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LFNC presents - Fight Night 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, John Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bubba Gump!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump stuffs the takedown.
Gump gets a takedown into half guard.
Gump wants to lay and pray for a moment but Troy keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump tries to pass the half guard into mount. Troy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gump is working for a submission of some sort.
Gump is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Troy defends it well.
Troy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Troy tries to get to full guard but Gump has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gump is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Troy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gump.
Troy wants to improve his position but Gump is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump seems to be working for a kimura but Troy defends the submission attempt.
Troy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Troy.
Gump passes Troy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gump is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Troy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gump trying to pass the guard but Troy defending well.
Troy wants to control but Gump is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gump is looking for a kimura but Troy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gump to get the leverage.
Gump working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Troy's thigh. Troy counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Troy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Troy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gump gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Troy is keeping the position for now.
Gump drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gump jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gump forces his way into half guard.
Troy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Troy is trying to control but can't.
Gump wants to control but Troy is keeping him busy.
Gump is working for a kimura but Troy is defending it quite comfortably.
Troy tries to roll over but Gump keeps him under control.
Gump seems to be looking for submissions.
Gump is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Troy is just riding it out for now. Gump eventually gives up the hold.
Troy wants to control but Gump is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Troy is just riding it out for now. Gump eventually gives up the hold.
Troy is looking to improve his position.
Gump works his foot free and advances to mount.
Troy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gump.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy wants to hold on but Gump pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gump dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Troy. No joy for Gump on that attempt.
Troy shoots in but Gump avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gump shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Troy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gump has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Troy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
John Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Gump.
Gump has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Troy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gump goes for a takedown attempt but Troy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Troy fails to land the takedown.
Gump with a poor takedown
and Troy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Troy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gump is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Troy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Troy's back!
Gump is looking for the choke from the back position but Troy is controlling his hands well.
Gump is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gump looking for the choke from the back.
Troy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Troy breaks Gump's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gump controls Troy momentarily but Troy frees himself.
Gump has his foot on Troy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Troy works his way back into a safe position though.
Gump has his foot on Troy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Troy works his way back into a safe position though.
Troy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gump's guard.
Gump is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Troy 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!
Gump not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gump wants to sweep here but Troy controlling him for the moment.
Gump is trying to hold Troy in close to prevent damage but Troy has managed to pass into half guard.
Troy is looking to advance position but Gump won't allow it.
Gump is trying to get back to full guard.
Gump looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Troy is looking to advance position but Gump won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gump is trying to keep Troy in close.
Troy trying to control the position from guard on top but Gump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Troy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Troy shoots in for a takedown but Gump shows good takedown defense.
Gump closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Troy to the mat! Troy manages to get full guard.
Gump pushes down on Troy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gump trying to pass the guard but Troy defending well.
Gump is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy is looking to control Gump's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Troy avoid being mounted?
Gump is working for a submission of some sort.
Gump is working for a submission of some sort.
Gump works his way into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump tries to control but Troy wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Gump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gump fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Troy sprawls well initially but Gump persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gump wants to work for an arm triangle but Troy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Troy tries to roll over but Gump keeps him under control.
Gump maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Troy could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gump has cracked it and Troy is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gump!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bubba Gump!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes into the arena with Beginning of the End blaring out of the sound system. Mendez has chosen Are You Ready? as his entrance music. Dave Collins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Dave Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Collins.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Collins manages to avoid it.
Collins misses with a straight left.
Mendez tries to clinch up but Collins circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins jabs at Mendez's body.
Mendez wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Mendez wants to clinch.
Mendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Mendez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Collins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mendez won't be happy with that.
Collins cracks Mendez with a big right hand but Mendez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mendez is looking to regain half guard here but Collins keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins raining down hammerfists from mount.
Collins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Collins has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Collins lands a big shot there that rocks Mendez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez is looking to improve his position but Collins isn't that keen on the idea.
Collins postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mendez in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mendez to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Collins!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dave Collins made sure he mentioned Sparta Fightware, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cice Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Run this town. Chad Hardy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cice Salace's chin.
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183 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cice Salace!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salace clobbers Hardy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Salace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Salace.
Hardy lands a jab to the head.
Salace tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Chad Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Salace ducks down to avoid it.
Salace avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Salace ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Salace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hardy. Hardy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Salace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Salace moves away and avoids it.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salace moves away.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salace misses with a takedown
and Hardy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salace is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chad Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cice Salace.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salace.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Salace tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salace shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardy tries to sprawl out of it but Salace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Salace swings widly with a right hand
and Hardy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Salace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Salace shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a big head kick but Salace shrugs it off.
Salace avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy throws a head kick that half lands.
A big right from Salace misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
Hardy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Salace thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy lands a nice shot that snaps Salace's head back.
Salace shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Salace is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Salace is looking for a kimura but Hardy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Salace to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy is defending against the submission attempts here by Salace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cice Salace will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Salace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Salace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Salace shoots in.
Salace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salace is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Salace.
Salace tries for a kimura but Hardy is defending well.
Hardy is trying to control Salace's posture but Salace avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hardy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Salace trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Salace stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Salace's best efforts.
Salace is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Salace seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Salace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Salace in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
Salace trying to mount his opponent but Hardy defends it.
Salace seems to be working for a kimura but Hardy defends the submission attempt.
Salace not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salace is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardy defends it well.
Salace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Hardy trying to control here.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cice Salace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Salace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hardy to score with a decent uppercut.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salace.
Salace moves out of range of the strikes.
Salace blocks a jab.
Hardy lands a head kick!
Hardy throws a low kick but Salace avoids it.
Salace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Salace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salace shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Salace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chad Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cice Salace.
Hardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salace takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Salace moves away and avoids it.
Salace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardy avoids it really well and circles away.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Salace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cice Salace is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salace is defended easily by Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Salace steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salace shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salace throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Hardy does it's job there.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Salace's head but Salace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Salace or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.
Salace shoots and misses
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
Hardy throws a body punch but Salace moves out of range.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salace checks a low kick from Hardy.
Salace shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salace is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Salace from controlling successfully.
Salace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Salace trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy wants to stand but Salace is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Salace 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cice Salace!
During a confident post fight interview, Cice Salace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan comes to the cage accompanied by DESERT STORM by Tartanic. Hardy has chosen Coming home -Dirty money as his entrance music. Jason Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan wants to land a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiernan as he jumps to the side.
Tiernan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiernan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiernan is looking to clinch.
Tiernan throws a leg kick
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Tiernan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiernan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Tiernan as the two fighters clinch.
Tiernan tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Tiernan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan looking to stall.
Tiernan pushes Hardy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiernan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy is looking to control Tiernan's arms but Tiernan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardy has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tiernan.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Tiernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy looks winded!
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan lands a right hand.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Tiernan.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardy up against the cage.
Tiernan presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiernan lands a right hand.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiernan.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy letting Tiernan take a breather here.
Tiernan breaks the clinch.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiernan fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardy in the body.
Tiernan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.
Tiernan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tiernan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Tiernan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Tiernan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tiernan misses with a few strikes there.
Tiernan tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Tiernan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiernan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiernan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiernan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Tiernan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tiernan moves into the clinch.
Hardy misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Tiernan.
A short left from Tiernan.
Tiernan gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiernan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patrick Tiernan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Tiernan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hardy tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
A right hand to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tiernan is leaning against Hardy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Tiernan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
The referee calls for Tiernan to work.
Nice body punch from Tiernan - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiernan lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a body shot.
Tiernan looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiernan gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Tiernan.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiernan works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
Tiernan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiernan scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
A short body shot lands from Tiernan as the two fighters clinch.
Tiernan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tiernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiernan just leaning against Hardy, taking a breather.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiernan stalling.
Tiernan lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Tiernan.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiernan lands with a right to the head.
Tiernan lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Tiernan.
Tiernan digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan is working Hardy over against the cage.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Tiernan cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Tiernan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tiernan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tiernan.
Hardy is rocked!
Hardy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tiernan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tiernan wants to control but Hardy postures up.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Tiernan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
I wouldn't like to be where Tiernan is right now.
Tiernan is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hardy wants to control but Tiernan is keeping him busy.
Hardy landing strikes.
Hardy wants to control but Tiernan is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Hardy.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Tiernan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tiernan regains half guard, as Hardy was trying to land strikes.
Hardy throwing shots but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiernan keeps working.
Hardy looks to land a strike but Tiernan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiernan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jason Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Tiernan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiernan wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Tiernan is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Hardy saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Hardy.
I think Tiernan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Tiernan!
Patrick Tiernan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mirko Emelianenko's chin.
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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
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Silva scores with the left hand. Emelianenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Emelianenko lands a front kick.
Emelianenko lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Emelianenko stalling against the cage.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko lands with a left to the head.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko lands with a right hand.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the body.
Emelianenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the cage.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a leg kick.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Emelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Emelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Emelianenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emelianenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Emelianenko tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Silva misses.
Emelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a nice uppercut.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Emelianenko.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Silva prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kenji Silva has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch.
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!
Silva tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head.
Silva prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Silva prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Silva is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenji Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Emelianenko jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Emelianenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko scores with a leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Silva letting Emelianenko take a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko is stalling here.
Silva working aggressively here.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Kenji Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko is working Silva over against the cage.
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!
Emelianenko is stalling here.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Silva has control.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Emelianenko trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Mirko Emelianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Emelianenko's ribcage. Emelianenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
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!
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Emelianenko!
An out of breath Mirko Emelianenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kahlua Zordick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad comes to the cage accompanied by The Joker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kahlua Zordick!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zordick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Check out the look on Zordick's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tamad can't do much from the bottom here.
Tamad tries to escape but Zordick is in control.
Zordick throws a strike aimed at the side of Tamad's head but Tamad avoids it well.
Tamad is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zordick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tamad is not content to let Zordick control the position.
Tamad tries to bench press Zordick off him but Zordick keeps the position.
Zordick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tamad sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tamad is looking to regain half guard here but Zordick keeps moving and retains side control.
Zordick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad is letting Zordick control him for a moment.
Tamad dodges the ground and pound from Zordick.
Tamad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zordick swings around for an armbar but Tamad sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zordick's guard.
Tamad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tamad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zordick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tamad has managed to get both his arms back between Zordick's legs - danger averted.
Zordick is working an open guard so Tamad takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tamad blocks a head kick by Zordick.
Tamad motions for Zordick to come forward. Tamad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tamad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Tamad.
Tamad gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zordick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tamad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zordick trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zordick is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zordick sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zordick trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tamad is on top in guard.
Zordick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick working for submissions but it's allowed Tamad to get to half guard.
Zordick is looking to improve his position.
It looks like Tamad is going to stand back up.
Zordick is looking for a sweep. Tamad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tamad is thwarting Zordick's attempts to control the position.
Tamad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zordick's head.
Tamad trying to pass the guard but Zordick defending well.
Zordick trying to hold on to Tamad's head to control him but Tamad postures up.
Tamad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zordick wants to control but Tamad is keeping busy.
Zordick wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zordick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tamad frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tamad wants to control the pace but Zordick is squirming around nicely.
Zordick regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zordick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tamad wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kahlua Zordick dominated that round.
That's time! Tamad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tamad, right into the meat.
Zordick shoots for a takedown but Tamad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tamad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zordick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zordick shoots for a double leg takedown but Tamad sprawls well. He's pushed Zordick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tamad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tamad scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad throws a jab but it's blocked by Zordick.
Tamad throws a right and a left that Zordick avoids nicely.
Zordick shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zordick passes to full mount!
Zordick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zordick working for a guillotine from mount but Tamad is in no mood to give up.
Tamad working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zordick working for a guillotine from mount but Tamad is in no mood to give up.
Zordick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tamad is looking to escape.
Zordick pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Zordick tries to control but Tamad wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zordick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tamad tries to hold on but Zordick pushes him away.
Zordick tries to control but Tamad wriggling away.
Tamad wants to control but Zordick is having none of it.
Tamad tries to buck Zordick off but he can't manage it.
Tamad tries to lock up and control but Zordick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zordick tries to control but Tamad wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zordick swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tamad is now in Zordick's guard. A big mistake from Zordick there, giving up the dominant position!
Zordick looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tamad advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zordick stops Tamad from passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamad decides to stand back up.
Tamad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kahlua Zordick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zordick tries to work over Tamad's front leg with a kick but Tamad checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Tamad blocks the leg kick.
Tamad's corner calls for a 1-2. Tamad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zordick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zordick shoots in for a takedown but Tamad shows good takedown defense.
Tamad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tamad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tamad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zordick.
Zordick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Juan Tamad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zordick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tamad counters with a thumping low kick.
Zordick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tamad is able to avoid easily.
Zordick fails with a takedown attempt.
Juan Tamad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kahlua Zordick.
Tamad catches Zordick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad misses with a low kick as Zordick jumps back.
Zordick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zordick is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Zordick.
Tamad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zordick counters with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Tamad.
Zordick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zordick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zordick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tamad is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zordick moves out of range of the body kick.
Tamad connects with a looping right hand.
Zordick throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tamad counter with a right hand.
Good work by Tamad as he checks the leg kick.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zordick shoots in looking for a takedown. Tamad tries to sprawl out of it but Zordick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tamad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tamad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zordick can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad is looking to slow Zordick down with leg kicks.
Zordick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tamad but Tamad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Juan Tamad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamad throws a series of punches but Zordick avoids them all with ease.
Tamad lands a nice hook to Zordick's body. Zordick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tamad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zordick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tamad wants to slow Zordick down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zordick tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zordick 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kahlua Zordick!
Post fight, Kahlua Zordick took to the microphone: 'First of all, want to thank all the fans who have revived my burning desire to fight once more. I thought I would be celebrating already my retirement party. But guess what, I will celebrate my comeback win after a long layoff. Thank you everyone!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutger has chosen Prince Ital Joe feat. Marky Mark - United as his entrance music. Russ Rutger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russ Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutger connects with the punch.
Boyle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Fred Boyle has been cut.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown but Rutger shows good takedown defense.
Rutger misses with a kick to the body.
Rutger misses with a straight left.
Rutger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutger clinches up with Boyle and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boyle is trying to drag Rutger to the mat but Rutger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Boyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutger scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boyle.
Rutger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutger ducks under a wild hook from Boyle.
Donk. Boyle catches Rutger right on the button with a cross.
Boyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rutger counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutger tries to clinch up.
Rutger moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rutger to keep the fight standing.
Rutger taking a breather.
Rutger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutger is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rutger can't find room to land a body shot as Boyle controls the action.
Rutger leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyle tries to pull guard but Rutger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rutger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rutger gets through Boyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boyle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boyle jumps guard but Rutger stands there with Boyle around his waist. Boyle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rutger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutger gets through Boyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutger avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Rutger.
Rutger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rutger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boyle checks it well.
Boyle shoots in for a double leg but Rutger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rutger throws a leg kick but Boyle checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyle ducks under a wild hook from Rutger.
Rutger connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Rutger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Boyle's cut.
That's time! Boyle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rutger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutger lands a body shot.
Rutger moves in looking to clinch but Boyle pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Rutger.
Rutger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boyle.
Fred Boyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutger lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutger, right into the meat.
Rutger thumps Boyle with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Rutger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rutger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boyle.
Boyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Rutger cracks a nice hook into Boyle's ribs.
Rutger throws a head kick but Boyle moves out of range.
Rutger punishes Boyle's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Rutger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutger.
Boyle is rocked!
Rutger lands a body shot.
Oh Boyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Boyle to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Boyle looks to clinch but Rutger throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Boyle taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Russ Rutger!
In his post fight interview, Russ Rutger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets comes to the cage accompanied by Штиль. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimon Boets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Viljo Laine!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boets takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laine thuds his right hand into Boets's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Dimon Boets has been cut.
Boets shoots for a double leg takedown but Laine sprawls well. He's pushed Boets's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boets fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Boets takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laine stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimon Boets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boets!
Boets misses with a series of wild punches.
Laine throws a body punch but Boets moves out of range.
Boets throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boets counters by moving into the clinch.
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boets manages to avoid it.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Laine misses.
Boets misses with a takedown attempt - Laine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Boets is breathing heavily.
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!
Boets keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boets changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laine tries to avoid it but Boets manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laine to the ground. Laine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boets shoots in for a takedown but Laine shows good takedown defense.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boets doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boets takes a step back to recover.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
Laine stuns Boets with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Laine catches Boets right on the button with a cross.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Boets. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Boets shoots for a takedown but Laine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left lands for Laine.
Boets is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Boets - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Laine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viljo Laine!
During a confident post fight interview, Viljo Laine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Reva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Fighter. Frost has chosen ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ as his entrance music. 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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260 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Reva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elvis Frost!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Frost lands.
A punch lands to the side of Reva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Frost lands a right hook to the body.
Reva misses with a takedown
and Frost counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Frost. That's going to slow Reva down.
Reva is breathing heavily.
Frost cracks a nice hook into Reva's ribs.
Frost explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Frost fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Frost.
It looks like Alexander Reva has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frost.
Reva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frost throws a head kick but Reva moves out of range.
Frost connects with a body shot that sends Reva's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost lands a left and a right that send Reva crashing to the mat, dazed. Frost thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Frost lands a beautiful left hook that drops Reva. Reva tries to recover but Frost is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Reva lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elvis Frost! Elvis Frost retains his heavyweight title!
Elvis Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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