terrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baird checks a leg kick.
Terrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baird lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baird tries to clinch up but Terrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Baird misses the jab.
Baird swings for the body but Terrell moves out of range.
Baird throws a hook but Terrell avoids it easily.
Baird throws a head kick but Terrell moves out of range.
Terrell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Baird scores with a nice right hand.
Baird tries to work over Terrell's front leg with a kick but Terrell checks it.
Corey Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird scores with a nice right hand.
Terrell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Terrell wants to slow Baird down by chopping away at his legs.
Baird swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from Baird.
Baird is looking to land body kicks.
Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baird just manages to avoid it.
Baird misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Terrell tenderised Baird's leg. Baird is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baird scores with a leg kick.
Terrell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terrell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baird is out of range and Terrell settles back down.
Baird feints a counter leg kick.
Baird lands with a hook. Terrell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baird moves out of range as Terrell throws a body kick.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baird throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baird has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baird and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baird throws a hook but Terrell avoids it easily.
Terrell checks a leg kick nicely.
Baird moves out of range of the body kick.
Baird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terrell moves out of range as Baird strikes.
Baird waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terrell.
Terrell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baird checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a leg kick.
Baird cracks Terrell with a good jab.
Baird throws a leg kick but Terrell moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baird lands a jab to the nose.
Terrell tries to move into range but Baird moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Baird throws a front kick aimed at Terrell's knee but Terrell avoids it well.
As Baird backs away, Terrell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Baird.
Terrell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Terrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baird lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Terrell is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Baird throws a low kick but Terrell moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Baird.
Terrell thumps Baird with a low kick.
Baird looks to throw the jab but Terrell is out of range.
Terrell throws a quick counter head kick but Baird was just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws a leg kick that misses.
Baird throws a leg kick that is checked
and Terrell counters with a thumping low kick.
Terrell throws a low kick, looking for Baird's leg but Baird calmly moves out of range.
Baird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terrell manages to avoid it.
Terrell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Terrell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baird has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baird and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baird walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terrell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baird connects with a body shot.
Baird lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baird.
Baird misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Baird lands but Terrell takes it in his stride.
Baird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Terrell misses with a body kick.
And Baird responds with a good body kick, but Terrell manages to step out the way in time.
Baird throws a push kick but Terrell slaps the foot to one side.
Terrell throws a counter high kick but Baird was just alert enough to avoid it.
Terrell blocks a jab.
Terrell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Terrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baird scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses.
Baird throws a body punch but Terrell moves out of range.
Baird tries to clinch up but Terrell circles away and keeps his distance.
Baird moves into range and clinches up with Terrell.
Baird throws a punch but it's blocked by Terrell.
A shot in the inside from Baird.
Terrell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baird scores with a kick to the body.
Baird is looking to slow Terrell down with leg kicks.
Baird misses with a head kick.
Baird throws a series of strikes that have Terrell backpedaling.
Good standup being displayed there by Baird as he connects with a hook.
Baird throws an off balance right hand
and Terrell counters with an inside leg kick.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Terrell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Baird avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Baird dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Terrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baird throws a shot from downtown. Terrell moves away and avoids it.
Baird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Baird misses.
Baird misses with an uppercut. Terrell saw that one coming.
Terrell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baird.
Baird buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terrell is looking to counter with head kicks.
Baird misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
Baird misses with a low kick as Terrell jumps back.
Baird misses with a body shot.
Terrell is looking to counter with a body kick.
Terrell avoids the body shot from Baird.
Corey Baird seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird looks to land a body kick but Terrell moved away.
Terrell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Baird looks to land a body kick but Terrell moved away.
Terrell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Baird moved away.
That kick from Baird tenderised Terrell's leg. Terrell is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird connects with a leg kick. Terrell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baird pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Terrell counters with a quick kick to the body but Baird blocks it.
Baird stalks Terrell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Terrell's face. Terrell staggers backwards, shaken.
Baird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Baird.
Terrell looks for the body kick but Baird saw that one coming.
Terrell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Terrell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baird is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terrell.
Terrell throws a counter high kick but Baird was just alert enough to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Baird.
Terrell moves out of range of the body kick.
Baird with a jab.
Terrell throws a low kick but Baird avoids it.
Baird misses with an uppercut.
Baird tries to work over Terrell's front leg with a kick but Terrell checks it.
Terrell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baird is out of range.
Baird tests Terrell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell throws a chopping leg kick but Baird manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baird tries to land a leg kick but Terrell saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baird lands a nice looking kick to the body. Terrell takes a step back to recover.
Terrell throws a leg kick but Baird sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baird lands with a good body shot.
Baird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terrell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baird.
Baird feints a counter leg kick.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Baird is looking to clinch but Terrell is avoiding it.
Baird is looking to chop away at Terrell's legs.
Baird blocks the body kick.
Terrell throws a chopping leg kick but Baird manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Baird tries to clinch but Terrell is having none of it.
Terrell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Baird moves into range and clinches up with Terrell.
Baird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baird can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baird can't find room to land a body shot as Terrell controls the action.
Baird works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Terrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baird thuds his right hand into Terrell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baird feints and then cracks Terrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terrell down.
Baird scores with the left hand. Terrell knows he should have avoided that one.
Baird throws a big shot that misses.
Terrell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baird is able to avoid easily.
Terrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baird throws out the jab.
Baird bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baird in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An inside leg kick lands from Baird.
Baird throws a leg kick but Terrell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It appears Terrell was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baird tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Terrell is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Baird.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terrell.
Good exchange - Baird coming out on top.
Terrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Terrell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Baird counters with an outside leg kick.
Terrell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baird counters with a good low kick that Terrell was not able to check.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baird.
Terrell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baird throws out the jab.
Baird lands an overhand right.
Baird lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baird lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Terrell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baird connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Baird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Baird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baird with a hook.
Baird throws a head kick that misses.
Baird misses with an uppercut.
Terrell looks to land a body kick but Baird moved away.
Baird throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Baird keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baird looks to land a left hand but Terrell moved out of range nicely.
Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baird just manages to avoid it.
Baird lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baird feints and then cracks Terrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terrell down.
Terrell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baird throws a wild body kick that Terrell sees coming a mile off.
Baird lands a jab to the head.
Baird misses with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Terrell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Baird checks the leg kick.
Terrell throws a solid leg kick but Baird takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Terrell.
Terrell misses with a leg kick
and Baird counters with a one-two to the body.
Baird throws a leg kick which misses Terrell's front leg but catches the back leg as Terrell tries to avoid it.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Terrell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Baird just manages to avoid it.
Terrell throws out a leg kick but Baird moves out of range and Terrell only half commits.
Baird scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Terrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Terrell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baird tries to score with a low kick but Terrell moves his leg out of the way.
Terrell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Baird - just one landing.
Baird misses with a hook. Terrell ducked under it nicely.
Terrell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Terrell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baird is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Baird.
Phillip Terrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws a low kick but Terrell moves out of range easily.
Terrell moves out of range of the strikes.
Terrell checks a leg kick.
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!
Baird checks a leg kick.
Baird lands a slapping body shot.
Terrell misses with a low kick.
Baird lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Terrell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Terrell throws a head kick that misses
and Baird counters with an inside leg kick.
Baird misses with a hook
and Terrell counters with a good low kick that Baird was not able to check.
Baird missing with a left hand there. Terrell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Baird is predictable there
and Terrell counters with a thumping low kick.
Terrell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baird. Baird obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird looks to throw the jab but Terrell is out of range.
Baird misses with a straight left.
Baird misses with a body kick.
Baird connects with a crisp jab.
Baird is looking to slow Terrell down with leg kicks.
Baird just misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell throws a low kick, looking for Baird's leg but Baird calmly moves out of range.
Baird rushes Terrell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baird presses Terrell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baird softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terrell is trying to break free.
Baird blocks an elbow strike.
Baird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Terrell's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Baird fails to land.
A short right from Baird.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terrell wants to break free but Baird has control.
Terrell blocks an uppercut.
Baird doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baird's brow.
Terrell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baird blocks an elbow strike from Terrell.
Terrell is looking to break free of the clinch but Baird has double underhooks.
Baird tries a body shot but Terrell blocks it.
Baird blocks an elbow strike from Terrell.
Baird misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baird lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baird keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terrell's efforts to push away.
Terrell blocking some punches.
Baird lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Terrell.
Baird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Terrell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baird avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Baird comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baird 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Baird!
After winning the bout, Corey Baird thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Phillip Terrell stepped up to the mic, saying 'back to the drawing board I go big thanks to the fans maybe next fight my opponent won't try to hug my nuts all fight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gentil (ranked 2643 p4p, 289 weight class) and Torry Gomez (ranked 2594 p4p, 280 weight class). Gomez has chosen Pimp Like A Butterfly as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Gentil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torry Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gentil lands a nice looking body shot.
Gentil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomez. Gomez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomez dives in and grabs Gentil's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gentil pushes down on Gomez's head and hops out.
Gentil throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gomez's head.
Gentil takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gentil defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gentil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gentil is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gomez, into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez wriggles free and stands up.
Gentil thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Gentil looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez shoots in looking for a takedown. Gentil tries to sprawl out of it but Gomez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gentil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez goes for a double leg but Gentil avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gentil continues to drive forward.
Paulo Gentil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torry Gomez.
Gentil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice sprawl there from Gentil as Gomez shoots in.
Gentil checks a low kick from Gomez.
Gentil works Gomez's body with a nice hook.
Gentil lands with a straight right. Gomez didn't see that one coming.
Gomez misses with a leg kick
enabling Gentil to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomez is rocked!
Gentil lands a big right hand that sends Gomez crashing to the mat! Gentil stays standing though and waves Gomez back to his feet!
Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Gentil finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Gentil.
Gomez looks winded!
Gentil fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gomez to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gomez looks to clinch but Gentil throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gomez taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Paulo Gentil!
In his post fight interview, Paulo Gentil started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Torry Gomez was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to thank GOD for everything. To the fans im sorry guys I may not make it tonight but I'm not going anywhere to my opponent man it's an HONOR to share the octagon with you. Thank you . #FARTMMA THANK YOU. Ill be back better next time'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renat Dadasov (ranked 2456 p4p, 237 weight class) and Roger Andermatt (ranked 1969 p4p, 206 weight class). Roger Andermatt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renat Dadasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Andermatt misses its intended target.
Andermatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dadasov throws out the jab.
Andermatt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dadasov. Dadasov obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dadasov.
Dadasov misses with a left hand
and Andermatt counters with a right hand to the body.
Dadasov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dadasov misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andermatt! But no joy.
Dadasov is looking to chop away at Andermatt's legs.
Dadasov lands a nice hook to Andermatt's body. Andermatt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dadasov tries a low kick but Andermatt avoids it.
Andermatt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Dadasov's head coaches at Gym Boiks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Andermatt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dadasov throws a leg kick which misses Andermatt's front leg but catches the back leg as Andermatt tries to avoid it.
Andermatt throws a hook but Dadasov blocks it.
Andermatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheers as Dadasov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andermatt doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dadasov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Andermatt counters by moving into the clinch.
Andermatt lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dadasov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Andermatt.
Dadasov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dadasov lands a nice uppercut.
Dadasov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andermatt lands a left hand.
Andermatt tries to work over Dadasov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andermatt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A left hand lands to the body for Andermatt.
A short right from Andermatt on the inside.
Dadasov working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dadasov.
Andermatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dadasov throws a body shot but no joy.
Dadasov misses the jab.
Andermatt is looking for the big counter here.
Dadasov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the liver by Dadasov. Beautiful body shot.
Andermatt lands a nice shot that snaps Dadasov's head back.
Dadasov connects with a nice looking jab.
Dadasov with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Dadasov.
Dadasov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Renat Dadasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dadasov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andermatt.
A slow jab from Andermatt misses its intended target.
Dadasov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dadasov wants to land a leg kick but Andermatt is out of range.
Dadasov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Andermatt slips under a jab.
Dadasov throws out a loose jab but Andermatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Andermatt.
A telegraphed right hand from Dadasov misses the target.
Dadasov dodges the punch combination from Andermatt.
Dadasov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dadasov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dadasov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Andermatt throws the left hand but Dadasov avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov throws out a loose jab but Andermatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dadasov throws a leg kick which misses Andermatt's front leg but catches the back leg as Andermatt tries to avoid it.
Andermatt throws an overhand right that lands on Dadasov's shoulder, as Dadasov tries to avoid the shot.
Dadasov throws a lazy right hand but Andermatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dadasov lands with a straight right. Andermatt didn't see that one coming.
Andermatt throws a shot to the body.
Dadasov throws a body kick that misses
and Dadasov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andermatt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dadasov.
Dadasov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andermatt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dadasov feints and then cracks Andermatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andermatt down.
Dadasov just misses with a punch to the body.
Andermatt throws a hook but Dadasov blocks it.
Dadasov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dadasov.
Dadasov looks to score with a jab to the body but Andermatt is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Andermatt.
Dadasov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andermatt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dadasov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andermatt.
Dadasov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andermatt staying out of range there.
Andermatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dadasov motions for Andermatt to come forward. Dadasov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andermatt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dadasov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dadasov throws an off balance right hand
and Andermatt counters with a nice body shot.
Dadasov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andermatt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dadasov throws a lazy uppercut
letting Andermatt counter with a right hand.
Dadasov throws a right hand that misses
and Andermatt counters with a straight right hand.
Andermatt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dadasov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Renat Dadasov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andermatt moves into the clinch.
Andermatt breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Andermatt misses.
It looked like Dadasov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dadasov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dadasov throws a big shot that misses.
Renat Dadasov is winning the standup battle so far.
Andermatt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dadasov.
Andermatt takes one on the button.
Dadasov misses with a left hand
and Andermatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dadasov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andermatt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Andermatt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Andermatt throws a series of punches but Dadasov avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Dadasov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dadasov defending well as Andermatt loads up on a big left hand.
Dadasov looks to land a left hand but Andermatt moved out of range nicely.
Dadasov misses with a right hand
and Andermatt counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dadasov scores with a nice body kick.
Dadasov cracks the inside of Andermatt's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dadasov throws a leg kick but Andermatt moved away.
Dadasov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andermatt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dadasov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andermatt 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.
Dadasov loads up on a big right hand but Andermatt slips the punch.
Dadasov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dadasov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Andermatt finds it's way through Dadasov's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Dadasov.
Dadasov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Dadasov.
Dadasov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andermatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dadasov.
Dadasov scores with a spinning back kick!
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dadasov.
Dadasov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dadasov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt slips under a jab from Dadasov.
Andermatt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dadasov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andermatt scrambles back to his feet.
Andermatt cracks Dadasov with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andermatt scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andermatt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andermatt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andermatt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andermatt moves away from the strike by Dadasov.
A little jabbing left from Andermatt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andermatt moves forwards but Dadasov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dadasov missing with a left hand there. Andermatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andermatt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dadasov with a body shot.
Andermatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dadasov.
An attempted straight right counter from Dadasov misses the target.
Andermatt checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andermatt! But no joy.
Dadasov ducks under a wild hook from Andermatt.
Dadasov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andermatt.
A right-left combo lands from Andermatt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov scores with a jab.
Dadasov throws a wild body kick that Andermatt sees coming a mile off.
Dadasov throws a leg kick but Andermatt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dadasov lands a high kick!
Andermatt misses with a double jab.
Andermatt throws the left hand but Dadasov avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Andermatt does it's job there.
Andermatt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dadasov can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dadasov.
Dadasov thuds his shin into the meat of Andermatt's side.
Andermatt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dadasov looks to land a body kick but Andermatt moved away.
Andermatt slips a straight right by Dadasov.
Andermatt slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dadasov moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dadasov misses with a jab to the body
and Andermatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andermatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dadasov moves away.
Dadasov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andermatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dadasov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Andermatt counters with a nice uppercut.
Dadasov misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Andermatt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dadasov ducks under a wild hook from Andermatt.
Dadasov throwing a counter right hand but Andermatt manages to avoid it.
Andermatt moves away from the strike by Dadasov.
Dadasov moves out of range as Andermatt strikes.
A jab from Andermatt misses.
A shot to the liver by Andermatt. Beautiful body shot.
Dadasov cracks Andermatt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dadasov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dadasov tries to work over Andermatt's front leg with a kick but Andermatt checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Renat Dadasov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dadasov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dadasov misses with a right hand
and Andermatt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dadasov thinking.
Dadasov throws a poor cross that misses
and Andermatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
Dadasov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Dadasov moves out of range.
Andermatt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andermatt misses with a straight right.
Dadasov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andermatt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Andermatt slips a jab and a cross from Dadasov.
Dadasov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Andermatt.
Andermatt throws a lazy right hand but Dadasov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dadasov throws a jab when Andermatt was well out of range.
Andermatt avoids the body shot from Dadasov.
Andermatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dadasov.
Dadasov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Andermatt tests Dadasov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dadasov throws a jab but it's blocked by Andermatt.
Andermatt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andermatt misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Dadasov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andermatt jabs Dadasov right on the nose. Dadasov blinks but takes it well.
Dadasov misses with a left hand
and Andermatt counters with a series of strikes. Dadasov will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Dadasov misses the target.
Andermatt blocks a jab.
Andermatt 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Dadasov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dadasov.
Dadasov misses with an uppercut.
Dadasov misses with a leg kick.
Dadasov tests Andermatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andermatt catches Dadasov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dadasov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andermatt is out of range.
Andermatt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dadasov counters with a nice uppercut.
Andermatt lands the left hand.
Andermatt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andermatt misses the jab.
Dadasov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andermatt.
Dadasov throws a body punch but Andermatt moves out of range.
Andermatt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dadasov, right into the meat.
Dadasov misses with a body shot.
Andermatt misses with a looping left.
Andermatt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dadasov throws a leg kick but Andermatt checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andermatt! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Dadasov as he connects with a hook.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
Andermatt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dadasov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andermatt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andermatt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dadasov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andermatt scrambles back to his feet.
Dadasov throws an off balance right hand
and Andermatt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dadasov lands with a good body shot.
Dadasov misses with an uppercut
and Andermatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dadasov throws a looping overhand right but Andermatt ducks down to avoid it.
Dadasov throws a lazy body kick
and Andermatt counters with a nice uppercut.
Andermatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Andermatt.
A big left from Dadasov misses.
Andermatt swings for the body but Dadasov moves out of range.
Dadasov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dadasov throws a low kick, looking for Andermatt's leg but Andermatt calmly moves out of range.
Andermatt blocks a jab.
Andermatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Andermatt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the body from Dadasov misses
letting Andermatt counter with a right hand.
Andermatt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dadasov.
Dadasov throws a chopping leg kick but Andermatt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dadasov connects with a solid leg kick.
Dadasov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dadasov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andermatt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dadasov throws a hook to the side of Andermatt's head but Andermatt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dadasov digs a good hook to Andermatt's body.
Roger Andermatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andermatt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dadasov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Renat Dadasov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dadasov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renat Dadasov!
During a confident post fight interview, Renat Dadasov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iota Knox (ranked 2373 p4p, 230 weight class) and Claude Dacre (ranked 2347 p4p, 227 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with The Blacker The Berry | Kendrick Lamar blaring out of the sound system. 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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iota Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claude Dacre!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacre avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox throws a front kick aimed at Dacre's knee but Dacre avoids it well.
Dacre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox slaps away a takedown attempt from Dacre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dacre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knox circles away.
Dacre misses the shot to the body.
Dacre is looking to clinch.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Claude Dacre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dacre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox throws a head kick but Dacre moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a hook. Dacre ducked under it nicely.
Dacre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knox on his heels. He'll look to pass Knox's guard now, I'm sure.
Knox is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dacre dives into side control.
Knox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dacre on the ground.
Knox is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Knox is trying to escape the position but Dacre is controlling the position.
Knox's coaches at Relentless Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dacre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dacre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dacre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dacre looks for a takedown but Knox sprawls well.
Iota Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Dacre.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Dacre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dacre.
Dacre misses with a takedown attempt - Knox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox punishes Dacre's body with a nice straight punch.
Dacre rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Dacre jumps guard but Knox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dacre backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dacre jumps guard.
Dacre has his hands on Knox's head, controlling the position.
Dacre wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dacre told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Knox continues to stall.
Further stalling from Knox.
Dacre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knox trying to control but Dacre is working from the bottom.
Knox is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dacre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dacre rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Dacre jumps guard but Knox stands there with Dacre around his waist. Dacre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knox presses Dacre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Dacre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Dacre controls his hands.
Dacre pulls guard.
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Knox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dacre is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab lands there for Dacre.
Knox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dacre wants to counter with a clinch but Knox pushes him away.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dacre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dacre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iota Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Dacre moved out of range.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dacre was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dacre closes the distance and pushes Knox back into the cage.
Dacre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dacre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knox just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dacre tries to pull guard but Knox forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Iota Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Dacre.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knox just leaning against Dacre, taking a breather.
Dacre takes a shot to the head.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dacre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knox smiles and moves away.
Iota Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dacre rushes Knox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dacre gets control of Knox's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dacre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dacre has a closed guard, preventing Knox from standing up.
Dacre working a defensive guard here.
Knox looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
More hug and hope from Knox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dacre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knox controls the pace.
Dacre trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Knox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dacre misses the shot to the body.
Dacre shoots in for a takedown but Knox shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Knox on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Dacre clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Dacre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knox walks away with a smile on his face. Dacre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dacre has time to react.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dacre's elbow.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Dacre manages to break the clinch.
Dacre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knox rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck for Dacre with that takedown attempt.
Dacre ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Dacre tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacre misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Knox appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dacre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Dacre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dacre fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox tries to land a front kick but Dacre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dacre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox has managed to clinch.
Iota Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Dacre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from Knox.
Knox stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Dacre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dacre staying out of range there.
Dacre doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dacre can do to turn this around?
Knox stuffs the takedown attempt from Dacre. Dacre gets slowly back to his feet.
Knox cracks a nice hook into Dacre's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Knox.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox takes one to the chin there.
Dacre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Iota Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Dacre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dacre manages to avoid it.
Dacre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dacre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox works on Dacre's body with a couple of short punches.
Dacre blocking some punches.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
Dacre is trying to pull guard but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Dacre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox controlling the action here for a moment.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Knox.
Claude Dacre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacre prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knox tries a body shot but Dacre blocks it.
Dacre working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Dacre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dacre ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dacre no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Knox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dacre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knox stays in close to Dacre's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre looking for a guillotine here but Knox defends easily.
Knox tries to free his leg and advance position but Dacre is retaining full guard.
Knox controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dacre has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Knox should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dacre has tightened it up now! Knox should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Claude Dacre!
During a confident post fight interview, Claude Dacre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Lancaster (ranked 502 p4p, 74 weight class) and Lenny Kowalski (ranked 221 p4p, 34 weight class). Oliver Lancaster has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Lancaster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster scores with a body shot.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalski.
Lancaster keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kowalski scores with a nice head shot.
Lancaster cracks a nice hook into Kowalski's ribs.
Lancaster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lancaster seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kowalski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lancaster finds it's way round the side to connect with Kowalski's head.
Lancaster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kowalski in his tracks.
Lancaster throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Kowalski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lancaster throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski lands with an uppercut that bounces Lancaster off the cage and back into range.
Kowalski ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a right hand that misses
and Kowalski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lancaster's knee momentarily.
Kowalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster moves to clinch but Kowalski breaks away
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand.
Oliver Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kowalskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster takes a swing at Kowalski's ribcage but misses.
Kowalski flicks out a counter leg kick but Lancaster steps away.
Lancaster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowalski ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster moves out of range as Kowalski strikes.
Lancaster throws a nice looking combination but Kowalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lancaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalski moves away.
Lancaster connects with a body shot.
Lancaster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowalski.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster throws a combination that misses
so Kowalski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kowalski looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kowalski is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kowalski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kowalski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lancaster keeping moving, preventing Kowalski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lancaster haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Kowalski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster works over Kowalski's head and body with a nice combination.
Kowalski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lancasters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lancaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body. Kowalski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lancaster lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lancaster lunges at Kowalski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kowalski's hand.
Lancaster misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lancaster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lancaster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster throws a good cross that connects.
Kowalski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
and Kowalski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kowalski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the body from Lancaster misses
and Kowalski counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Lancaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kowalski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lancaster is breathing heavily.
Lancaster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kowalski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kowalski moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
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 Oliver Lancaster will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kowalski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Kowalski's shoulder, as Kowalski tries to avoid the shot.
Kowalski throws out a counter right but Lancaster avoids it with no problem.
Kowalski connects with a single shot there.
Lancaster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kowalski counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Kowalski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kowalski.
Kowalski loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Lancaster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kowalski in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalski.
Kowalski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lancaster checks a low kick from Kowalski.
Lancaster scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski misses with a straight left.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Kowalski counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
Kowalski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
Kowalski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lancaster moves out of range as Kowalski strikes.
Lancaster swings for the body but Kowalski moves out of range.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Kowalski's defenses.
Lancaster throws a poor cross that misses
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Kowalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kowalski throws a big shot that misses.
Lancaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kowalski.
Nice defenses there by Kowalski.
Kowalski throws out a counter right but Lancaster avoids it with no problem.
Lancaster throws a hook but Kowalski blocks it.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kowalski tries to move into range but Lancaster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Kowalski moves out of range.
Kowalski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Kowalski counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Kowalski misses.
Kowalski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Kowalski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lancaster pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kowalski back to the cage. Lancaster follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lancaster misses with a straight left.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kowalski.
Lancaster takes a swing at Kowalski's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster connects with a single shot there.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Good shot there by Kowalski.
Kowalski cracks Lancaster with a big right hand and Lancaster goes down!
Lancaster is rocked!
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Lancaster is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kowalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lancaster is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster working a defensive guard but Kowalski passes into half guard.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
Kowalski is looking for a kimura here.
Kowalski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kowalski is looking to take a break and control but Lancaster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lancaster is holding on to half guard well.
Kowalski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kowalski tries to pass to full mount but Lancaster defends it.
Kowalski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kowalski wants to control but Lancaster is keeping him busy.
Kowalski is stalling here. Lancaster is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kowalski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lancaster has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Kowalski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lenny Kowalski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Kowalski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Kowalski finds it's way through Lancaster's defenses.
Kowalski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster swinging wildly here.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lancaster cracks a nice hook into Kowalski's ribs.
Lancaster misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kowalski.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kowalski! But no joy.
Kowalski misses the jab.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Kowalski throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kowalski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lancaster. Lancaster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lancaster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kowalski in his tracks.
Kowalski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lancaster throws a hook but Kowalski blocks it.
A big right from Kowalski misses.
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kowalski throws a leg kick which misses Lancaster's front leg but catches the back leg as Lancaster tries to avoid it.
Lancaster avoids the head kick by Kowalski.
Lancaster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Kowalski responds with a good body kick, but Lancaster manages to step out the way in time.
Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kowalski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster clinches up with Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski blocking some punches.
Kowalski tries to work over Lancaster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalski digs a right hand underneath Lancaster's ribcage. Lancaster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalski lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Kowalski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kowalski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kowalski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski scores with a shot to the body.
Kowalski catches Lancaster napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Lancaster to the canvas!
Kowalski pushes down on Lancaster's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kowalski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kowalski controlling the action here.
Lancaster is staying active underneath Kowalski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kowalski is working for a guillotine from mount but Lancaster frees his head quite easily.
Kowalski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lancaster is now in Kowalski's guard. A big mistake from Kowalski there, giving up the dominant position!
Lancaster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kowalski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lancaster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lancaster defends it easily.
Kowalski looking for a guillotine here but Lancaster defends easily.
Lancaster controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Kowalski really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kowalski lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Kowalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kowalski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lancaster throws a looping overhand right but Kowalski ducks down to avoid it.
Lancaster throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand.
Lancaster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kowalski counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Lancaster!
Kowalski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kowalski trying to control from half guard but Lancaster is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster is trying to control but Kowalski passes into side control!
Kowalski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lancaster rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kowalski's guard! Nice work there by Lancaster!
Kowalski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lancaster's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kowalski is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lancaster looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kowalski is one step ahead there.
Lancaster has control of Kowalski's left arm, preventing Kowalski from doing any damage.
Kowalski wants to control from the top but Lancaster keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny Kowalski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kowalski has gone for a leg lock! Lancaster slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kowalski's guard.
Kowalski is adopting a defensive guard.
Kowalski trying to keep a closed guard but Lancaster is proving a slippery customer.
Kowalski working for a triangle but Lancaster defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lancaster controlling from the top position.
Lancaster postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kowalski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lancaster trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Kowalski dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Jab from Kowalski.
Kowalski slips under a jab.
Kowalski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kowalski looks to score with a jab to the body but Lancaster is just out of range.
Lancaster has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalski was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Kowalski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Kowalski ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Lancaster lands.
Lancaster lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Kowalski slips the punch.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Kowalski is out of range.
Lancaster throws a nice looking combination but Kowalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Kowalski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lancaster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
Lenny Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Kowalski misses.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Kowalski moves away and avoids it.
Kowalski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lancaster fails to land with a series of punches.
Lancaster scores with a sloppy right hand. Kowalski should have avoided that one.
Lancaster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kowalski misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Kowalski's defenses.
Kowalski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster defending well as Kowalski loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Kowalski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kowalski lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Lancaster throws a sloppy body shot
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kowalski slips under a jab.
Kowalski misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalski.
Lancaster fails to land with a series of punches.
Kowalski shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kowalski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Lancaster checks a low kick from Kowalski.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Kowalski counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a hook but Kowalski avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
Lancaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kowalski ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Kowalski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Kowalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kowalski momentarily.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski walks into a straight right hand from Lancaster.
Kowalski scores with a three punch combo!
Lancaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kowalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lancaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kowalski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Kowalski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lancaster misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kowalski throws a hook but Lancaster blocks it.
Kowalski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lancaster misses with a right hand
letting Kowalski counter with a right hand.
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Lenny Kowalski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left lands for Kowalski.
Nice shot by Lancaster.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Kowalski.
Oliver Lancaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancaster lands with a good body shot.
Kowalski shoots in and drives through. Lancaster sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Lancaster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kowalski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Kowalski! Lenny Kowalski retains his light heavyweight title!
Lenny Kowalski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 644 p4p, 88 weight class) and Xun Zemin (ranked 550 p4p, 78 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Xun Zemin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xun Zemin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith slips under a jab.
Zemin misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Zemin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zemin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith moves out of range as Zemin strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zemin. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zemin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zemin throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
As Zemin looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Zemin just gets out of the way.
Zemin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zemin cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Zemin moved out of range nicely.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zemin. Zemin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
Zemin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith blocking some punches.
Zemin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith prevents a body shot from Zemin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Zemin. Zemin maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zemin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Zemin moved out of range nicely.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zemin counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Zemin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Zemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zemin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Zemin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zemin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zemin throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a combination
and Zemin counters with a straight right hand.
Zemin lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith feints a jab promting Zemin to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zemin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zemin staying out of range there.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a hook but Zemin avoids it easily.
Zemin scores with a nice head shot.
Zemin just misses with a punch to the body.
Zemin missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zemin doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Zemin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zemin dodges the punch combination from Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Zemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zemin misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Zemin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith with a jab.
Smith jabs Zemin right on the nose. Zemin blinks but takes it well.
Zemin throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Zemin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zemin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Zemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Zemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xun Zemin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Zemin.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zemin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zemin misses the body punch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Zemin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zemin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Zemin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zemin.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Zemin throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Zemin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Zemin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zemin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zemin tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Xun Zemin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zemin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Smith tries to work over Zemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith keeps control of Zemin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zemin misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a body shot but Zemin blocks it.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zemin's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zemin takes an elbow to the temple.
Zemin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zemin blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Zemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith prevents a body shot from Zemin.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zemin pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Zemin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith looking to stall.
Zemin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zemin.
Zemin is working Smith over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Zemin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Zemin lands a nice shot to the body.
Zemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Zemin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zemin.
Zemin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Zemin.
Zemin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xun Zemin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smith misses with a hook. Zemin ducked under it nicely.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zemin.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws a hook but Zemin blocks it.
It seemed like Zemin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Zemin scores with a jab to the head.
Zemin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zemin.
Zemin throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Zemin walks into a jab.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zemin's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Zemin cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zemin misses with a hook.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zemins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zemin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zemin lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zemin.
Zemin scores with a jab to the head.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zemin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Smith with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Zemin moves out of range.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zemin digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zemin slips under a jab.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zemin.
Xun Zemin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zemin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chad Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A short uppercut from Zemin.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Zemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Zemin blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zemin.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Zemin lands an uppercut.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Zemin controls his hands.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Xun Zemin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith taking a breather.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
Smith blocks a body shot from Zemin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocking some punches.
Zemin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Zemin digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Smith working aggressively here.
Zemin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Zemin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Xun Zemin has been cut.
Zemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zemin lands with a light punch inside.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Zemin.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xun Zemin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zemin 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xun Zemin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furnum Pullum (ranked 612 p4p, 27 weight class) and Techno Viking (ranked 101 p4p, 6 weight class). Techno Viking will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Techno Viking!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pullum looks to clinch
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Furnum Pullum has been cut.
Pullum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Viking counters with a stiff right hand.
Pullum tries to clinch there but Viking circles away.
Pullum shoots in but Viking avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Viking moves out of range of the strikes.
Pullum throws a hook but Viking avoids it easily.
Viking scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullum changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Viking looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Viking is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pullum's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pullum wants to pass to mount but Viking is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Viking keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pullum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pullum throws a strike but Viking avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pullum trying to control the position from guard on top but Viking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viking keeping full guard, as Pullum tries to pass.
Pullum throws a big right hand that misses.
Pullum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Pullum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Viking pulls Pullum in close to prevent any damage.
Pullum trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Viking manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pullum looking to control but Viking passes into half guard.
Pullum actively working from the bottom here.
Pullum is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Viking in particular looking to stall.
Viking is looking to advance position but Pullum won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Viking in particular looking to stall.
Viking has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ass Private Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pullum is looking to improve his position.
Pullum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Viking prevents Pullum from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pullum trying to control but Viking postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pullum tries to roll over but Viking keeps him under control.
Viking is thwarting Pullum's attempts to control the position.
Viking prevents Pullum from improving his position.
Viking stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pullum tries to clinch but Viking moves away
and Viking counters with a thumping low kick.
Pullum misses with a right hand
and Viking counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Techno Viking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pullum throws a looping overhand right but Viking ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Techno Viking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Furnum Pullum's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pullum shoots and misses
and Viking counters with a nice uppercut.
Pullum takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Viking there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viking.
Viking circles away from the clinch attempt
and Viking counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Viking.
Pullum closes the distance and clinches up with Viking, looking for a takedown. Pullum pushes Viking against the cage but Viking circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pullum misses with a looping right.
Viking flicks out a counter leg kick but Pullum steps away.
Pullum misses with a body shot
and Viking counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pullum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pullum misses with a takedown attempt - Viking sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furnum Pullum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pullum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Furnum Pullum's cut is getting worse.
Pullum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pullum gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Viking counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pullum throws a poor cross that misses
and Viking counters with a left to the body.
Viking explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pullum looks to clinch
and Viking counters with a body kick that stops Pullum in his tracks momentarily.
Viking cracks Pullum with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pullum looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Viking finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viking sends Pullum crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Viking is motioning to the referee to let Pullum up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Pullum is rocked!
Furnum Pullum's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pullum is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Viking doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Pullum crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Pullum's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Techno Viking! Techno Viking retains his super heavyweight title!
Techno Viking decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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