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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors of the World. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 New York, Gaius Julius Caesar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, De Bo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bo under the eye.
It looks like De Bo has been cut.
Bo misses with a body kick.
Bo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bo works Caesar 's body with a nice hook.
Bo throws a right hand that Caesar ducks under and follows up with a left that Caesar also avoids with ease.
A jab lands there for Caesar .
Bo misses with a hook.
De Bo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caesar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bo's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Caesar landing with the ground and pound.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bo wants to stand up but Caesar is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bo wants to stand but Caesar is controlling the position.
Caesar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caesar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That has opened up De Bo's cut even more.
Caesar connects with a couple of short punches.
The cut above De Bo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Caesar is working Bo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Bo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at De Bo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gaius Julius Caesar !
Gaius Julius Caesar thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Su Nami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nami comes into the arena with New York blaring out of the sound system. Watson has chosen How Much For One Rib? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Su Nami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Watson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson scores with a spinning back kick!
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Watson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Su Nami has been cut.
Watson leaning against his opponent.
Watson blocking some punches.
Watson presses Nami against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson lands an elbow inside that Nami shrugs off.
Nami lands a left hand.
Watson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nami avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a left hand.
Watson lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nami.
Nami tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Watson working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Watson.
Nami fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nami avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Nami prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
Nami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nami lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Nami blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nami blocks a head kick by Watson.
Watson misses with a hook. Nami ducked under it nicely.
Nami looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nami works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nami scores with a jab to the body.
Nami misses with a low kick.
A big left from Nami misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watson.
Watson misses with a leg kick
and Nami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nami bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nami.
Watson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watson tries a low kick but Nami avoids it.
Nami tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Nami.
Watson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Watson working for a guillotine from mount but Nami is in no mood to give up.
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to take Nami's back here but Nami is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson has control of Nami's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nami regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nami tries to hold on but Watson pushes him away.
Nami tries to reverse the position but Watson maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nami bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Watson wants to improve his position but instead Nami has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Su Nami's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nami takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
BOOM! Nami lands a beautiful left hook that drops Watson. Watson tries to recover but Nami is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Watson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Su Nami!
A victorious Su Nami thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konstantin Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raybould throws out the jab.
Raybould misses with a hook. Magomedov ducked under it nicely.
Raybould takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Magomedov does no damage.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Magomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Magomedov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Magomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Konstantin Magomedov has been cut.
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!
Raybould tries to work over Magomedov's front leg with a kick but Magomedov checks it.
Raybould thows a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov is looking to score with low kicks.
Magomedov thows a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Raybould throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould lands with a right to the head.
Raybould misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raybould looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Raybould as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Raybould working aggressively here.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Raybould displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magomedov up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Raybould controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould blocks the elbow strike.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Raybould lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Raybould gets through Magomedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raybould on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov being controlled against the cage.
Magomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Raybould lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raybould pushes Magomedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Raybould lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould has Magomedov pushed against the cage.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raybould misses with the head strike.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raybould throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Raybould backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Raybould.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
A short right from Raybould.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Raybould controls the action.
Raybould avoiding damage.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Raybould.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
Raybould avoids a wild elbow strike from Magomedov.
Magomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Raybould is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raybould stalling in the clinch.
Magomedov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raybould lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Raybould dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Magomedov's cut.
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.
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Raybould swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raybould misses with a straight left.
Magomedov blocks a head kick by Raybould.
Nice shot lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov swings for the body but Raybould moves out of range.
Magomedov looks to land a body kick but Raybould moved away.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Raybould.
Magomedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Raybould off the cage and back into range.
Magomedov connects with a body shot that sends Raybould's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Raybould fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raybould ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Magomedov has managed to clinch.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Raybould controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould wants to stall.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Raybould has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but Raybould blocks it.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raybould goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Raybould.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raybould throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Raybould blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Raybould working aggressively here.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Raybould doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raybould tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Magomedov controlling the action here for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raybould leaning against his opponent.
Magomedov gets through Raybould's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raybould controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Magomedov.
Raybould misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raybould dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raybould on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raybould goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
Raybould tries a body shot but Magomedov blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov wants to take the fight to the mat but Raybould manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Magomedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould gets underhooks to prevent Magomedov's takedown attempt.
Magomedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Raybould leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raybould throws a head punch that misses.
Kevin Raybould has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raybould misses with a punch on the inside.
Raybould gets underhooks to prevent Magomedov's takedown attempt.
Kevin Raybould has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin Magomedov.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Raybould.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Magomedov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Magomedov misses with a straight right.
Konstantin Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Magomedov works Raybould's body with a nice hook.
Magomedov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Magomedov.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
Raybould on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raybould misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raybould throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raybould throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raybould ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Magomedov takes one to the chin there.
Raybould lands a big head kick that sends Magomedov tumbling to the mat! Raybould takes a step backwards and waves Magomedov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Magomedov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould fakes the body blow, causing Magomedov to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Magomedov goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Raybould!
Kevin Raybould took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lynard Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock comes to the cage accompanied by Turn me on Mr Deadman. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lynard Carlson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hickock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carlson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hickock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carlson scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Carlson as he checks the leg kick.
Carlson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickock scores with a jab. Carlson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carlson checks a low kick from Hickock.
A big left from Hickock misses.
Hickock throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlson.
Hickock clinches with his opponent.
Carlson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hickock dodges an elbow strike from Carlson.
Hickock misses with a knee to the head.
Hickock avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlson.
Hickock lands a hook that snaps the head of Carlson backwards.
Hickock misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carlson misses with the head strike.
Hickock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hickock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carlson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hickock.
Hickock tries to land a knee to the head but Carlson blocks with his arms.
Hickock lands a good knee to the midsection. Carlson won't want to take too many of those.
Hickock keeps control of Carlson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Carlson - that landed with a thud.
Hickock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carlson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hickock avoids the damage to the body.
Hickock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hickock tries to land a knee to the head but Carlson blocks with his arms.
Hickock blocks an elbow strike from Carlson.
Hickock takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickock blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hickock obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hickock.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hickock obliges.
Hickock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hickock pushes Carlson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hickock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hickock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlson or not.
Hickock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlson blocks it with crossed arms.
Carlson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hickock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlson lands a nice elbow.
Hickock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hickock lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carlson breaks the clinch.
Hickock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carlson.
Some bone on bone action there as Hickock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Carlson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carlson misses with a hook. Hickock ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Carlson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hickock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlson checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Hickock misses.
Richard Hickock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carlson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hickock. That one must have hurt.
Hickock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlson takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock misses with a shot to the body
and Carlson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hickock's knee momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carlson.
Carlson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hickock scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickock cracks Carlson with a good jab.
Hickock misses with a body kick.
Carlson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hickock momentarily.
Hickock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hickock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hickock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlson misses with a wild combination.
Hickock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hickock dominated that round.
That's time! Hickock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hickock misses with a looping left.
Hickock loads up on a big right hand but Carlson slips the punch.
Carlson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hickock looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlson is just out of range.
Carlson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hickock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carlson tests Hickock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hickock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carlson. Carlson obviously looking to wear him down.
Hickock throws a leg kick
and Carlson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hickock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hickock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlson avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Hickock does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hickock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hickock pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carlson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hickock is defending well for now.
Hickock landing knees to the body.
Carlson lands an elbow inside that Hickock shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Hickock fails to land.
Carlson avoiding damage as Hickock throws knees to the body.
Hickock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carlson backwards.
Hickock blocks the elbow strike.
Hickock works on Carlson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hickock blocks an elbow strike from Carlson.
Hickock lands a nice uppercut.
Carlson throws an elbow but it misses.
Carlson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hickock has double underhooks.
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!
Carlson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlson.
Carlson throws an elbow that misses.
Carlson managing to block the knees to the body from Hickock.
Hickock throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlson.
Hickock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlson backwards.
Carlson managing to block the knees to the body from Hickock.
Hickock avoiding damage as Carlson throws knees to the body.
Carlson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hickock landing knees to the head.
Hickock pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carlson.
Carlson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Carlson as he checks the leg kick.
Hickock throws a head kick but Carlson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Carlson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hickock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carlson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hickock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlson ducks under a wild hook from Hickock.
Carlson throws a leg kick but Hickock moved away.
Hickock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hickock looks to throw a body kick
and Carlson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hickock's knee momentarily.
Carlson scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carlson, right into the meat.
Carlson moves out of range as Hickock strikes.
Carlson tries to bum rush Hickock with a series of wild strikes but Hickock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hickock moves out of range of the body kick.
Carlson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hickock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlson misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Hickock lands.
Carlson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hickock throws a looping overhand right but Carlson ducks down to avoid it.
Carlson throws the kick towards the body but Hickock avoids it.
Hickock throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlson.
Hickock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carlson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hickock can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carlson.
Carlson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hickock misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hickock.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock instigates a clinch.
Hickock avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlson.
Hickock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carlson avoids it.
Carlson tries to circle away but Hickock has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hickock dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Carlson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hickock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hickock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hickock is looking to score with low kicks.
Hickock lands a head shot.
Hickock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carlson.
Carlson throws a chopping leg kick but Hickock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hickock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed right hand from Hickock misses the target.
Hickock misses the shot to the body.
Carlson pushes Hickock up against the cage in a clinch.
Hickock gets through Carlson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carlson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlson avoiding damage as Hickock throws knees to the body.
Carlson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hickock lands an uppercut.
Hickock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carlson backwards.
Carlson blocking some punches.
Hickock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carlson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hickock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hickock pushes Carlson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Richard Hickock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hickock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hickock scores with a shoulder strike.
Carlson prevents a body shot from Hickock.
Good body shot from Hickock.
Hickock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Hickock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Carlson.
Hickock misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hickock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hickock lands a shoulder strike.
Carlson crunches a lovely knee into Hickock's ribcage.
Hickock misses with a punch on the inside.
Carlson manages to break the clinch.
Hickock throws out a powerful jab.
Hickock moves out of range as Carlson throws a body kick.
Carlson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carlson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hickock.
Hickock pushes Carlson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hickock misses with a knee to the head.
Carlson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hickock throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws an elbow but it misses.
Carlson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hickock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hickock blocks an elbow strike from Carlson.
Hickock landing knees to the body.
Lynard Carlson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hickock misses with a body punch.
Hickock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hickock lands a right hand.
Carlson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hickock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlson blocks it with crossed arms.
Carlson dodges an elbow strike from Hickock.
Hickock lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hickock.
Hickock lands a hook that snaps the head of Carlson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hickock blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson blocks an elbow strike.
Carlson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hickock blocks an elbow strike.
Hickock lands with a left to the head.
Hickock dodges an elbow strike from Carlson.
Carlson misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Hickock on the inside.
Hickock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hickock lands with a left to the head.
Hickock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carlson obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock tries a knee to the head but Carlson blocks it.
Hickock connects with a knee to the head.
Hickock tries to circle away but Carlson has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hickock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hickock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hickock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hickock!
After winning the bout, Richard Hickock 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope comes into the arena with Let's Go blaring out of the sound system. Mike Cope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Cope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cope lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
Cope looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Cope shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mike Cope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cope buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cope looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Cope feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Cope throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown. Cope fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cope is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Cope is retaining full guard.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson trying to control but Cope is working from the bottom.
Cope wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson cracks Cope with a solid left hand.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cope has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Cope's legs - danger averted.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cope manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cope missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson is looking to sweep but instead, Cope has passed into half guard.
Cope drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Cope lands with a punch from half guard.
Cope not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cope's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cope's back!
Cope tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cope is trying to escape the mount.
Cope manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cope trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cope is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
Cope is trying to stand.
Thompson passes into side control, despite Cope's attempt to control the position.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cope is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thompson controlling the position from side mount.
Thompson gets to mount! Cope was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cope bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Cope will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Cope, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Cope against the cage but Cope circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cope lands with a slapping head kick.
Cope throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good exchange - Cope coming out on top.
Cope misses with a body shot.
Cope misses with a body shot.
Cope misses with a low kick.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Cope throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Cope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Cope scores with a four punch combination!
Cope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thompson.
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cope moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cope motions for Thompson to come forward. Cope throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cope blocks the body kick.
Billy Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Cope shows good takedown defense.
Thompson scores with a one two! Cope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cope sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mike Cope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thompson.
Cope tried to score with a low kick but Thompson checks it.
Cope connects with a solid leg kick.
Cope shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cope enables Thompson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cope manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cope is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cope throws his legs up looking for a submission but Thompson uses it to pass to side control.
Thompson misses with the ground and pound.
Thompson slows the pace down.
Cope manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cope scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thompson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cope is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cope working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cope is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cope trying to pass the guard but Thompson defending well.
Cope trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom.
Cope tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thompson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thompson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking for a triangle here but Cope uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cope lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thompson down.
Cope scores with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cope cracks Thompson with a big elbow.
Cope passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Thompson!
Thompson working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cope landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cope is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thompson's half guard.
Cope is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Cope is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cope tries to free his leg and advance position but Thompson is retaining full guard.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cope's guard.
Cope is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Thompson rolls with it to try and escape but Cope cranks on the arm and Thompson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Cope!
Mike Cope retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Mike Cope 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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