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Byzantium VII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geryon Macropus (ranked 6327 p4p, 25070 weight class) and Bon Scott (ranked 528 p4p, 576 weight class). Bon Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geryon Macropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bon Scott!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macropus.
Macropus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scott, pushing him back against the cage.
Macropus lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Bon Scott has been cut.
Scott avoids a wild elbow strike from Macropus.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Macropus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Scott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Macropus is defending well.
Macropus stops a takedown attempt from Scott.
Macropus gets underhooks to prevent Scott's takedown attempt.
Geryon Macropus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bon Scott.
Scott prevents a body shot from Macropus.
Macropus misses with an elbow strike.
Scott takes an elbow to the temple.
Scott goes for a takedown attempt but Macropus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macropus tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macropus throws a leg kick but Scott moved away.
Macropus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Macropus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scott is trying to drag Macropus to the mat but Macropus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is looking to take this one to the mat.
Scott goes for a takedown attempt but Macropus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
Macropus misses with a low kick.
Bon Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macropus wants to slow Scott down by chopping away at his legs.
Scott slips a straight right by Macropus.
Scott with the counter takedown but Macropus avoids it easily.
Scott blocks a leg kick.
Scott is trying hard to land a takedown here. Macropus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Macropus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macropus.
Macropus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Scott is out of range and Macropus settles back down.
Geryon Macropus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Macropus to the mat! Macropus manages to get full guard.
Macropus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Macropus tries to get out of the position.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Macropus is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macropus wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
Macropus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Macropus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scott on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Macropus is trying to keep Scott in close.
Macropus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scott defends it easily.
Scott landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Macropus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Scott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Scott working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scott with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Macropus has momentary wrist control but Scott slips an elbow through the middle.
Scott won't allow Macropus to sweep him here.
Scott scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Scott is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Macropus is breathing heavily.
Scott drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Scott seems to have locked his on tight now - Macropus screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Scott, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bon Scott!
After winning the bout, Bon Scott thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Armstrong (ranked 4449 p4p, 5319 weight class) and Kirk Ferland (ranked 483 p4p, 520 weight class). Jacob Armstrong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Ferland!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Ferland, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Ferland against the cage but Ferland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Ferland moves away
and Ferland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Ferland releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferland connects with a right hand. Armstrong shakes it off.
Ferland cracks Armstrong with an open hand slap.
Nice shot lands for Ferland.
 Armstrong is rocked!
Ferland is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ferland getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armstrong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Armstrong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Ferland's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ferland is looking to regain half guard here but Armstrong keeps moving and retains side control.
Ferland trying to remain calm as Armstrong controls from the top position.
Armstrong seems to have got his legs back now.
Armstrong throwing strikes but Ferland manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ferland decides to stand back up.
Armstrong wants to clinch up but Ferland keeps it at a distance.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
Ferland misses with a hook to the body
and Ferland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferland scores with a sloppy right hand. Armstrong should have avoided that one.
Ferland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferland is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Armstrong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferland to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferland slaps away a takedown attempt from Armstrong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Armstrong walks straight into a right hand from Ferland - that's dropped him! Ferland jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Armstrong from any more punishment! Armstrong complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kirk Ferland!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dilbrandt (ranked 3982 p4p, 6526 weight class) and Martins Podkalns (ranked 455 p4p, 573 weight class). Damian Dilbrandt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martins Podkalns!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dilbrandt lands a nice shot to the body.
Dilbrandt stuns Podkalns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Podkalns fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Dilbrandt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Dilbrandt as he connects with a hook.
Podkalns tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Dilbrandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Podkalns looks to land a combination but Dilbrandt avoids it well.
Dilbrandt drops Podkalns with a beautiful combination! Podkalns stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dilbrandt is looking for the KO!
 Podkalns is rocked!
It looks like Martins Podkalns has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt drops Podkalns with a big left hand! Podkalns is injured, injured bad! Dilbrandt jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Dilbrandt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dilbrandt (ranked 4273 p4p, 5327 weight class) and Pietie Koxen (ranked 475 p4p, 519 weight class). Dilbrandt comes to the cage accompanied by Slam feat. Tyrone 'Visionary' Palmer - "Lifetimes (Extended Club Journey)" . The key to victory for Dudley Dilbrandt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pietie Koxen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt closes the distance and pushes Koxen back into the cage.
Koxen slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Koxen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Koxen manages to end up in side control.
Dilbrandt misses with a strike from the bottom.
Dilbrandt tries to improve position but can't.
An elbow from Koxen crashes against the mat.
Koxen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Koxen tries for a kimura but Dilbrandt is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Koxen.
Dilbrandt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koxen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is looking to reverse the position.
Koxen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dilbrandt wants to get back to his feet.
Dilbrandt can't do much from the bottom here.
Koxen wants to control but Dilbrandt is keeping him busy.
Dilbrandt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Koxen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dilbrandt, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koxen blocks the strikes from Dilbrandt.
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.
Dilbrandt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koxen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dilbrandt is not content to let Koxen control the position.
Koxen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dilbrandt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koxen on the ground.
Koxen in side control, throwing shots but Dilbrandt defends.
Dilbrandt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Koxen trying to control the position but Dilbrandt is working away.
Koxen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Koxen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koxen with the ground and pound but Dilbrandt regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dilbrandt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koxen pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koxen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dilbrandt wants to get back to full guard.
Koxen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dilbrandt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koxen pulls his head out easily.
Koxen blocks the strikes from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt looking for submissions off his back.
Koxen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dilbrandt's head.
Koxen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dilbrandt's head.
Dilbrandt punching from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koxen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dilbrandt keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dilbrandt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt slaps away a takedown attempt from Koxen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Dilbrandt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dilbrandt is looking to counter punch.
Dilbrandt forces Koxen back against the cage and clinches.
Koxen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dilbrandt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dilbrandt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Koxen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dilbrandt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dilbrandt is pressed up against the cage. Koxen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dilbrandt down to the mat. Dilbrandt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dudley Dilbrandt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pietie Koxen.
Dilbrandt moves into the clinch.
Dilbrandt tries to land knees in the clinch but Koxen avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Dilbrandt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dilbrandt has managed to clinch.
Dilbrandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koxen can do to turn this around?
Koxen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilbrandt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koxen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dilbrandt!
Koxen misses with the ground and pound.
Pietie Koxen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dilbrandt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koxen.
Dilbrandt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koxen.
The strikes coming from Koxen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dilbrandt throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koxen with the ground and pound but Dilbrandt regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Koxen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koxen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt actively working from the bottom here.
Koxen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dilbrandt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koxen throws a strike but Dilbrandt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dilbrandt is trying to keep Koxen in close.
Koxen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dilbrandt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koxen throws a big elbow that misses.
Koxen won't allow Dilbrandt to get back to his feet.
Dilbrandt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koxen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dilbrandt is trying to maintain the position but Koxen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Koxen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koxen prevents Dilbrandt from improving his position.
Koxen wants to take a breather but Dilbrandt is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dilbrandt cracks Koxen with a good jab.
Dilbrandt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koxen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dilbrandt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koxen backwards.
Dilbrandt pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koxen wants to control from the top but Dilbrandt keeps moving.
Koxen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koxen passes into half guard.
Koxen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dilbrandt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koxen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koxen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koxen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dilbrandt works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Koxen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koxen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koxen stands up over Dilbrandt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dilbrandt throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dilbrandt looking for a guillotine here but Koxen defends easily.
Dilbrandt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koxen is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dilbrandt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koxen defends well.
Dilbrandt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koxen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koxen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dudley Dilbrandt dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dilbrandt rushes Koxen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koxen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot
and Koxen counters with a straight right hand.
Dilbrandt darts in looking for a takedown but Koxen gets double underhooks and turns Dilbrandt into the cage.
Dilbrandt sets himself, and Koxen steps forward looking for the clinch! Dilbrandt avoids it this time.
Dilbrandt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dilbrandt manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Koxen wants to control from the top but Dilbrandt keeps moving.
Koxen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koxen postures up in Dilbrandt's guard and throws a big left but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Koxen wants to control from the top but Dilbrandt keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koxen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Koxen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dilbrandt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koxen has managed to get both his arms back between Dilbrandt's legs - danger averted.
Koxen wants to pass the guard but Dilbrandt is keeping the position.
Koxen passes into half guard.
Koxen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dilbrandt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Koxen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dilbrandt's head.
Dilbrandt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dudley Dilbrandt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Koxen is trying to work for a kimura but Dilbrandt is defending well.
Koxen throwing shots but Dilbrandt is blocking nicely.
Koxen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dilbrandt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koxen is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Koxen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dilbrandt moves into range and clinches up with Koxen.
A right handed body shot lands from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Koxen goes for a takedown attempt but Dilbrandt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt rushes Koxen and presses him up against the cage.
Koxen goes for a takedown attempt but Dilbrandt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pietie Koxen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dilbrandt moves into the clinch.
Koxen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dudley Dilbrandt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pietie Koxen.
Koxen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dilbrandt up against the cage.
Dilbrandt prevents the takedown attempt.
Koxen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koxen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dilbrandt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koxen wants a takedown.
Dilbrandt lands a hook that snaps the head of Koxen backwards.
Koxen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koxen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dilbrandt prevents the takedown attempt.
Koxen tries to score a body lock takedown but Dilbrandt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dudley Dilbrandt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dilbrandt, 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 James Glass scores the fight for Dudley Dilbrandt!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Dudley Dilbrandt!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Dudley Dilbrandt!
Dudley Dilbrandt wins by unanimous decision!
Dudley Dilbrandt took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'wanna thanks ma fans, ma sponsors "Altitude Clothing" & "Pitt Bull Development" and ma fantastic management..... THANKS YA ALL'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Diaz (ranked 4458 p4p, 3227 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 552 p4p, 435 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wayne's choice of entrance music: Superhero. This should be a great matchup!
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1 - 1 - 0 |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nathan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Wayne as Diaz shoots in.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wayne walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Diaz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wayne swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Diaz's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wayne!
John Wayne bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Nathan Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'The ending to that fight was was bullsh*t and we all f*cking know it! We better run it back ASAP or I'm gonna take another long-*ss lay off.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fitch Johnson (ranked 25161 p4p, 6881 weight class) and Bubba Jackson (ranked 585 p4p, 553 weight class). Bubba Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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259
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fitch Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jackson sprawls and moves away.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fitch Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Johnson moves to clinch but Jackson breaks away
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
Jackson pulls guard successfully.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson working away.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Jackson dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Jackson gets back to full guard.
Jackson has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
That's four 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.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bubba Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooh!!! Jackson has knocked Johnson down with a huge combo! Jackson steps away and waves a wobbly Johnson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Johnson is rocked!
 It looks like Fitch Johnson has been cut.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Jackson gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jackson is adopting a defensive guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Bubba Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Fitch Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Jackson.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson pulls guard.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
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.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fitch Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Jackson rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fitch Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Jackson shoots in.
Johnson darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jackson pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Jackson is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bubba Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Fitch Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bubba Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Bubba Jackson!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Bubba Jackson!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Bubba Jackson!
Bubba Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
Fitch Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'hats off to my opponent'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reaver Main (ranked 24910 p4p, 3858 weight class) and Nelson Rodgers (ranked 613 p4p, 442 weight class). Rodgers has chosen Chewing Gum - Annie as his entrance music. Reaver Main has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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150
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reaver Main!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers takes a swing at Main's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodgers .
No joy there for Main, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodgers clinches up with Main and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodgers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Main up against the cage.
Rodgers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Main backwards.
Rodgers stalling in the clinch.
Rodgers keeps control of Main as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rodgers digs a right hand into Main's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Main's gas tank.
Rodgers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodgers lands a body shot.
Rodgers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Main is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Reaver Main has been cut.
Rodgers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
Rodgers scores with a hook to the body.
Rodgers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodgers scores with a knee to the head.
Main is rocked!
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Main is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodgers presses Main against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rodgers .
Main seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodgers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodgers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodgers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rodgers .
Rodgers lands with a right to the head.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodgers lands an uppercut.
Rodgers lands a nice uppercut.
Rodgers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodgers .
Rodgers lands a nice elbow.
Rodgers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Main or not.
Rodgers crunches a lovely knee into Main's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rodgers .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rodgers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rodgers working Main over with knees to the body.
Rodgers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Main backwards.
Nice elbow from Rodgers .
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reaver Main's cut is getting worse.
Main takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodgers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodgers .
Rodgers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Main up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rodgers .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Main takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Main really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rodgers lands with a light punch inside.
Rodgers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers lands an elbow just above Main 's eye.
Reaver Main's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rodgers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rodgers .
Rodgers avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodgers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Rodgers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reaver Main's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodgers rushes Main and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rodgers .
Rodgers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rodgers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Main's face.
Rodgers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clinched against the cage, Rodgers lands a big elbow that drops Main! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Main is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Rodgers !
After the fight, Nelson Rodgers was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdulhassan Nurmanov (ranked 4177 p4p, 24553 weight class) and Wanderlei Shogun (ranked 507 p4p, 676 weight class). The key to victory for Abdulhassan Nurmanov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
210
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205
0 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdulhassan Nurmanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderlei Shogun!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shogun throws a head kick but Nurmanov moves out of range.
Nurmanov instigates a clinch.
Nurmanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shogun.
Shogun manages to break the clinch.
Shogun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurmanov throws a big counter combination but Shogun scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nurmanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shogun looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Nurmanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nurmanov lands with a light punch inside.
Nurmanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shogun backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shogun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shogun tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nurmanov moves away from the strike by Shogun.
Nurmanov closes the distance and clinches.
Shogun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shogun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nurmanov counters with a left and a right that stings Shogun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shogun tries to keep at a distance but Nurmanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nurmanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nurmanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nurmanov lands a knee to the body.
Nurmanov leaning against his opponent.
Shogun breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nurmanov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nurmanov stalling the fight.
Shogun breaks from the clinch.
Nurmanov darts in and clinches Shogun up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shogun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shogun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nurmanov instigates a clinch.
Nurmanov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shogun.
Nurmanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Shogun backwards.
Nurmanov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nurmanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Shogun tries a head kick but it misses.
Shogun tries to land a body kick
and Nurmanov counters with a three punch combo that has Shogun backing up. Shogun nods at Nurmanov to acknowledge the strikes.
Nurmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shogun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdulhassan Nurmanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shogun lands a nice hook to Nurmanov's body. Nurmanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurmanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nurmanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmanov has closed the distance and engaged Shogun in a clinch.
Shogun breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Nurmanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shogun throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmanov moves out of range easily.
Shogun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdulhassan Nurmanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmanov drives through and clinches with Shogun against the cage.
Shogun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shogun tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Shogun gets tackled into the cage by Nurmanov. Nurmanov maintains the clinch.
Shogun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shogun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurmanov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nurmanov.
That's four 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!
Nurmanov drives through and clinches with Shogun against the cage.
Nurmanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nurmanov.
Shogun breaks from the clinch.
Nurmanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nurmanov clinches up against the cage.
Shogun drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nurmanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nurmanov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shogun jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Abdulhassan Nurmanov has been cut.
Nurmanov clinches up with Shogun and pushes him back against the cage.
Shogun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shogun throws a series of punches but Nurmanov moves out of range.
Nurmanov is looking to clinch but Shogun is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdulhassan Nurmanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdulhassan Nurmanov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nurmanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shogun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shogun tries to bum rush Nurmanov with a series of wild strikes but Nurmanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shogun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nurmanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Shogun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nurmanov drives through and clinches with Shogun against the cage.
Nurmanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurmanov breaks from the clinch.
Nurmanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shogun can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shogun fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmanov is looking to clinch.
Shogun with the counter takedown but Nurmanov avoids it easily.
Shogun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nurmanov pinned against the cage. Nurmanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nurmanov throws a big counter combination but Shogun scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Abdulhassan Nurmanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Shogun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Nurmanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abdulhassan Nurmanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shogun gets tackled into the cage by Nurmanov. Nurmanov maintains the clinch.
Shogun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shogun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nurmanov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nurmanov wants to clinch up but Shogun keeps it at a distance.
Nurmanov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shogun takes a step back to recover.
Shogun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nurmanov pinned against the cage. Nurmanov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmanov instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Nurmanov.
Nurmanov lands with a right to the head.
Nurmanov lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nurmanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nurmanov.
It looks like Wanderlei Shogun has been cut.
Nurmanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurmanov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nurmanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abdulhassan Nurmanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nurmanov scores with a shoulder strike.
Shogun jumps guard but Nurmanov stands there with Shogun around his waist. Shogun gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shogun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmanov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shogun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shogun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nurmanov.
Nurmanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shogun feints the counter takedown.
Shogun instigates a clinch.
Nurmanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nurmanov lands an elbow inside that Shogun shrugs off.
Nurmanov lands an elbow inside that Shogun shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Nurmanov.
Shogun breaks the clinch.
Nurmanov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shogun, pushing him back against the cage.
Nurmanov slowing the pace effectively.
Nurmanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shoguns head.
Shogun takes a shot to the head.
Nurmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Nurmanov does no damage.
Nurmanov is looking to clinch.
And Shogun tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurmanov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nurmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurmanov gets a clinch.
Nurmanov effectively controlling the action here.
Shogun managing to block the knees to the body from Nurmanov.
Shogun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nurmanov.
Nurmanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurmanov tries to clinch up.
Shogun throws a nice looking combination but Nurmanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shogun is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nurmanov.
Nurmanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shogun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shogun tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nurmanov defends well and Shogun ends up having to push Nurmanov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdulhassan Nurmanov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nurmanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shogun is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shogun throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nurmanov counters with a two punch combo.
Nurmanov is looking to clinch but Shogun is avoiding it.
Nurmanov moves out of range as Shogun throws a body kick.
It looked like Nurmanov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shogun misses with a double jab.
Nurmanov closes the distance and clinches.
Nurmanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shogun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurmanov moves into the clinch.
Nurmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shogun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shogun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nurmanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nurmanov moves into the clinch.
Shogun breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmanov misses with a wild combination.
Shogun darts in trying to clinch
and Nurmanov counters with a left and a right that stings Shogun.
Nurmanov has closed the distance and engaged Shogun in a clinch.
Shogun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shogun moves into the clinch.
Shogun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmanov drives through and clinches with Shogun against the cage.
Nurmanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Shogun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurmanov is looking to clinch.
Shogun tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nurmanov looks to land a combination but Shogun avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmanov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shogun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurmanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shogun tries to keep at a distance but Nurmanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nurmanov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nurmanov breaks the clinch.
Shogun takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wanderlei Shogun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shogun is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Nurmanov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shogun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shogun feints the counter takedown.
Shogun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurmanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurmanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nurmanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Shogun avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmanov slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nurmanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shogun pushes off an throws an elbow but Nurmanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shogun tries to land knees in the clinch but Nurmanov avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurmanov.
Shogun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nurmanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nurmanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shogun wants a takedown.
Shogun tries to work over Nurmanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmanov controlling the action here for a moment.
Nurmanov trying to control the position but instead, Shogun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nurmanov into the cage.
Shogun misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nurmanov.
Nurmanov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nurmanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shogun has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmanov.
Shogun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurmanov wants to clinch up but Shogun keeps it at a distance.
Shogun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Nurmanov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Shogun does no damage.
Nurmanov checks a leg kick.
Nurmanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abdulhassan Nurmanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nurmanov closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdulhassan Nurmanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nurmanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Abdulhassan Nurmanov!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Abdulhassan Nurmanov!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Abdulhassan Nurmanov!
Abdulhassan Nurmanov wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sylus Sativa (ranked 3824 p4p, 6722 weight class) and Keith Seng (ranked 434 p4p, 583 weight class). Keith Seng 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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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sylus Sativa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Seng!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sativa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seng walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seng looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sativa dips to his left and cracks Seng with an uppercut!
Seng swings for the body but Sativa moves out of range.
Sativa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sativa.
Sativa connects with the punch.
A big right from Sativa misses.
Sativa misses with a straight left.
Seng tries a quick counter leg kick but Sativa is wise to it.
Sativa throws a jab when Seng was well out of range.
Sativa throws a hook but Seng avoids it easily.
Sativa misses the body punch
and Seng counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab by Sativa.
Seng throws a leg kick which misses Sativa's front leg but catches the back leg as Sativa tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sativa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sativa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seng manages to avoid it.
Seng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Seng misses.
Sativa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Sylus Sativa has been cut.
Seng moves out of range of the strikes.
Seng moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sativa misses with a right hand
and Seng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seng ducks under a wild hook from Sativa.
Seng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sativa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Seng misses with a looping left.
Sativa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seng tries to move into range but Sativa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sativa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seng was well out of range. Poor timing from Sativa.
Sativa throws a jab when Seng was well out of range.
Sativa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seng stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sativa slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Sativa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sativa clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Sativa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sativa misses with a punch on the inside.
Sativa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seng backwards.
Sativa misses with the head strike.
Sativa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seng has had enough of the clinch but Sativa keeps him there for the moment.
Sativa lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seng.
Sativa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Seng's elbow.
Sativa has a couple of punches blocked by Seng.
Seng tries to work over Sativa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seng lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seng.
Sativa lands an uppercut.
Sativa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sativa misses with a punch on the inside.
Sativa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng working aggressively here.
Sativa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seng.
Sativa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sativa is leaning against Seng and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seng.
Seng leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Sativa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sativa gets through Seng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sativa scores with a shoulder strike.
Sativa has a couple of punches blocked by Seng.
Sativa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sativa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sativa.
Stalling in the clinch from Seng.
A short right from Sativa on the inside.
Sativa lands a right hand.
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!
Seng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sativa backwards.
Sativa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sativa working aggressively here.
Sativa tries a body shot but Seng blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seng misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sativa.
Seng misses with a punch on the inside.
Sativa lands a left hand.
Sativa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sengs head.
Seng taking a breather.
Seng trying to control the position but instead, Sativa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seng into the cage.
Sativa is working Seng over against the cage.
Sativa swings wildly with an uppercut but Seng uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Sativa.
Sativa swings wildly with an uppercut but Seng uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sativa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Sativa.
Sativa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sativa.
Seng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seng has a couple of punches blocked by Sativa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylus Sativa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sylus Sativa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Seng lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sativa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sativa misses with an uppercut.
Sativa throws a poor cross that misses
and Seng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sativa digs a good hook to Seng's body.
Sativa throws a body shot but no joy.
Seng only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Seng takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Sativa misses.
Sylus Sativa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sativa throws a hook to the side of Seng's head but Seng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seng slips under a jab.
Seng walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seng connects with a solid leg kick.
Sativa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sativa lunges at Seng with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seng's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sativa throws the left hand but Seng avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Sativa misses its intended target.
Sativa thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Seng.
Sativa closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Sativa.
Sativa lands with a short shot to the head.
Sylus Sativa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sativa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seng working aggressively here.
A short left from Seng.
Sativa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seng can do to turn this around?
Seng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sativa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Seng swings wildly with an uppercut but Sativa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sativa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sativa.
Seng misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seng tries to stall but Sativa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sativa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seng is pushing Sativa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sativa gets through Seng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Seng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sativa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sativa backing away here, and Seng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sativa lands with a right hand.
Sativa swings widly with a right hand
and Seng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sativa lands a jab to the head.
Sativa swings for the body but Seng moves out of range.
Sativa walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Seng.
Seng throws a fast counter high kick but Sativa manages to duck under it in time.
Sativa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seng.
A jab from Sativa misses.
Seng wants to counter the offense by Sativa and move into the clinch position.
Sativa walks into a left hand.
Sativa misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Seng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sativa.
Sativa throws a hook but Seng avoids it easily.
It seemed like Seng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seng misses with a hook.
Sativa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sativa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sativa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sativa throws a hook to the side of Seng's head but Seng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seng tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sativa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seng flicks out a counter leg kick but Sativa steps away.
Seng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sativa.
Seng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sativa thuds a left hand into Seng's body.
Seng throws a leg kick but Sativa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Seng avoids the body shot from Sativa.
Sativa misses with an uppercut.
Seng throws a leg kick that misses.
Seng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sativa misses with an uppercut. Seng saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Sativa misses the target.
And Seng responds with a good body kick, but Sativa manages to step out the way in time.
Seng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seng moves out of range as Sativa strikes.
Seng tries a quick counter leg kick but Sativa is wise to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sativa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sativa throws a lazy uppercut
and Seng counters with a body kick that stops Sativa in his tracks momentarily.
Sativa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seng manages to avoid it.
Sativa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seng.
Sativa takes a swing at Seng's ribcage but misses.
Seng tries to counter with a clinch but Sativa shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Sativa misses its intended target.
Sativa throws a shot to the body.
Seng wants to clinch up but Sativa keeps it at a distance.
Sativa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Seng lands a jab to Sativa's midsection.
Sylus Sativa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sativa misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylus Sativa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sylus Sativa's cut.
That's time! Sativa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Seng fails to land with a series of punches.
Sativa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sativa misses with a left hand
and Seng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sativa with a jab.
Sativa lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Sativa.
Sativa wants to clinch
and Seng counters with a straight right hand.
Sativa throws a lazy right hand but Seng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seng's corner calls for a 1-2. Seng obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sativa misses with a looping right.
Seng staying out of range there.
Seng tries a quick counter leg kick but Sativa is wise to it.
Sativa throws a lazy right hand but Seng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seng misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Sativa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sativa misses with an uppercut. Seng saw that one coming.
Sativa misses with a hook. Seng ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng scores with a sloppy right hand. Sativa should have avoided that one.
Seng wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sativa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seng.
Sativa scores with a jab to the body.
Seng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seng throws a hook but Sativa blocks it.
Seng looks to throw the jab but Sativa is out of range.
Seng takes one to the side of the head.
Sativa misses with a right hand
and Seng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sativa scores with a jab 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!
Sativa misses the shot to the body.
Seng only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Seng looks to score with a jab to the body but Sativa is just out of range.
Sativa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seng has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Seng tries to land a leg kick but Sativa saw it coming and moves away.
Keith Seng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seng.
Seng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sativa throws out the jab.
Sativa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sativa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sativa scores with a sloppy right hand. Seng should have avoided that one.
Sativa throws a hook to the side of Seng's head but Seng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sativa throws the left hand but Seng avoids the punch easily.
Seng lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Seng.
Jab by Sativa.
Seng throws an overhand right that lands on Sativa's shoulder, as Sativa tries to avoid the shot.
Seng doesn't manage to clinch there - Sativa circles away.
Sativa misses with a hook
and Seng counters with a nice uppercut.
Seng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sativa throws an off balance right hand
letting Seng counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng slips under a jab.
Seng staying out of range there.
Sativa throws a shot from downtown. Seng moves away and avoids it.
Seng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sativa.
Sativa throws out a loose jab but Seng uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Seng.
Sylus Sativa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Sativa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sativa cracks Seng with an open hand slap.
Seng misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sativa lands a head shot.
Seng bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sativa's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sativa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seng momentarily.
Sativa with a jab.
Sativa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seng moves away.
A jab lands there for Sativa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Sativa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sativa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sativa to score with a decent uppercut.
Sativa throws an off balance right hand
and Seng counters with a leg kick.
Sativa misses with a lunging right hand
and Seng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sativa.
Seng now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sativa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sativa stuns Seng with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sativa misses with a wild body shot.
Sativa cracks Seng with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Seng.
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 Sylus Sativa.
Well Sativa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Sylus Sativa!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Sylus Sativa!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Sylus Sativa!
Sylus Sativa wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Test Blake (ranked 1678 p4p, 2747 weight class) and Silver Bullion (ranked 234 p4p, 358 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Test Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Silver Bullion!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Bullion.
Bullion has closed the distance and engaged Blake in a clinch.
Bullion lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bullion pushes Blake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bullion lands a body punch.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullion prevents a body shot from Blake.
Blake taking a breather.
Blake has Bullion pushed against the cage.
Bullion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake tries to work over Bullion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bullion digs a right hand into Blake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blake's gas tank.
Blake has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bullion uses from the top position.
Bullion trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blake's guard.
Bullion stays in close to Blake's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullion wants to stand but Blake has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bullion wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
Bullion trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blake's guard.
Bullion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Blake seems keen to control Bullion's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bullion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullion misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bullion tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
Bullion digs a right hand into Blake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blake's gas tank.
Bullion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bullion misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bullion.
Bullion throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Bullion tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake jumps guard but Bullion stands there with Blake around his waist. Blake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bullion lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullion digs a right hand into Blake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blake's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Bullion.
Blake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bullion walks away with a smile on his face. Blake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bullion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bullion moves into the clinch.
Bullion misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Blake to work.
Blake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bullion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bullion is working Blake over against the cage.
Bullion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bullion working aggressively here.
Bullion lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Bullion has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Bullion swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullion blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bullion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bullion to keep the fight standing.
Bullion has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bullion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake manages to pull guard.
Blake has a closed guard, preventing Bullion from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake controls Bullion momentarily but Bullion frees himself.
Bullion wanted to stand there but Blake had control of the position.
Blake is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bullion frees his head nicely. Oh but Blake has switched to an armbar! Bullion is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Test Blake!
Test Blake is the new light heavyweight champion!
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