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HMMA 89 LUGER v BLACKFORD PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Sheynauvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston Bartholemeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonidas Sheynauvah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheynauvah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bartholemeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sheynauvah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sheynauvah cracks Bartholemeaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Kingston Bartholemeaux has been cut.
Sheynauvah misses the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bartholemeaux crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sheynauvah - the referee stops the clock and Bartholemeaux gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sheynauvah. Bartholemeaux manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leonidas Sheynauvah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Sheynauvah misses its intended target.
Sheynauvah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartholemeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sheynauvah clinches up with Bartholemeaux and pushes him back against the cage.
Bartholemeaux is trying to break the clinch but Sheynauvah is controlling him.
Sheynauvah tries to land knees in the clinch but Bartholemeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Sheynauvah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bartholemeaux is defending well for now.
Bartholemeaux avoiding damage as Sheynauvah throws knees to the body.
Sheynauvah works on Bartholemeaux's body with a couple of short punches.
Bartholemeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartholemeaux on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sheynauvah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Bartholemeaux. That snapped Sheynauvah's head back.
Sheynauvah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A combination from Bartholemeaux does no damage.
Sheynauvah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartholemeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheynauvah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bartholemeaux drives through with a takedown into Sheynauvah's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sheynauvah keeping full guard, as Bartholemeaux tries to pass.
Bartholemeaux connects with a couple of short punches.
Bartholemeaux has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sheynauvah wriggles free and stands up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sheynauvah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheynauvah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartholemeaux.
A head kick misses from Sheynauvah.
A cross from Sheynauvah lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sheynauvah - that will leave a mark!
Sloppy strikes from Bartholemeaux. Those never looked like landing.
Sheynauvah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheynauvah is looking to clinch but Bartholemeaux is avoiding it.
Bartholemeaux throws a nice looking combination but Sheynauvah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartholemeaux moves out of range of the body kick.
Sheynauvah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bartholemeaux's calf.
Nice shot by Sheynauvah.
A left lands for Bartholemeaux.
It looks like Leonidas Sheynauvah has been cut.
Sheynauvah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonidas Sheynauvah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux works over Sheynauvah's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sheynauvah. Those never looked like landing.
Sheynauvah throws a body punch but Bartholemeaux moves out of range.
Sheynauvah wants to clinch up but Bartholemeaux keeps it at a distance.
Sheynauvah looks to land a right hand but Bartholemeaux moved out of range.
Sheynauvah throws the left hand but Bartholemeaux avoids the punch easily.
Sheynauvah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sheynauvah swinging wildly here.
Sheynauvah lands a jab.
Sheynauvah slips a jab from Bartholemeaux.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sheynauvah, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Sheynauvah.
A good leg kick by Sheynauvah.
Bartholemeaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartholemeaux takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kingston Bartholemeaux's cut is getting worse.
Bartholemeaux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bartholemeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheynauvah.
Sheynauvah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sheynauvah misses with a leg kick.
Bartholemeaux looks to land a left hand but Sheynauvah moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Bartholemeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartholemeaux tries to clinch but Sheynauvah is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheynauvah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bartholemeaux throws a shot from downtown. Sheynauvah moves away and avoids it.
Sheynauvah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Sheynauvah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bartholemeaux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sheynauvah. Sheynauvah obviously looking to wear him down.
Sheynauvah moves into the clinch.
Sheynauvah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartholemeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sheynauvah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bartholemeaux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sheynauvah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bartholemeaux avoids it.
Bartholemeaux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sheynauvah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sheynauvah looking to throw knees to the head but Bartholemeaux is blocking nicely.
Bartholemeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sheynauvah has him pressed against the cage.
Bartholemeaux tries to break free but Sheynauvah pushes him back against the cage.
Bartholemeaux can't break the clinch.
Sheynauvah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sheynauvah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas Sheynauvah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheynauvah swinging wildly here.
Bartholemeaux tests Sheynauvah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux misses with a hook.
Bartholemeaux works over Sheynauvah's head and body with a nice combination.
Sheynauvah lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheynauvah misses the target.
Bartholemeaux has managed to clinch.
Bartholemeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartholemeaux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sheynauvah finds it's way round the side to connect with Bartholemeaux's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheynauvah is looking to chop away at Bartholemeaux's legs.
Sheynauvah throws a front kick aimed at Bartholemeaux's knee but Bartholemeaux avoids it well.
Sheynauvah walks into a stiff left hand from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Sheynauvah is out on his feet! Bartholemeaux sets himself and nearly takes Sheynauvah's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kingston Bartholemeaux!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stupka has chosen Red Army March 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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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 Los Angeles, Sergei Kharitonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Stupka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Stupka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stupka cracks Kharitonov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Sergei Kharitonov has been cut.
Kharitonov throws the kick towards the body but Stupka avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kharitonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kharitonov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kharitonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stupka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stupka misses with an uppercut.
Stupka moves out of range of the body kick from Kharitonov.
Stupka throws a jab when Kharitonov was well out of range.
Kharitonov misses with a body kick.
Kharitonov lands a nice shot that snaps Stupka's head back.
It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
Kharitonov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stupka is out of range and Kharitonov settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Stupka. Those never looked like landing.
Kharitonov misses the jab.
Stupka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kharitonov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharitonov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kharitonov lands with a straight right. Stupka didn't see that one coming.
Stupka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kharitonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Stupka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kharitonov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stupka, as that shot connected.
Sergei Kharitonov's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stupka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stupka is looking to slow Kharitonov down with leg kicks.
Stupka slips a jab and a cross from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stupka.
Kharitonov works the jab nicely.
That has opened up Rocco Stupka's cut even more.
Kharitonov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Kharitonov misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kharitonov misses the target.
Kharitonov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kharitonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stupka fails to land with a series of punches.
Kharitonov lands with an uppercut that bounces Stupka off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stupka lands a body shot.
Stupka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kharitonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sergei Kharitonov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stupka thows a body shot but no joy.
Kharitonov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jeez, Sergei Kharitonov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kharitonov misses with a straight right.
Stupka misses with a left hand
and Kharitonov counters with a body kick that stops Stupka in his tracks momentarily.
Stupka misses with a straight right.
Stupka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kharitonov looks to land a right hand but Stupka moved out of range.
Stupka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stupka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Stupka throws a jab when Kharitonov was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stupka misses with an uppercut
and Kharitonov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stupka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kharitonov.
Stupka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stupka.
Stupka blocks a jab.
Stupka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
Kharitonov is looking to slow Stupka down with leg kicks.
Stupka cracks a nice hook into Kharitonov's ribs.
Stupka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stupka looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kharitonov catches Stupka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stupka looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharitonov is just out of range.
Kharitonov throws a lazy right hand but Stupka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kharitonov misses with a wild combination.
Kharitonov lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Stupka sprawling to the canvas. Kharitonov follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Stupka hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov controlling the action here.
Kharitonov passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Kharitonov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kharitonov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stupka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stupka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The cut above Rocco Stupka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stupka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kharitonov to score with a decent uppercut.
Kharitonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stupka manages to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stupka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stupka throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharitonov connects with a jab.
Rocco Stupka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stupka misses with a left hand
and Stupka is countered with a crisp right hand from Kharitonov that sends him to the canvas! Kharitonov follows him to the mat into side control.
Stupka is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocco Stupka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Kharitonov!
A victorious Sergei Kharitonov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan's entrance music is The Game. A fine choice. Large is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blue - U Make Me Wanna . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Large!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan blocks a head kick by Large.
Large throws a right and a left that Hogan avoids nicely.
Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Large.
Large cracks Hogan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Hunter Hearst Hogan has been cut.
Large throws a shot from downtown. Hogan moves away and avoids it.
Bob Large seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Large looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Large throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hogan on the side of the head.
Large lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Large drops Hogan with a beautiful combination! Hogan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Large is looking for the KO!
Hogan is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hogan.
Oh Hogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Large wants to clinch.
Large misses with a hook
and Hogan counters with a single leg into guard. Large didn't expect that.
Hogan seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Large avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Large trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Large is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Large wants to sweep but no luck.
Large working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogan.
Hogan stands up over Large, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Large is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Large is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Large is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hunter Hearst Hogan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Large sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hogan misses with a head kick.
Large with a hook.
Large slips under a jab.
Large waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogan.
Large keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some bone on bone action there as Large checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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!
A combination from Large does no damage.
Large throws a right and a left that both miss.
Large throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hogan on the side of the head.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries to work over Large's front leg with a kick but Large checks it.
Large throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Large has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Large checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Large misses with a lunging right hand
and Hogan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Large!
Large is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hogan off and has taken his back!
Hogan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Large is trying to stick to Hogan's back but Hogan is turning into Large. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Large's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hogan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan trying to control but Large is working from the bottom.
Hogan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Large works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Large keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Large escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hogan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hogan preventing the sweep.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Large is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Large throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Large is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Large dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Hearst Hogan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left lands for Large.
Large with a jab.
Hogan with a hook.
Large throws a shot from downtown. Hogan moves away and avoids it.
Large drives through and clinches with Hogan against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Large.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Large tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Large back against the cage.
Hogan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Large is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Hogan fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Large.
Large doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Large.
Large gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hogan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan has Large pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Large manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Hearst Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogan misses with a knee to the head.
Large swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan has Large pressed against the cage.
Large misses with some punches.
Hogan is trying to drag Large to the mat but Large just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hogan takes a shot to the head.
Large lands a hook to the side of the head.
Large scores with a nice hook to the head.
Large lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hogan.
Large misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Large throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hogans head.
Large throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogan.
Hogan tries to work over Large's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan blocks an uppercut.
Hogan goes for a takedown attempt but Large pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Large.
Hogan looks for a takedown but Large sprawls well.
Large tests Hogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Hogan with that takedown attempt.
A big left from Hogan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Large drops Hogan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hogan looks back up at him and smiles so Large waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bob Large is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Large lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Large is looking to clinch.
Large moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Large might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hogan switches off momentarily and Large cracks him with a monster right hand! Hogan topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Large dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Large!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Large!
A victorious Bob Large thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsuyo Maeda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda cracks the inside of Reynolds's front leg.
Maeda staying out of range there.
Maeda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reynolds. Reynolds obviously looking to wear him down.
Reynolds scores with a nice right hand.
Reynolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by Reynolds.
Reynolds walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reynolds thows a leg kick but Maeda checks it
and Maeda counters with a body kick.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
Reynolds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maeda. That did some damage!
Reynolds throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maeda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reynolds blocks a leg kick.
Reynolds tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maeda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maeda misses with a looping left.
Maeda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reynolds lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Maeda.
Maeda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maeda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reynolds blocks the body kick.
Maeda misses with a body kick.
Reynolds throws a low kick, looking for Maeda's leg but Maeda calmly moves out of range.
Maeda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reynolds lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reynolds lands with an uppercut that bounces Maeda off the cage and back into range.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reynolds tests Maeda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reynolds bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maeda's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Maeda as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maeda checks a leg kick.
Maeda misses with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maeda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reynolds takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds throws a leg kick
and Maeda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maeda lands a leg kick that knocks Reynolds off balance momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Reynolds.
Reynolds is looking to chop away at Maeda's legs.
Maeda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maeda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Maeda does no damage.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maeda throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Reynolds is predictable there
and Maeda counters with an outside leg kick.
Maeda throws a leg kick but Reynolds sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reynolds has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maeda finds it's way round the side to connect with Reynolds's head.
Maeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reynolds is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maeda is looking to chop away at Reynolds's legs.
Maeda falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Reynolds counter with a right hand.
Reynolds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Reynolds tenderised Maeda's leg. Maeda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reynolds lunges at Maeda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maeda's hand.
Reynolds slips a jab and a cross from Maeda.
Maeda throws a leg kick but Reynolds checks it.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds clobbers Maeda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Reynolds misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maeda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maeda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Maeda does no damage.
Maeda jabs Reynolds right on the nose. Reynolds blinks but takes it well.
Maeda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reynolds counters with a low kick, right behind Maeda 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Maeda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reynolds.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Maeda throws a low kick but Reynolds moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Reynolds misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reynolds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maeda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reynolds.
Maeda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Maeda misses its intended target.
Maeda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reynolds dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maeda. That did some damage!
Maeda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reynolds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reynolds, right into the meat.
Maeda lands with a nice combination. Reynolds backs away looking to recover.
Maeda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maeda throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maeda.
Reynolds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reynolds checks a low kick from Maeda.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Maeda ducks down to avoid it.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Maeda avoids it.
Maeda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reynolds is out of range and Maeda settles back down.
Maeda throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
Reynolds misses with a combination
and Maeda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reynolds tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds throws a head kick but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda throws a series of punches but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maeda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maeda blocks a jab.
Maeda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick from Maeda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a low kick, looking for Reynolds's leg but Reynolds calmly moves out of range.
Donk. Maeda catches Reynolds right on the button with a cross.
A low kick from Maeda is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Maeda.
Reynolds throws a low kick but Maeda moves out of range easily.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Maeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank Reynolds is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda walks into a straight right hand from Reynolds.
Maeda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reynolds tries to land a leg kick but Maeda saw it coming and moves away.
Maeda blocks a leg kick.
Reynolds lands a jab to the nose.
Maeda throws a front kick aimed at Reynolds's knee but Reynolds avoids it well.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a low kick.
Reynolds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maeda circles away quickly and effectively.
Reynolds lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maeda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Maeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds throws a front kick aimed at Maeda's knee but Maeda avoids it well.
Maeda walks into a straight right hand from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maeda.
Maeda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reynolds's sensitive parts.
Maeda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reynolds.
A punch lands to the side of Maeda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a right hand that Maeda ducks under and follows up with a left that Maeda also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reynolds.
Maeda thumps Reynolds with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Maeda moves away and avoids it.
Maeda misses with a leg kick.
Reynolds cracks the inside of Maeda's front leg.
Reynolds takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Frank Reynolds has been cut.
Reynolds connects with a looping right hand.
Reynolds connects with an inside leg kick.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Maeda throws a solid leg kick but Reynolds takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maeda.
Maeda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reynolds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reynolds dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Reynolds'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!
Reynolds thows a leg kick but Maeda checks it
and Maeda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maeda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reynolds checks it well.
Maeda misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maeda misses with a low kick.
Reynolds cracks Maeda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Maeda misses with a kick to the body
and Reynolds counters with a good low kick that Maeda was not able to check.
Maeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Reynolds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maeda throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maeda throws a leg kick
and Reynolds counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maeda drops his hands momentarily and Reynolds takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maeda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maeda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maeda throws a hook but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maeda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reynolds.
Reynolds wants to clinch up but Maeda keeps it at a distance.
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Maeda.
Reynolds scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Reynolds.
Mitsuyo Maeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a hook to the body
and Reynolds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reynolds connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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!
Maeda throws a low kick but Reynolds avoids it.
Maeda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by Reynolds.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reynolds.
Reynolds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maeda misses with a low kick.
Reynolds swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maeda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but Maeda moved out of range nicely.
Frank Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reynolds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maeda throws a hook but Reynolds avoids it easily.
Maeda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds connects with a solid leg kick.
Maeda misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds's corner calls for a 1-2. Reynolds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mitsuyo Maeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reynolds's corner calls for a 1-2. Reynolds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reynolds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maeda misses with a low kick.
Maeda throws a sloppy head kick and Reynolds moves out of range easily.
Reynolds is looking to score with low kicks.
Maeda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reynolds checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reynolds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maeda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maeda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by Reynolds.
Reynolds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maeda on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Maeda's body. Maeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds misses with a double jab.
Good work by Reynolds as he checks the leg kick.
Reynolds checks a leg kick.
Reynolds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maeda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maeda gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reynolds counters with a low kick, right behind Maeda 's knee.
Nice jab there from Reynolds.
Maeda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda looks to land a body kick but Reynolds moved away.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maeda.
Reynolds lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Reynolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reynolds 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Reynolds!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Reynolds 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 Jurij Vitalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jurij Vitalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gun Slinga!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Vitalenko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slinga.
Slinga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Slinga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slinga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Slinga.
Vitalenko is breathing heavily.
Slinga lands with a nice body punch.
Slinga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vitalenko has time to react.
A lazy left from Slinga finds it's target.
Slinga lands with a cross.
Slinga has managed to clinch.
Vitalenko has a couple of punches blocked by Slinga.
Vitalenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slinga is trying to maintain a safe position but Vitalenko gets an underhook and turns Slinga into the cage.
Vitalenko tries to circle away but Slinga has him pinned against the cage.
Slinga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitalenko.
Slinga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slinga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vitalenkos head.
Slinga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vitalenko is rocked!
Vitalenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Vitalenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slinga manages to break the clinch.
Vitalenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Slinga misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Slinga moves in looking to clinch but Vitalenko pushes him off.
Vitalenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gun Slinga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slinga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vitalenko is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Slinga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slinga moves into range and clinches up with Vitalenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitalenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vitalenko blocks a body shot from Slinga.
Slinga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slinga blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slinga is struggling to control the position.
Slinga struggles to land a body shot inside as Vitalenko controls his hands.
Slinga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vitalenko blocks an uppercut.
Vitalenko lands a nice uppercut.
Vitalenko presses Slinga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slinga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vitalenkos head.
Vitalenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slinga backwards.
Vitalenko has a couple of punches blocked by Slinga.
Slinga misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vitalenko.
Vitalenko lands a right hand.
Vitalenko breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Vitalenko.
Slinga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slinga tries to clinch but Vitalenko is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vitalenko staying out of range there.
Vitalenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slinga lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Vitalenko misses.
Vitalenko feints and then cracks Slinga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slinga down.
Vitalenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slinga can pounce on him.
Vitalenko checks a leg kick.
Slinga throws a hook but Vitalenko blocks it.
Slinga just misses with a punch to the body.
Slinga tries to clinch but Vitalenko moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinga connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slinga misses with an uppercut. Vitalenko saw that one coming.
Vitalenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slinga.
Slinga lands a nice looking body kick.
Vitalenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slinga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vitalenko's sensitive parts.
Slinga defending well as Vitalenko loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Slinga misses.
Slinga throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Vitalenko misses.
Vitalenko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slinga. That one must have hurt.
Slinga lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gun Slinga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vitalenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slinga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slinga cracks Vitalenko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Vitalenko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Slinga finish him?
It looks like Jurij Vitalenko has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slinga throws a looping overhand right but Vitalenko ducks down to avoid it.
Slinga lands a leg kick that knocks Vitalenko off balance momentarily.
Slinga lands with a nice body kick.
Slinga cracks Vitalenko with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Vitalenko falls to his knees and Slinga doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gun Slinga!
After winning the bout, Gun Slinga 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helgi scores with a body shot.
Davis tries to bum rush Helgi with a series of wild strikes but Helgi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helgi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Helgi misses
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Davis wants to control but Helgi is keeping him busy.
Davis passes to full mount!
Davis punching from mount but Helgi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Helgi regains half guard.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Helgi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Davis seems content to control.
Davis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but Helgi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Helgi trying to control but Davis postures up.
Helgi is refusing to be controlled, as Davis sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joe Davis just wasn't active enough.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helgi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Helgi tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Helgi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Helgi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
A big right from Davis misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helgi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helgi at a distance.
Helgi scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis throws the left hand but Helgi avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helgi lands a slapping body shot.
Helgi misses with a two punch combination.
Helgi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helgi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Helgi throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Helgi looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis trying to control the action but Helgi is working from the bottom.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Helgi's head.
Helgi trying to control from the bottom.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Well, if Davis 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.
Helgi tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helgi keeps working.
Helgi is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Helgi avoid being mounted?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Helgi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Helgi.
Helgi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Helgi's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Davis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Helgi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Helgi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Helgi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Helgi.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but Helgi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis lands a body shot.
Helgi stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Helgi, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Helgi against the cage but Helgi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi delivers a nice body kick.
Helgi avoids the body shot from Davis.
Helgi lands a right hook to the body.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Helgi's ribs.
Helgi lands a right hook to the body.
Davis slips a jab from Helgi.
Davis throws a hook but Helgi blocks it.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helgi defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helgi is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helgi.
Helgi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helgi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
A low kick from Helgi misses
and Davis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Helgi misses with a wild combination.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helgi looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Helgi saw it coming and moves away.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helgi was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Helgi throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helgi misses with a straight right.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Helgi checks the leg kick.
Helgi checks a leg kick.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helgi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis 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 Helgi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helgi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helgi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Helgi is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helgi 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 Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but Helgi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helgi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
Helgi looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Joe Davis has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Helgi connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helgi misses with a body shot.
Helgi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Helgi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Helgi moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Helgi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Helgi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helgi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Helgi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helgi clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Helgi.
Davis dives in and scores a takedown into Helgi's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Helgi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Helgi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helgi staying out of range there.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helgi.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helgi slips a straight right by Davis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helgi.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis connects with the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Helgi throws a shot to the body.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Helgi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davis. Davis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Helgi's shoulder, as Helgi tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Helgi.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Helgi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Helgi.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis motions for Helgi to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Helgi.
Helgi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Helgi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Helgi connects with a jab.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Davis misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helgi.
Helgi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helgi works Davis's body with a nice hook.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Helgi as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi blocks a jab.
Davis throws a head kick but Helgi moves out of range.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helgi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis looking to score a takedown here. Helgi is defending well but Davis drives through and ends up in Helgi's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Helgi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helgi is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Helgi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Helgi is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Helgi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Helgi 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Helgi!
Bjorn Helgi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nixon has chosen The Upsetters - Dread Lion as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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182 lbs
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174 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon clobbers Hunter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nixon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nixon tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nixon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nixon walks into a left hand.
Nixon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nixon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunter gets a double leg takedown into Nixon's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Nixon is keeping the position.
Nixon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunter is controlling him.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Nixon is retaining full guard.
Hunter prevents Nixon from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon pushes Hunter off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nixon tried to score with a low kick but Hunter checks it.
Nixon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Nixon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunter's calf.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Nixon saw that one coming.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Nixon checks it.
Hunter works Nixon's body with a nice hook.
Donk. Hunter catches Nixon right on the button with a cross.
Hunter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hunter shoots for a takedown but Nixon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunter scores with a punch to the head.
Hunter shoots in and drives through. Nixon sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a nice right hand.
Hunter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Nixon throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nixon lands with a straight right. Hunter didn't see that one coming.
Hunter misses with a hook
and Nixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Hunter catches Nixon right on the button with a cross.
Hunter works Nixon's body with a nice hook.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nixon lands a head kick. Hunter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jay Hunter has been cut.
Hunter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunter sizes up Nixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunter walks into a stiff left hand from Nixon.
Hunter thumps Nixon with a low kick.
Richard Nixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter controlling the action here for a moment.
Nixon working aggressively here.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Hunter.
Hunter lands a shoulder strike.
Nixon is leaning against Hunter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunter jumps guard but Nixon stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nixon can't find room to land a body shot as Hunter controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunter blocking some punches.
Nixon throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to take the fight to the mat but Nixon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nixon gets through Hunter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Nixon.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Nixon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nixon.
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter.
Nixon lands with a short shot to the head.
Nixon tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nixon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunter controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon misses with some punches.
Nixon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of Nixon's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Nixon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Hunter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Nixon moved out of range.
Good work by Hunter as he checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Nixon.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nixon but Nixon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nixon misses with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Nixon. No joy for Hunter on that attempt.
Nixon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nixon misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body kick from Nixon.
Nixon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nixon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nixon pinned against the cage. Nixon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Nixon misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nixon tries a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter dives in and grabs Nixon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nixon pushes down on Hunter's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nixon.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nixon as he jumps to the side.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Nixon shows good takedown defense.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt - Nixon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nixon moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
Nixon blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunter will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nixon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nixon.
Nixon wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Richard Nixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter throws a jab when Nixon was well out of range.
Nixon misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nixon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nixon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
Nixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries to land a leg kick but Hunter saw it coming and moves away.
Hunter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A leg kick checked by Hunter.
Nixon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hunter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nixon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon misses with a body kick.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
Nixon lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Nixon moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
Hunter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nixon defending well though.
Hunter is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nixon reverses the position - he's now on top in Hunter's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nixon tries to stand but Hunter is controlling from the bottom.
Nixon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Nixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jay Hunter'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. This is the final round!
Nixon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nixon circles away.
Hunter moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Nixon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nixon thows a leg kick but Hunter checks it
and Hunter counters with a shoot takedown. Nixon fights it but they end up in guard.
Hunter chips away with some ground and pound.
Nixon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunter is controlling him.
Hunter connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nixon has his feet on Hunter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hunter scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter fails to land the takedown.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Hunter finds it's target.
Nixon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jay Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon slips under a jab.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Nixon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nixon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nixon swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nixon scoring well with a low kick there.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Nixon saw that one coming.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Hunter.
Nixon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Nixon circles away.
Nixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Nixon.
Jay Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nixon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nixon circles away.
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown but Nixon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hunter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nixon is looking to clinch.
A solid body kick from Nixon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Nixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter gets a takedown into half guard.
Hunter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nixon is trying to stand up here but Hunter is controlling him well.
Hunter thows a huge punch but Nixon dodges it nicely.
Nixon is defending against the submission attempts here by Hunter.
Hunter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nixon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nixon is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nixon wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nixon blocking the ground and pound.
Nixon is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Hunter lands a nice shot to the head.
Hunter lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nixon 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 Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Nixon!
Richard Nixon tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Vladimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noonan comes to the cage accompanied by 3DD - Kryptonite. Vladimirov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pelageya & Darya Moroz - Walking through a field with a horse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Michael Noonan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
260 lbs
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28
240 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Vladimirov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noonan.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vladimirov.
It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Noonan throws a leg kick which misses Vladimirov's front leg but catches the back leg as Vladimirov tries to avoid it.
Noonan throws a leg kick but Vladimirov checks it.
Noonan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noonan throws a head kick that misses
and Vladimirov counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vladimirov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noonan.
Vladimirov scores with a head kick. Noonan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vladimirov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vladimirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fedor Vladimirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noonan swings widly with a right hand
and Noonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Noonan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Noonan has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Noonan misses.
Vladimirov misses with a body kick.
Vladimirov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vladimirov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noonan.
Noonan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vladimirovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Noonan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vladimirov wants to land a leg kick but Noonan is out of range.
Vladimirov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Noonan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vladimirov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vladimirov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Noonan.
Vladimirov misses with a double jab.
A combination from Vladimirov does no damage.
Vladimirov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Noonan checks a low kick from Vladimirov.
Vladimirov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Noonan misses with a kick to the body
and Vladimirov counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael Noonan's cut is getting worse.
Noonan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Noonan throws a front kick aimed at Vladimirov's knee but Vladimirov avoids it well.
Noonan misses with a kick to the body.
Vladimirov checks a low kick from Noonan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vladimirov throws an overhand right that lands on Noonan's shoulder, as Noonan tries to avoid the shot.
Noonan connects with a crisp jab.
Noonan looks to land a left hand but Vladimirov moved out of range nicely.
Vladimirov lands a nice shot to the body.
Vladimirov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vladimirov tries a head kick but it misses.
Vladimirov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noonan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noonan looks for the body kick but Vladimirov saw that one coming.
Noonan slips a straight right by Vladimirov.
Vladimirov misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov walks into a stiff left hand from Noonan.
A combination from Vladimirov does no damage.
Noonan throws a leg kick but Vladimirov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noonan checks a leg kick nicely.
Noonan throws a body kick that misses.
Noonan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vladimirov!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vladimirov is not content to let Noonan control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Vladimirov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vladimirov throws a head kick but Noonan moves out of range.
Noonan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vladimirov.
Noonan is looking to land body kicks.
Fedor Vladimirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vladimirov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noonan counters with a shoot takedown. Vladimirov fights it but they end up in guard.
Noonan trying to control but Vladimirov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noonan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vladimirov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vladimirov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Noonan throws a strike but Vladimirov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Noonan keeping moving, preventing Vladimirov from controlling successfully.
Vladimirov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor Vladimirov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Noonan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Noonan.
Noonan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vladimirov throws a sloppy head kick
and Noonan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Noonan dodges the punch combination from Vladimirov.
Noonan tries to score with a low kick but Vladimirov moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Noonan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan scores with a body shot.
Jab from Vladimirov.
Vladimirov blocks a leg kick.
Noonan is looking to score with low kicks.
Vladimirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noonan circles away quickly and effectively.
Fedor Vladimirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noonan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vladimirov misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vladimirov counters with a good low kick that Noonan was not able to check.
Noonan misses with a hook.
Vladimirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noonan.
Noonan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noonan throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Noonan throws the left hand but Vladimirov avoids the punch easily.
Vladimirov throws a right hand that Noonan ducks under and follows up with a left that Noonan also avoids with ease.
Vladimirov connects with a solid leg kick.
Noonan misses with a right hand
and Vladimirov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vladimirov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Noonan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vladimirov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Noonan. Noonan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vladimirov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noonan blocks the body kick.
Vladimirov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Vladimirov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vladimirov misses with a combination
and Noonan counters with a takedown into side control.
Noonan throws a strike aimed at the side of Vladimirov's head but Vladimirov avoids it well.
Vladimirov struggling a bit here.
Noonan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vladimirov tries to buck Noonan off but Noonan is having none of it.
Vladimirov gets back to half guard.
Noonan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Noonan trying to control from half guard but Vladimirov is working away.
Noonan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vladimirov taking some punishment here, with Noonan in his half guard.
Noonan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vladimirov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vladimirov's head.
Michael Noonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noonan misses with a head shot. Vladimirov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vladimirov trying to keep a closed guard but Noonan is proving a slippery customer.
Noonan trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladimirov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Noonan gets a takedown into half guard.
Fedor Vladimirov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Noonan is working for a kimura but Vladimirov is defending it quite comfortably.
Vladimirov manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Noonan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vladimirov 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Vladimirov!
Fedor Vladimirov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes to the cage accompanied by Town Called Malice. Bruce has chosen I want it all as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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27
249 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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30
287 lbs
19 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bruce misses.
Thai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thai defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thai with a jab.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Thai there.
Bruce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thai's hands.
Good leg kick by Thai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Bruce.
It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Bruce takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Bruce throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thai's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruce is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Thai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Thai has wrist control.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but Thai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruce wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai forces his way into half guard.
Thai wants to get back to his feet.
Thai sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thai has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce won't allow Thai to pass to mount.
It looks like Thai is going to stand back up.
Bruce has his hands clasped together around Thai's back. He's all about the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Muay Thai wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A good leg kick by Thai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Bruce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Thai misses.
Bruce connects with a nice looking jab.
Thai thumps Bruce with a low kick.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Bruce misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Bruce works Thai's body with a nice hook.
Thai avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Thai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Bruce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Simon Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce throws a leg kick
and Thai counters with a leg kick.
Thai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce connects with the punch.
Bruce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruce throws a nice looking combination but Thai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai thumps Bruce with a low kick.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Some bone on bone action there as Bruce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bruce tries to bum rush Thai with a series of wild strikes but Thai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Bruce.
Bruce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thai.
Bruce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai connects with a solid leg kick.
Thai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Thai counters with a two punch combo.
Bruce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
A swing and a miss from Thai.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thai!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thai.
Thai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Thai digs a good body shot into Bruce's ribs.
Thai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Thai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bruce is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Thai there.
Thai moves out of range as Bruce strikes.
Thai tries to land a leg kick but Bruce saw it coming and moves away.
Bruce fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thai is out of range.
Thai lands with a cross.
Bruce misses with a few strikes there.
Thai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
Thai stuns Bruce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruce.
A punch combination from Thai misses.
Bruce throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thai here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Thai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Thai finds it's target.
Thai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muay Thai dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thai.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce throws a shot from downtown. Thai moves away and avoids it.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
Thai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruce.
Thai misses the jab.
Bruce looks to land a body kick but Thai moved away.
Thai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thai lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thai, right into the meat.
Thai lands a really nice looking cross but Bruce seems unphased.
Bruce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Muay Thai is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce misses with an uppercut.
Thai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bruce misses with a hook
and Thai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bruce's knee momentarily.
Thai blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bruce.
Bruce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai lands a nice shot to the body.
Thai connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thai finds it's way round the side to connect with Bruce's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai cracks the inside of Bruce's front leg.
Thai drops Bruce with a beautiful combination! Bruce stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thai is looking for the KO!
Thai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bruce under the eye.
Bruce is rocked!
Thai moves away from the strike by Bruce.
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Thai finish him?
Thai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruce seems to have recovered his senses.
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
Thai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thai. That's going to slow Bruce down.
Thai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thai connects with a single shot there.
Bruce has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce has a takedown stuffed.
Thai connects with an inside leg kick.
Thai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thai lands a big right hand that sends Bruce crashing to the mat! Thai stays standing though and waves Bruce back 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!
Bruce throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thai.
Bruce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thai.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
Thai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
Thai throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thai scoring well with a low kick there.
Thai stuns Bruce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thai.
Thai's corner calls for a 1-2. Thai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thai.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai lands with a nice body punch.
Thai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bruce will feel that in the morning.
Bruce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thai 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai!
Muay Thai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luger has chosen Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freeman Blackford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Luger!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackford misses with a straight left.
Luger missing with a left hand there. Blackford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blackford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut lands for Blackford. That snapped Luger's head back.
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackford blocks a leg kick.
Blackford slips a jab from Luger.
Blackford checks a low kick from Luger.
Luger throws a low kick but Blackford moves out of range easily.
Luger throws a low kick but Blackford avoids it.
Luger misses with a hook. Blackford ducked under it nicely.
Luger slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger misses with a leg kick
and Blackford counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Blackford.
Blackford misses the jab.
Blackford walks into a stiff left hand from Luger.
Luger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shane Luger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luger tries to score with a low kick but Blackford moves his leg out of the way.
Blackford slips under a jab from Luger.
Luger throws a body kick that misses.
Blackford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackford with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luger was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackford.
Luger throws a sloppy head kick and Blackford moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger cracks Blackford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Luger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luger scores with a nice head shot.
Blackford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blackford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luger.
Luger misses with a low kick.
Luger misses with a head kick.
Shane Luger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackford lands a nice looking body shot.
Good work by Blackford as he checks the leg kick.
Luger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackford.
Luger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackford throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackford.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luger. That's going to slow Blackford down.
Blackford misses with a lunging right hand
and Luger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blackford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luger's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luger staying out of range there.
Blackford blocks a jab.
Blackford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luger was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackford.
A low kick from Luger misses
and Blackford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blackford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luger.
Blackford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger misses with a hook.
Luger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luger throws an overhand right that lands on Blackford's shoulder, as Blackford tries to avoid the shot.
Blackford moves out of range of the body kick.
Blackford throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Luger misses.
Luger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford throws a nice looking combination but Luger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Luger.
Luger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blackford counters with a nice double leg into side control. Luger won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freeman Blackford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
That's time! Blackford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luger scores with a leg kick.
Luger misses with a left hand
and Blackford counters with a stiff right hand.
Luger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luger throws out a loose jab but Blackford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Luger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luger misses with a hook. Blackford ducked under it nicely.
Blackford moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackford misses with a lunging right hand
and Luger counters with a thumping low kick.
Luger throws out a loose jab but Blackford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blackford is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford lands with an overhand left.
Blackford avoids the body shot from Luger.
Luger throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackford.
Luger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blackford can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Luger.
Luger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blackford checks it well.
Blackford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blackford throws an overhand right that lands on Luger's shoulder, as Luger tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Luger misses.
Blackford avoids the head kick by Luger.
Blackford misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luger moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackford ducks under a wild hook from Luger.
Blackford checks the leg kick.
Blackford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Luger.
Blackford moves out of range of the body kick from Luger.
Blackford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luger throws a lazy right hand but Blackford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Blackford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Luger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blackford blocks a jab.
Blackford swings widly with a right hand
and Luger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blackford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luger tries to avoid it but Blackford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luger to the ground. Luger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luger misses with a low kick.
Luger lands a jab to the nose.
Luger lands with a straight right. Blackford didn't see that one coming.
Luger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackford throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Blackford misses its intended target.
Blackford moves away from the strike by Luger.
Shane Luger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackford. That did some damage!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luger.
Luger wants to land a leg kick but Blackford is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luger.
Luger misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackford. Luger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford blocks the body kick.
Blackford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Luger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blackford slips a jab from Luger.
Luger misses the shot to the body.
Blackford ducks under a wild hook from Luger.
Blackford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luger.
Luger slips under a jab from Blackford.
Luger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blackford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Luger misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luger throws a leg kick
and Blackford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luger takes one to the side of the head.
Luger throws a solid leg kick but Blackford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luger.
Blackford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger throws a chopping leg kick but Blackford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blackford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luger wants to slow Blackford down by chopping away at his legs.
Luger wants to land a leg kick but Blackford is out of range.
Blackford scores with a hook to the body. Luger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Blackford misses its intended target.
Blackford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackford misses with a two punch combination.
Blackford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Blackford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blackford throws a looping overhand right but Luger ducks down to avoid it.
Blackford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackford checks a leg kick.
Luger loads up on a big right hand but Blackford slips the punch.
Luger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luger lands with a right hand.
Blackford throws a hook to the side of Luger's head but Luger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luger connects with a body shot that sends Blackford's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luger. That's going to slow Blackford down.
Blackford tries to clinch but Luger is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Luger.
Luger throws a leg kick but Blackford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blackford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luger.
Blackford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackford fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blackford successfully pulls guard.
Luger wants to get up but he can't break Blackford's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger won't allow Blackford to sweep him here.
Blackford is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luger is aware though and is defending well.
Blackford looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackford is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Luger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blackford is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Freeman Blackford did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blackford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luger looks to land a right hand but Blackford moved out of range.
Luger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackford misses the target.
Luger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackford.
Blackford works the jab nicely.
Luger avoids the body shot from Blackford.
Blackford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blackford moves out of range of the leg kick from Luger.
Luger throws a leg kick but Blackford moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Luger thows a leg kick but Blackford checks it
and Blackford counters with a nice leg kick.
Luger digs a good hook to Blackford's body.
Blackford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luger.
Luger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blackford throws a sloppy body shot
and Luger counters with a leg kick.
Blackford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackford sizes up Luger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Shane Luger's cut even more.
Luger slips under a jab from Blackford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford throws a jab but it's blocked by Luger.
Blackford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luger.
Blackford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luger counters with a nice uppercut.
Luger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luger.
Luger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blackford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luger. Luger obviously looking to wear him down.
Luger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger connects with a solid leg kick.
Luger takes one on the button.
Blackford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luger moves away.
Luger wants to slow Blackford down by chopping away at his legs.
Luger scores with a hook.
Luger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blackford counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luger lands a leg kick that knocks Blackford off balance momentarily.
Luger throws a sloppy head kick and Blackford moves out of range easily.
Blackford takes a swing at Luger's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger throws a chopping leg kick but Blackford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blackford tries to score with a low kick but Luger moves his leg out of the way.
Blackford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luger manages to avoid it.
Blackford tries to bum rush Luger with a series of wild strikes but Luger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger misses with an uppercut
and Blackford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blackford throws a lazy right hand but Luger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Freeman Blackford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger'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!
Luger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blackford moves out of range as Luger strikes.
Blackford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blackford misses with a hook.
Blackford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackford misses with a two punch combination.
Luger misses with a kick to the body.
Blackford moves out of range of the body kick.
Luger scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Blackford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blackford stuns Luger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blackford thumps Luger with a low kick.
Luger lunges at Blackford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackford's hand.
Blackford wants to clinch.
Luger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Luger.
Blackford misses with a low kick as Luger jumps back.
Shane Luger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luger dips to his left and cracks Blackford with an uppercut!
Luger keeps Blackford at a distance using the push kick.
Blackford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blackford throws a leg kick
and Luger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford throws a front kick that sends Luger stumbling back into the cage.
Luger throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Blackford.
Luger lands the left hand.
Luger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blackford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford blocks a head kick by Luger.
Blackford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blackford swings for the body but Luger moves out of range.
Luger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackford slips under a jab.
Blackford darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blackford not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger is trying to stand back up but Blackford is controlling him
Blackford is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luger actively working from the bottom here.
Blackford trying to control the action but Luger is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackford is really struggling to control Luger but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Luger.
I think Blackford 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shane Luger! Shane Luger retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Shane Luger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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