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HWP272: legend v drago PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobrisio Herdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Breaker Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herdum comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Built for Speed. Bobrisio Herdum has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobrisio Herdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Breaker Dane!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dane.
Herdum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Herdum's waist but Herdum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dane off to one side.
Herdum closes the distance and clinches.
Dane tries to score a body lock takedown but Herdum shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Herdum lands a knee to the body.
Dane looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herdum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dane's face.
Herdum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dane throws an off balance right hand
and Herdum counters with a stiff right hand.
Herdum has Dane up against the cage in a clinch.
Herdum tries to land a knee to the head but Dane blocks with his arms.
Dane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Herdum with a knee to the head.
Herdum manages to break the clinch.
Herdum lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Herdum can pounce on him.
Dane blocks a head kick by Herdum.
Herdum keeps Dane at a distance using the push kick.
Herdum lands a big head kick that sends Dane tumbling to the mat! Herdum takes a step backwards and waves Dane back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Herdum moves into range and clinches up with Dane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dane being controlled against the cage.
Dane tries to break the clinch but Herdum is controlling the position.
Herdum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Herdum throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Dane crashing down! Dane tries to stagger back to his feet but Herdum just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Dane asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobrisio Herdum!
After winning the bout, Bobrisio Herdum 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MR Cut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MR Cut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, MR Cut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cut takes the fight into the clinch.
Cut misses with an elbow over the top.
Clegane avoids the elbow strike from Cut, against the cage.
Clegane has Cut pressed against the cage.
Clegane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Gregor Clegane has been cut.
Clegane taking a breather.
Clegane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clegane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clegane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like MR Cut has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Clegane.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clegane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clegane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cuts head.
Clegane stalls.
Clegane misses with a body punch.
Clegane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cut tries to land a knee to the head but Clegane blocks with his arms.
Cut pushes off an throws an elbow but Clegane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clegane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Clegane lands with a right to the head.
Clegane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cut tries to land knees in the clinch but Clegane avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clegane.
Cut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clegane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short left from Clegane.
Clegane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cut up against the cage.
Cut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clegane.
Cut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clegane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clegane.
Cut is breathing heavily.
Clegane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Clegane.
Clegane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Clegane.
A right hand to the body from Clegane.
Clegane lands a hook that snaps the head of Cut backwards.
Clegane taking a breather.
Clegane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clegane lands a shoulder strike.
Clegane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clegane.
Clegane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clegane has Cut pressed against the cage.
Clegane tries to throw a body punch but Cut avoids it by throwing Clegane back against the cage.
Clegane digs a right hand underneath Cut's ribcage. Cut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cut tries to land a knee to the head but Clegane blocks with his arms.
Cut blocks the elbow strike.
Clegane leaning against his opponent.
Clegane tries to work over Cut's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cut lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Clegane.
Clegane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cut up against the cage.
Clegane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cut backwards.
Clegane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clegane swings wildly with an uppercut but Cut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cut lands a nice elbow.
Cut misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Clegane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clegane tries to keep at a distance but Cut has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clegane lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cut throws an elbow but misses.
Clegane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cut lands a damaging elbow.
Clegane misses with the head strike.
Clegane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cut lands a big knee! That's hurt Clegane! Oh, he's all over the place! Cut lands another knee that sends Clegane to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MR Cut!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Hemlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hemlock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Champagneros. Burns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Barren Earth - Deserted Morrows. Josh Burns has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Biff Hemlock's chin.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Hemlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Burns!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemlock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burns scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burns trying to control the action but Hemlock is working from the bottom.
Burns scoring with punches from side control.
Burns cracks Hemlock with a big right hand but Hemlock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hemlock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burns wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burns is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hemlock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hemlock manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemlock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hemlock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burns is in close to Hemlock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burns lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hemlock is rocked!
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oh Hemlock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hemlock trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
Hemlock seems to have got his legs back now.
Burns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hemlock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burns won't allow Hemlock to sweep him here.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hemlock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hemlock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burns working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hemlock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burns stands up over Hemlock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hemlock is trying to control the position but Burns postures up.
Burns chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns throws a big right hand that misses.
Hemlock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hemlock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burns manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock is fighting to break Burns's control of his arms but Burns is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Burns pushes Hemlock off and gets back to his feet.
Burns tries to clinch there but Hemlock circles away.
Hemlock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Biff Hemlock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
Burns landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns has clasped his hands together around Hemlock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hemlock can't do much from the bottom here.
Burns in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burns looking to control but instead Hemlock has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Burns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burns trying to control the action but Hemlock is working from the bottom.
Hemlock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burns is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Burns connects with a nice short shot to Hemlock's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemlock is trying to get back to full guard.
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burns is nestled in close to Hemlock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hemlock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burns is working away from the top position though.
Burns seems to be working for a kimura but Hemlock defends the submission attempt.
Hemlock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burns stands up and beckons Hemlock to join him on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns shoots in and bounces Hemlock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burns postures up in Hemlock's guard and throws a big left but Hemlock blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Burns dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hemlock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns rushes Hemlock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burns letting Hemlock take a breather here.
Burns with a knee to the head.
Hemlock lands a left hand.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Burns tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Burns goes for a takedown attempt but Hemlock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burns moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Hemlock goes down! Can Burns finish him!?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns wants to control from the top but Hemlock keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burns distracts Hemlock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hemlock trying to keep a closed guard but Burns is proving a slippery customer.
Burns keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hemlock's head.
Hemlock is trying to control the position but Burns postures up.
Burns trying to control but Hemlock is working from the bottom.
Burns trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burns chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hemlock's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Josh Burns!
Our winner, Josh Burns, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick van Greeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Казаки - Ой Да . van Greeven is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tom Waits - Telephone call from Istanbul. 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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284 lbs
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick van Greeven!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but van Greeven avoids it well.
van Greeven slips under a jab.
van Greeven takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
van Greeven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Emelianenko was covering up waiting for the punch and van Greeven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
van Greeven throwing strikes but missing.
van Greeven throws a big elbow that misses.
van Greeven trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van Greeven is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Greeven trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dick van Greeven.
Emelianenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. van Greeven eats them both and turns towards Emelianenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
van Greeven tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten van Greeven somewhat.
van Greeven closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
van Greeven tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
van Greeven passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
van Greeven trying to control the position but Emelianenko is working away.
van Greeven staying calm.
van Greeven is putting a hurting on Emelianenko here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven controlling the position from side mount.
van Greeven creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
van Greeven trying to control the position but Emelianenko is working away.
Emelianenko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of van Greeven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
van Greeven tries to move to mount but Emelianenko blocks the move with his legs.
van Greeven postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
van Greeven wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
van Greeven tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick van Greeven dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
van Greeven shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
van Greeven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
van Greeven misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
van Greeven shoots and misses
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick van Greeven.
van Greeven lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
van Greeven looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. van Greeven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
van Greeven slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
van Greeven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
van Greeven looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko leaves van Greeven with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. van Greeven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Emelianenko controlling van Greeven's posture.
van Greeven passes Emelianenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
van Greeven content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is staying active underneath van Greeven, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
van Greeven is looking to stall here but Emelianenko recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dick van Greeven.
Emelianenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but van Greeven slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by van Greeven.
van Greeven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko swings for the body but van Greeven moves out of range.
van Greeven avoids a punch combination nicely.
van Greeven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
van Greeven misses with a body punch
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Fedor Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
van Greeven scores a takedown into full mount!
van Greeven unloads with some shots from mount but Emelianenko bucks and avoids them well.
van Greeven wants to control the pace but Emelianenko is squirming around nicely.
van Greeven lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Emelianenko hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Greeven misses with a head shot.
van Greeven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick van Greeven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
van Greeven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
van Greeven shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily.
van Greeven shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
van Greeven ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that van Greeven avoids nicely.
van Greeven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick van Greeven.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
van Greeven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
van Greeven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emelianenko but Emelianenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
van Greeven shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Emelianenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
van Greeven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
van Greeven looking to sit in guard and control but Emelianenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
van Greeven isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Emelianenko stacks van Greeven on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Emelianenko!
Emelianenko stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets caught flat footed, as van Greeven shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
van Greeven looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dick van Greeven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Greeven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
van Greeven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
van Greeven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
van Greeven throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
van Greeven shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from van Greeven.
van Greeven drops his hands momentarily and Emelianenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
van Greeven slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Emelianenko.
van Greeven looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Greeven trying to control from Emelianenko's half guard. Emelianenko has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
van Greeven looking to sit in guard and control but Emelianenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko postures up.
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 Fedor Emelianenko.
I think van Greeven has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dick van Greeven!
Our winner, Dick van Greeven, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Beauford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody Down. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carter Beauford was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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33
282 lbs
17 - 15 - 1 |
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287 lbs
16 - 19 - 0 |
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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
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Beauford!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beauford shoots for a takedown but Evans saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Beauford tries a head kick but it misses.
Beauford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beauford connects with a stiff jab that staggers Evans - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carter Beauford!
Carter Beauford made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Cong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cong comes into the arena with Jibbs - King Kong blaring out of the sound system. Doe has chosen whatsername, and does she remember my name? as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
23 - 18 - 0 |
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227 lbs
53 - 27 - 0 |
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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
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Cong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
53 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Doe!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cong misses with a right hand
and Doe counters with an inside leg kick.
Cong misses with an uppercut. Doe saw that one coming.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cong throws out the jab.
Cong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cong throws a right hand that misses
and Doe counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Christian Cong has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cong throws a hook but Doe avoids it easily.
Cong throws out a loose jab but Doe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cong swings widly with a right hand
and Doe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cong misses with a hook
and Doe counters with a nice uppercut.
Cong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doe avoids the body shot from Cong.
Cong throws a big shot that misses.
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Cong.
Cong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doe.
Cong scores with a nice head shot.
Cong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Doe scores with a jab. Cong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Christian Cong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doe counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cong! Doe lets Cong back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cong is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cong is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Doe doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Cong crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Cong's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Doe!
Our winner, Jon Doe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earth Quake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbara Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quake's entrance music is PRODIGY - RUN WITH THE WOLVES . A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earth Quake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barbara Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer ducks right into an uppercut from Quake.
It looks like Barbara Boxer has been cut.
Boxer avoids the head kick by Quake.
Quake tries to land a leg kick but Boxer saw it coming and moves away.
Quake takes the fight into the clinch.
Quake pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer wants to stall.
Quake is trying to maintain a safe position but Boxer gets an underhook and turns Quake into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boxer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quake misses with a knee to the head.
Quake crunches a lovely knee into Boxer's ribcage.
Boxer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quake misses with a knee strike.
Quake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Quake tries to land a knee to the head but Boxer blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boxer.
Boxer looks to throw the jab but Quake is out of range.
Quake throws a nice looking combination but Boxer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boxer drops his hands momentarily and Quake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Quake momentarily.
It looks like Earth Quake has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quake tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quake misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quake tries to clinch but Boxer moves out of range.
Quake misses with a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quake swinging wildly here.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earth Quake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boxer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Quake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quake tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Quake throws a leg kick
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Earth Quake is winning the standup battle so far.
Quake lands a head kick. Boxer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quake lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Boxer can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Quake and Boxer drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Quake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earth Quake!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kush comes to the cage accompanied by I'M T.N.T. James is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Ultimatum. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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255 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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266 lbs
38 - 26 - 0 |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dutch Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip James!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. James sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Kush. Those never looked like landing.
James takes a swing at Kush's ribcage but misses.
Kush scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kush wants to get back to full guard.
James is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kush is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rip James!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiah Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Munson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Showdown. Kong has chosen GIANT KONG as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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31
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18 - 18 - 0 |
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hezekiah Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giant Kong!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Kong.
Munson wants to clinch up but Kong keeps it at a distance.
Munson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munson throws a head kick that misses
and Kong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
Munson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Munson misses with a low kick as Kong jumps back.
Munson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kong throws a big right hand that misses.
Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Munson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kong is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kong's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson working some strikes from top position.
Munson is looking to advance position but Kong has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kong looking to finish with strikes here!
Kong throwing strikes here but Munson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Munson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kong looking to finish with strikes here!
Munson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kong throwing strikes here but Munson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Munson because Kong loaded up on that one.
Kong with a couple of short strikes.
Munson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Munson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kong thows a huge punch but Munson dodges it nicely.
Kong working over Munson with some ground and pound. Munson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kong is looking to pass Munson's guard but actually Munson recovers to full guard.
Kong is looking to work some ground and pound but Munson has wrist control.
Kong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munson wants to sweep but no luck.
Munson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kong's guard.
Kong looking for a guillotine here but Munson defends easily.
Munson postures up.
Kong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kong working a defensive guard but Munson passes into half guard.
Kong wants to improve his position but Munson is controlling well.
Kong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Munson.
Munson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Munson is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Munson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kong tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munson is working Kong over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giant Kong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
It looks like Giant Kong has been cut.
Munson ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Munson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kong throws out the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Kong. No joy for Munson on that attempt.
Kong throws a leg kick
and Munson counters by moving into the clinch.
Kong struggles to land a body shot inside as Munson controls his hands.
Kong wants a takedown.
Munson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Munson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kong lands with a short shot to the head.
Munson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kong is trying to break the clinch but Munson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong manages to break the clinch.
Kong lands a really nice looking cross but Munson seems unphased.
Munson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giant Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong moves out of range as Munson throws a body kick.
Munson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kong throws a lazy uppercut
and Munson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kong is breathing heavily.
Kong misses with a looping left.
Munson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Nice straight punches there by Kong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kong.
A low kick from Kong misses
and Munson counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munson tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a looping overhand right but Munson ducks down to avoid it.
Kong misses with a left hand
and Munson counters with a head kick that drops Kong - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Munson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Munson trying to pass the guard but Kong defending well.
Munson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kong's head.
Kong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Munson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Munson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Munson's back!
Munson covering up well under a series of strikes from Kong.
Hezekiah Munson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munson rolls, trying to escape but Kong keeps control of the position.
Kong missing with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kong is punishing Munson with some ground and pound.
Munson manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Munson.
Munson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kong is looking to work some ground and pound but Munson has wrist control.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kong wants to control from the top but Munson keeps moving.
Kong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kong throws an elbow that misses. Munson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kong's guard. Nice move by Munson!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munson is in close to Kong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Munson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Munson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kong has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Munson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kong.
Kong manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah Munson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giant Kong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Munson throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Kong throws a poor cross that misses
and Munson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Munson fails to land the takedown.
Kong misses with an uppercut. Munson saw that one coming.
Kong misses with an uppercut. Munson saw that one coming.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kong lunges at Munson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Munson's hand.
Munson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Munson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kong finds it's way round the side to connect with Munson's head.
Kong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
Munson slips under a jab.
Munson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hezekiah Munson is winning the standup battle so far.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Kong misses.
Munson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries to circle away but Munson has him pinned against the cage.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munson misses with an elbow over the top.
Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Munson.
Munson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kong blocks it with crossed arms.
Kong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kong preventing the sweep.
Kong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kong postures up.
Kong sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson trying to keep a closed guard but Kong is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kong looking to pass the guard.
Munson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Munson controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Hezekiah Munson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Munson.
Kong swings widly with a right hand
and Munson counters with a head kick. That will keep Kong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Kong looks to land a right hand but Munson moved out of range.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong leaves Munson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kong missing with a left hand there. Munson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Munson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kong.
A head kick misses from Munson.
Kong scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giant Kong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giant Kong!
Giant Kong took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonying Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Drago's choice of entrance music: SuperBeast. Ivan Drago acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonying Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Legend blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legend blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago working aggressively here.
Legend landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Legend lands a hook that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Legend is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy.
Legend has Drago pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Drago.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legend.
Legend misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Legend lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago misses with some punches.
Legend blocking some punches.
Legend blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legend scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legend creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legend's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Legend obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Legend.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Legend.
Legend pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Legend on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Legend gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooh!!! Drago has knocked Legend down with a huge combo! Drago steps away and waves a wobbly Legend back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Legend is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Oh Legend is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legend tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Legend seems to have got his legs back now.
Legend fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago scores with a jab.
Legend throws a series of punches but Drago moves out of range.
Legend throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.
Drago misses with a lunging right hand
and Legend counters with a one-two to the body.
Drago tries to clinch up
and Legend counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago misses with a right hand
and Legend counters with an outside leg kick.
Legend tries to move into range but Drago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drago ducks right into an uppercut from Legend.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Drago. That snapped Legend's head back.
Drago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Ivan Drago's cut even more.
Drago takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice uppercut there from Legend.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Legend counters with a three punch combo that has Drago backing up. Drago nods at Legend to acknowledge the strikes.
Drago tries to move into range but Legend moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Legend throws a shot to the body.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Legend.
Nice defenses there by Legend.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend feints and then cracks Drago's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drago down.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Legend's shoulder, as Legend tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Legend.
Legend connects with a leg kick. Drago looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Legend throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
Legend lands a head shot.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legend.
Nice uppercut there from Drago.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago moves in looking to clinch but Legend pushes him off.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Legend fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drago, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Drago will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago'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.
Legend tries a head kick but it misses.
Legend fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legend throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago scores with a body shot.
Drago misses with a left hand
and Legend counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Legend connects with a high kick.
Legend is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Legend catches Drago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Legend has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Legend there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago lands with a cross.
Legend lands a jab to the nose.
The cut above Ivan Drago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legend manages to avoid it.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Legend swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Legend.
Legend walks into a straight right hand from Drago.
Legend looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Legend uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Legend tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tonying Legend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decent striking displayed by Legend there.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend jabs Drago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Legend swinging wildly here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Legend lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Legend scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ivan Drago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Drago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Drago with that takedown attempt.
Tonying Legend is winning the standup battle so far.
Legend scores with a nice right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Drago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tonying Legend!
Tonying Legend made sure to mention his sponsor, Springfield HW Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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