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WVT 68: Edwards v Ignatov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cubbedge (ranked 3174 p4p, 3527 weight class) and Maverick Syndal (ranked 432 p4p, 472 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Maverick Syndal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge lands a jab to the head.
Cubbedge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Syndal on the side of the head.
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cubbedge misses with an uppercut. Syndal saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Syndal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cubbedge looks to land a left hand but Syndal moved out of range nicely.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cubbedge walks into a straight right hand from Syndal.
 It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Cubbedge throws an off balance right hand
and Syndal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Cubbedge is rocked!
Cubbedge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Syndal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Syndal looks to land a left hand but Cubbedge moved out of range nicely.
Cubbedge scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge scores with the left hand. Syndal knows he should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Maverick Syndal has been cut.
Cubbedge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Syndal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Syndal's corner calls for a 1-2. Syndal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Cubbedge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cubbedge misses the jab.
Cubbedge seems to have got his legs back now.
Cubbedge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Despite the aggression on Syndal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cubbedge throws the left hand but Syndal avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Syndal! But no joy.
Cubbedge throws a jab but it's blocked by Syndal.
Cubbedge 's corner calls for a 1-2. Cubbedge obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge swings widly with a right hand
enabling Syndal to counter with a crisp jab.
Cubbedge connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cubbedge swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Syndal.
Cubbedge looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cubbedge seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Syndal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cubbedge tries to free his leg and advance position but Syndal is retaining full guard.
Cubbedge controls from within his opponent's guard.
Syndal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Syndal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cubbedge is pushing down on Syndal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Syndal is fighting to maintain full guard but Cubbedge has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cubbedge lands strikes from half guard.
Cubbedge stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Syndal's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cubbedge misses with a head shot. Syndal uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cubbedge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cubbedge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Syndal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cubbedge dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Syndal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cubbedge stuns Syndal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cubbedge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Syndal throws out a counter right but Cubbedge avoids it with no problem.
Cubbedge throws a sloppy body shot
and Syndal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Syndal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cubbedge to score with a decent uppercut.
A slow jab from Cubbedge misses its intended target.
Billy Cubbedge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndal throws a hook but Cubbedge avoids it easily.
Cubbedge catches Syndal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge scores with a shot to the body.
Cubbedge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syndal can do to turn this around?
Syndal blocks a jab.
It seemed like Syndal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cubbedge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cubbedge takes a swing at Syndal's ribcage but misses.
Syndal slips under a jab.
Syndal throws out a counter right but Cubbedge avoids it with no problem.
Cubbedge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Syndal circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Syndal! But no joy.
Maverick Syndal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cubbedge misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge scores with a decent looking hook.
Cubbedge tries to clinch up.
Syndal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cubbedge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Billy Cubbedge is winning the standup battle so far.
Syndal works the jab nicely.
Syndal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cubbedge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubbedge digs a good body shot into Syndal's ribs.
Cubbedge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cubbedge appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cubbedge bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cubbedge controlling from side mount.
Cubbedge trying to control the position but Syndal is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Syndal has escaped the position, nice work there.
Syndal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cubbedge wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cubbedge tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cubbedge tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cubbedge has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've been hearing that Cubbedge has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cubbedge goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Syndal rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cubbedge 's guard! Nice work there by Syndal!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cubbedge dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Syndal checks a leg kick.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cubbedge throws an off balance right hand
enabling Syndal to counter with a crisp jab.
Cubbedge staying out of range there.
Cubbedge throws a series of punches but Syndal avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Syndal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Syndal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cubbedge looks to land a combination but Syndal avoids it well.
Syndal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge slips a jab from Syndal.
Cubbedge connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubbedge scores with a one two! Syndal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cubbedge tries for a takedown but Syndal circles away easily
and Syndal counters with a straight right hand.
Cubbedge misses with a shot to the body
and Syndal counters with a straight right hand.
Cubbedge lands a jab to Syndal's midsection.
Syndal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cubbedge .
Cubbedge is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Syndal but Syndal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Syndal swings widly with a right hand
and Cubbedge counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by Syndal.
Billy Cubbedge 's cut is getting worse.
Cubbedge looks to land a combination. Syndal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Cubbedge misses.
It seemed like Syndal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maverick Syndal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Syndal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cubbedge swings for the body but Syndal moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndal.
Syndal throws an off balance right hand
and Cubbedge counters with a stiff right hand.
Cubbedge moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Syndal.
Still in the clinch, Syndal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cubbedge prevents a body shot from Syndal.
Cubbedge blocking some punches.
Cubbedge taking a breather.
Cubbedge drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Cubbedge . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syndal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Syndal's elbow.
Syndal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cubbedge backwards.
Syndal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cubbedge is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Syndal tries to throw a body punch but Cubbedge avoids it by throwing Syndal back against the cage.
Syndal scores with a shoulder strike.
Syndal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Syndal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Syndal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Syndal being controlled against the cage.
Syndal lands a nice shot to the body.
Cubbedge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cubbedge blocks a body shot from Syndal.
Syndal misses with the head strike.
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!
Syndal misses with the head strike.
Syndal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cubbedge 's elbow.
Syndal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Syndal lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maverick Syndal.
I think Cubbedge has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Cubbedge !
The defeated Maverick Syndal had this to say: 'I get paid to show up, Kicking ass is optional.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 3352 p4p, 2750 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 125 p4p, 131 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 29 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone has Goldberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by St Stone.
St Stone missing with knees to the body.
Goldberg tries a body shot but St Stone blocks it.
Goldberg has a couple of punches blocked by St Stone.
St Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but St Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
St Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goldberg's brow.
Goldberg misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg misses with the head strike.
Goldberg struggles to land a body shot inside as St Stone controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goldberg.
St Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from St Stone.
It looks like Bill Goldberg has been cut.
Goldberg throws a punch but it's blocked by St Stone.
St Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goldberg's brow.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldberg lands with a right to the head.
St Stone looks winded!
St Stone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goldberg is keeping busy.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Goldberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped Goldberg in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
St Stone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Stone lands an elbow that stopped Goldberg in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Goldberg.
St Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goldberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldberg lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg pushes St Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goldberg.
Goldberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goldberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goldberg lands a left hand.
Goldberg has a couple of punches blocked by St Stone.
St Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Goldberg on the inside.
St Stone is struggling to control the position.
St Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goldberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Goldberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
Goldberg lands with a left to the head.
Goldberg struggles to land a body shot inside as St Stone controls his hands.
Goldberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goldberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goldberg misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Goldberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Goldberg lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goldberg.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Stone.
Goldberg gets through St Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Stone prevents a body shot from Goldberg.
A short left from Goldberg.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Goldberg blocks with his arms.
St Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Stone's elbow.
Goldberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Goldberg swings wildly with an uppercut but St Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldberg tries to throw a body punch but St Stone avoids it by throwing Goldberg back against the cage.
Goldberg working aggressively here.
St Stone lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goldberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goldberg misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg avoids the elbow strike from St Stone, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Goldberg.
St Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
Goldberg lands a hook that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
St Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Goldberg.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Goldberg creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends St Stone's eyes rolling into the back of his head! St Stone drops to his knees and Goldberg pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Goldberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Bill Goldberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 2775 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Zima Voin (ranked 383 p4p, 341 weight class). Ronaldo Gomes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zima Voin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voin throws a shot from downtown. Gomes moves away and avoids it.
Gomes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voin.
It looks like Zima Voin has been cut.
Gomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Gomes misses.
Voin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomes.
Voin moves into the clinch.
Voin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gomes looking for subs off his back but Voin has passed one foot through into half guard.
Voin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gomes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes trying to control from the bottom.
Gomes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Voin in particular looking to stall.
Gomes wants to improve his position but Voin is controlling well.
Voin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gomes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gomes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gomes has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Voin has passed into side control.
Voin working away.
Gomes is looking for a sweep.
Gomes is working hard here to advance position.
Voin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gomes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Gomes's face as Voin controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Voin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomes looks to land a left hand but Voin moved out of range nicely.
Gomes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Gomes does it's job there.
 Voin is rocked!
Gomes circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Voin tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Gomes wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronaldo Gomes!
Ronaldo Gomes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Shutes (ranked 1487 p4p, 2529 weight class) and Stoner Steve (ranked 226 p4p, 351 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Steve has knocked Shutes down with a huge combo! Steve steps away and waves a wobbly Shutes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Steve throws a right hand that Shutes ducks under and follows up with a left that Shutes also avoids with ease.
Shutes connects with a solid leg kick.
Steve instigates a clinch.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Shutes blocks an uppercut.
Shutes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Shutes backwards.
Shutes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Shutes controls his hands.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
Still in the clinch, Shutes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve pushes Shutes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Shutes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Shutes.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shutes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Shutes backwards.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Shutes stalling in the clinch.
Shutes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steve up against the cage.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Shutes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Steve.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Shutes's head.
A short right from Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve lands a right hand.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shutes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steve blocks it with crossed arms.
Shutes misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shutes backwards.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Shutes controls his hands.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Steve lands a left hand.
Shutes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve scores with a punch to the head.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shutes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shutes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve avoids the head kick by Shutes.
Shutes lands with a kick to the temple. Steve shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shutes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shutes tries a low kick but Steve avoids it.
Steve takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
Shutes throws a leg kick
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Steve avoids the head kick by Shutes.
Shutes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shutes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Steve's head.
Steve lands a nice shot that snaps Shutes's head back.
A low kick lands for Shutes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shutes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shutes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shutes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shutes.
Shutes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shutes is looking to slow Steve down with leg kicks.
Shutes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
Steve unleashes a big counter combination but Shutes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shutes manages to avoid it.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Shutes's shoulder, as Shutes tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shutes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shutes tries to land a front kick but Steve steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stoner Steve dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shutes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shutes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shutes finds it's way round the side to connect with Steve's head.
Shutes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shutes throws a head kick but Steve moves out of range.
Steve throws a body punch but Shutes moves out of range.
Steve misses the jab.
Shutes moves out of range of the strikes.
Shutes scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes misses with the combination.
Shutes wants to slow Steve down by chopping away at his legs.
Shutes slips a straight right by Steve.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes misses with a head kick.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steve moves out of range as Shutes throws a body kick.
Shutes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shutes stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shutes throws a front kick that sends Steve stumbling back into the cage.
Shutes thows a body kick. Steve tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Steve avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shutes is looking to wear down Steve with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shutes looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Shutes stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shutes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shutes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shutes.
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.
Wesley Shutes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shutes throws a sloppy head kick and Steve moves out of range easily.
Wesley Shutes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shutes manages to avoid it.
Steve cracks Shutes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Steve throws a hook but Shutes avoids it easily.
Shutes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Steve blocks a head kick by Shutes.
Decent striking displayed by Steve there.
Shutes is rocked!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shutes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steve drops Shutes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shutes looks back up at him and smiles so Steve waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Shutes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shutes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shutes throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.
Steve feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shutes sprawling to the canvas! Shutes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Steve finish him?!
Shutes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steve ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Shutes's jaw. Shutes's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Steve does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stoner Steve!
During a confident post fight interview, Stoner Steve thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Barnes (ranked 2135 p4p, 2948 weight class) and Chew Kok (ranked 89 p4p, 113 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Kok!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kok counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Kok.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Kok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kok blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Kok cracks Barnes with a hook to the temple - Barnes is on wobbly legs here! Kok swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Barnes falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kok wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chew Kok!
Chew Kok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 1419 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 216 p4p, 328 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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15 - 10 - 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 37 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees Mogg takes one on the button.
Sturmovik falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Rees Mogg counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kirov Sturmovik has been cut.
Sturmovik stalks Rees Mogg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rees Mogg's face. Rees Mogg staggers backwards, shaken.
Sturmovik takes a swing at Rees Mogg's ribcage but misses.
Sturmovik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rees Mogg clinches.
A short left from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sturmovik misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Sturmovik connects with a knee to the head.
Rees Mogg tries to work over Sturmovik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rees Mogg swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturmovik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rees Mogg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rees Mogg avoiding damage as Sturmovik throws knees to the body.
Rees Mogg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rees Mogg lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sturmovik falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rees Mogg dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Rees Mogg!
Post fight, Jacob Rees Mogg stared into the camera and said 'Churchill would be delighted.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 561 p4p, 943 weight class) and John Mongrel (ranked 85 p4p, 135 weight class). Philippe comes to the cage accompanied by Chant vaudou haitien. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Cardio machine |
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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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mongrel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mongrel.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Mongrel's head but Mongrel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mongrel moves away from the strike by Philippe.
Mongrel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Philippe throws an off balance right hand
and Mongrel counters with a body kick.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Philippe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mongrel on the side of the head.
Mongrel throws a combination that misses
and Philippe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Philippe does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongrel moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe 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.
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Mongrel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick by Mongrel misses
and Mongrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mongrel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peguero Jean Philippe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongrel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philippe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mongrel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mongrel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like John Mongrel has been cut.
Philippe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Philippe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mongrel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mongrel has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Philippe lands a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Philippe misses the target.
Mongrel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Philippe tests Mongrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Philippe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mongrel is rocked!
Mongrel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mongrel is still on wobbly legs! Can Philippe finish him?
Philippe misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Mongrel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mongrel seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut lands for Philippe. That snapped Mongrel's head back.
Mongrel tries a head kick but it misses.
Philippe misses the body punch
and Mongrel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Philippe lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Mongrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippe misses with an uppercut. Mongrel saw that one coming.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Philippe lands with a straight right. Mongrel didn't see that one coming.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Mongrel's head but Mongrel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Philippe misses with a right hand
and Mongrel counters with a crisp one two that drops Philippe! Mongrel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Philippe to his feet! Philippe is in big trouble!
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Mongrel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe misses with a right hand
and Mongrel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
A jab from Philippe does it's job there.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mongrel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mongrel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mongrel blocks a head kick by Philippe.
Mongrel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongrel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mongrel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mongrel slips a straight right by Philippe.
Philippe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mongrel counters with a left to the body.
Mongrel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Philippe misses the body punch
and Mongrel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philippe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mongrel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peguero Jean Philippe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Mongrel misses with a body shot
and Philippe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Philippe thows a body kick. Mongrel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Philippe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mongrel has time to react.
Mongrel lunges at Philippe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Philippe's hand.
Mongrel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Philippe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mongrel can do to turn this around?
Philippe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mongrel.
Mongrel throws a body punch but Philippe moves out of range.
Philippe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongrel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Philippe looks to land a right hand but Mongrel moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Mongrel misses.
Mongrel slips under a jab.
It seemed like Mongrel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Philippe throws a lazy uppercut
and Mongrel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe jabs Mongrel right on the nose. Mongrel blinks but takes it well.
Philippe lands with a good body shot.
Mongrel slips a straight right by Philippe.
Philippe tests Mongrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mongrel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peguero Jean Philippe's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mongrel.
Mongrel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mongrel slips a jab from Philippe.
Philippe looks to throw the jab but Mongrel is out of range.
And Mongrel responds with a good body kick, but Philippe manages to step out the way in time.
Philippe lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe throws a right hand that misses
and Mongrel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philippe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mongrel.
Mongrel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Philippe throws out a powerful jab.
That has opened up John Mongrel's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel staying out of range there.
Mongrel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mongrel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Philippe has got the better of the exchanges.
Mongrel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Philippe.
Mongrel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Mongrel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Philippe catches Mongrel right on the button with a cross.
Philippe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mongrel's head backwards.
Mongrel misses with a lunging right hand
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mongrel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mongrel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe tests Mongrel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Philippe scores with a hook to the body. Mongrel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Philippe connects with a crisp jab.
Whack! Philippe lands a heavy head kick that drops Mongrel. The ref tackles Philippe to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mongrel was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe very nearly forgot to thank Pound Town INC amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 658 p4p, 1528 weight class) and Reijo Halli (ranked 101 p4p, 204 weight class). Halli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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136
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12 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reijo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sripituksakul throws a low kick but Halli moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Halli.
Halli shoots in and bounces Sripituksakul off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Halli wants to control from the top but Sripituksakul keeps moving.
Halli is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Halli advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli wants to pass the guard but Sripituksakul is defending well.
Halli seems to be working for a kimura but Sripituksakul defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sripituksakul!
Halli fails to take his opponent's back.
Halli working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Sripituksakul turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Halli off and cradles Sripituksakul's limp body as Halli celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Reijo Halli!
Reijo Halli bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Jarvinen (ranked 480 p4p, 958 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 72 p4p, 140 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings for the body but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Silva swings for the body but Jarvinen moves out of range.
We've been told by Jarvinen's head coaches at Tappelukerho that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarvinen is just out of range.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Jarvinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarvinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Jarvinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Jarvinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarvinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Jarvinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva moves out of range as Jarvinen strikes.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Jarvinen moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
Jarvinen closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jarvinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Jarvinen.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Jarvinen avoids the damage to the body.
Jarvinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jarvinen can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Jarvinen pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jarvinen.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Jarvinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Jarvinen misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jarvinen lands a left hand.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jarvinen as Silva tries to tie him up.
Jarvinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva presses Jarvinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jarvinen fails to land.
A short uppercut from Silva.
A right hook to the body lands for Jarvinen.
A short right from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Jarvinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jarvinen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arto Jarvinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Jarvinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jarvinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva takes a swing at Jarvinen's ribcage but misses.
Jarvinen clinches with his opponent.
Jarvinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jarvinen tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Jarvinen blocks an uppercut.
Jarvinen misses with some punches.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jarvinen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Jarvinen moves away and avoids it.
Jarvinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a swing at Jarvinen's ribcage but misses.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarvinen manages to avoid it.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Jarvinen jabs at Silva's body.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Jarvinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Jarvinen.
Silva looks winded!
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarvinen controlling the position well.
Silva throwing shots but Jarvinen is blocking nicely.
Silva is pressing down on Jarvinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jarvinen is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arto Jarvinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jarvinen throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Jarvinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Jarvinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Silva tries to get set, Jarvinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jarvinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jarvinen with a hook.
Jarvinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a body punch but Jarvinen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jarvinen.
Silva misses with a body shot.
As Silva tries to get set, Jarvinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Jarvinen slips a straight right by Silva.
Jarvinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Silva manages to circle out of the way.
Jarvinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jarvinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jarvinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jarvinen lands an uppercut, right on the button! Silva tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arto Jarvinen!
A relieved looking Arto Jarvinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 230 p4p, 472 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 35 p4p, 69 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards scores with a decent looking hook.
Edwards has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casa Steel in the buildup to the fight.
Edwards looks to throw a body kick
and Ignatov counters with a body kick.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatov.
Ignatov throws a right hand that misses
and Edwards counters with a stiff right hand.
Edwards slips a straight right by Ignatov.
Edwards is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ignatov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Ignatov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ignatov moves out of range of the body kick from Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Ignatov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ignatov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Edwards throws a push kick but Ignatov slaps the foot to one side.
Ignatov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Edwards attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatov wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ignatov moves out of range of the body kick from Edwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Ignatov backs away, Edwards returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatov instigates a clinch.
Ignatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Edwards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ignatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwards is trying to break free.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Ignatov lands an uppercut.
Ignatov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignatov connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards throws a low kick but Ignatov avoids it.
Ignatov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards takes one to the chin there.
Ignatov throws an off balance right hand
and Edwards counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Edwards misses the jab.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Ignatov sees coming a mile off.
Ignatov throws out a counter right but Edwards avoids it with no problem.
Ignatov throws a front kick that sends Edwards stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov slips under a jab.
Ignatov blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Edwards finds it's way through Ignatov's defenses.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Ignatov moves out of range of the body kick.
Edwards with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ife Edwards will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ignatov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ignatov blocks the body kick.
Ignatov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Edwards connects with a body shot.
Edwards lands an overhand right.
Edwards moves out of range as Ignatov strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov throws a head kick but Edwards moves out of range.
Ignatov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Edwards loads up on a big right hand but Ignatov slips the punch.
Ignatov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Edwards moves out of range of the body kick.
Edwards throws a solid leg kick but Ignatov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edwards.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
Ignatov cracks Edwards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ife Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov gets a clinch.
Edwards is trying to push Ignatov away but Ignatov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ignatov can't find room to land a body shot as Edwards controls the action.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Ignatov loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
Edwards misses with an uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a good low kick that Edwards was not able to check.
Edwards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatov.
Edwards is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ife Edwards has been cut.
Ignatov misses with a body kick.
Edwards throws a chopping leg kick but Ignatov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ignatov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards moves out of range of the body kick.
As Ignatov backs away, Edwards returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Edwards thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ignatov if he has to take too many more of those.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ignatov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ignatov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edwards.
Ignatov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edwards throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ignatov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ife Edwards will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ife Edwards's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Ignatov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yevgeny Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignatov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Edwards moves out of range of the body kick.
Edwards throws a counter high kick but Ignatov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ignatov.
Edwards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Edwards is predictable there
and Ignatov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a hook to the body. Ignatov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ignatov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ignatov misses with a body kick.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Ignatov throws out a counter right but Edwards avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a body shot but no joy.
Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Ignatov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ignatov takes one on the button.
Ignatov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edwards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards pushes Ignatov away with a front kick.
Edwards scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edwards slips under a jab from Ignatov.
Edwards slips under a jab from Ignatov.
Edwards slips a jab from Ignatov.
Ignatov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Edwards if he has to take too many more of those.
Edwards connects with a solid leg kick.
Ife Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatov.
Ignatov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edwards missing with a left hand there. Ignatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Ignatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edwards lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ignatov tries to clinch but Edwards moves out of range.
And Edwards counters with a quick kick to the body but Ignatov blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ife Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Edwards, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ife Edwards!
Post fight, Ife Edwards took to the microphone: 'I heard his skull fracture- hope he’s ok.'.
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