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GAMMA#371 Dunowevil v Wiggin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall has chosen I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marshall counters with a good, hard body kick but Musashi shrugs it off.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Musashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Musashi wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Musashi tries to clinch
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Musashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Marshall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
Musashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Musashi tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Marshall clobbers Musashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Musashi throws an overhand right that lands on Marshall's shoulder, as Marshall tries to avoid the shot.
Musashi misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Marshall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marshall as he avoids it easily.
Musashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Musashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshall throws a head kick but Musashi moves out of range.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marshall counters with a right hand to the body.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Musashi avoids a kick to the body.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches.
Marshall lands an uppercut.
Marshall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshall slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Marshall stuffs the takedown.
Nice body punch from Marshall.
Marshall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Musashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marshall defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Musashi moves into range and clinches up with Marshall.
Marshall taking a breather.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by Musashi.
Musashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Musashi is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Musashi.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marshall misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi blocking some punches.
Marshall trying to land knees to the body.
Musashi is trying to break free.
Marshall pushes Musashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by Musashi.
Musashi has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment.
Musashi breaks from the clinch.
Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Marshall throws an overhand right that lands on Musashi's shoulder, as Musashi tries to avoid the shot.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Musashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Musashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall lands a body shot.
Musashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Musashi darts in looking for a takedown but Marshall gets double underhooks and turns Musashi into the cage.
Marshall scores a nice knee to the body.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Marshall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marshall.
Marshall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marshall misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Marshall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A chopping leg kick lands by Musashi.
Riley Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Musashi throws a lazy head kick
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown but Marshall shows good takedown defense.
Musashi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
Musashi wants to clinch.
Musashi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Musashi, pushing him back against the cage.
Marshall is stalling here.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by Musashi.
Musashi tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage.
Marshall effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marshall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marshall has time to react.
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Musashi clinches up with Marshall and pushes him back against the cage.
Marshall misses with some punches.
Marshall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshall misses with the head strike.
Musashi breaks from the clinch.
Musashi tries to clinch up.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Musashi is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
Musashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Musashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Musashi tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Musashi wants to clinch.
Musashi wants to clinch but Marshall slips to the side
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Musashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Musashi slips a jab from Marshall.
Marshall lands the left hand.
Marshall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Musashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Musashi looks to clinch
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Musashi swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Musashi looks to clinch
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marshall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Musashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Marshall won't allow it.
Musashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Marshall.
Musashi tries to break the clinch but Marshall is controlling the position.
Marshall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marshall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Musashi is rocked!
Riley Marshall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marshall lands a right hand.
Oh Musashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marshall misses with some punches.
Marshall working the clinch nicely. Musashi is working for position but Marshall cracks him with a big knee to the head! Musashi crumples up against the cage and Marshall lands two more shots before the ref can save Musashi! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Riley Marshall!
Riley Marshall 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrej Kavelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrej Kavelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Kavelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hendrix throws a head kick that misses
and Kavelin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kavelin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendrix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kavelin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendrix.
Kavelin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Kavelin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kavelin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hendrix circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendrix scores with a jab. Kavelin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hendrix cracks Kavelin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kavelin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kavelin moves into the clinch.
Kavelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendrix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendrix scores with a knee to the head.
Hendrix looking to throw knees to the head but Kavelin is blocking nicely.
Hendrix avoiding damage.
Kavelin throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hendrix.
Hendrix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kavelin avoids it.
Kavelin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kavelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hendrix misses with a double jab.
Kavelin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hendrix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendrix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kavelin.
Jimi Hendrix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Hendrix misses its intended target.
Kavelin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hendrix pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kavelin is out of range and Hendrix settles back down.
Hendrix throws a body punch but Kavelin moves out of range.
A combination from Kavelin does no damage.
Hendrix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavelin checks a low kick from Hendrix.
Hendrix throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kavelin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hendrix's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kavelin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kavelin is trying to maintain a safe position but Hendrix gets an underhook and turns Kavelin into the cage.
Kavelin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hendrix wants to stall.
Hendrix stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are getting on Hendrix's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jimi Hendrix.
Kavelin blocks a head kick by Hendrix.
Kavelin tries to clinch but Hendrix moves out of range.
Hendrix misses with a head kick.
Hendrix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kavelin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with a right hand
and Kavelin counters with a one-two to the body.
Hendrix is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kavelin.
Kavelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hendrix is just out of range.
Kavelin shoots in and gets a takedown into Hendrix's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendrix keeping moving, preventing Kavelin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavelin throwing strikes from guard but Hendrix blocks nicely.
Kavelin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendrix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kavelin won't allow Hendrix to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kavelin throws a strike but Hendrix rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrej Kavelin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hendrix misses with a hook. Kavelin ducked under it nicely.
Kavelin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kavelin moves away from the strike by Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with an uppercut. Kavelin saw that one coming.
Hendrix tries to clinch up.
Hendrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrix lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kavelin backs up against the cage.
Kavelin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kavelin digs a right hand underneath Hendrix's ribcage. Hendrix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hendrix working aggressively here.
Hendrix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kavelin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kavelin misses with an elbow over the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kavelin trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix misses with a punch to the body.
Kavelin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kavelin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Kavelin misses its intended target.
Jimi Hendrix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hendrix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick by Hendrix misses
and Kavelin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hendrix misses with a straight right.
Hendrix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hendrix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jimi Hendrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Hendrix lands.
Kavelin tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Hendrix misses.
Kavelin looks to land a combination but Hendrix avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a head kick but Kavelin moves out of range.
Good shot there by Hendrix.
Kavelin is rocked!
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!
Kavelin slips a jab from Hendrix.
Oh Kavelin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Hendrix misses.
Kavelin misses with a straight right.
Kavelin looks to land a combination but Hendrix avoids it well.
Hendrix cracks Kavelin with a hook to the temple - Kavelin is on wobbly legs here! Hendrix swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kavelin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hendrix wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimi Hendrix!
Jimi Hendrix managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasim Kayani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayani comes to the cage accompanied by Audioslave - Exploder. Bruce Millard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wasim Kayani's chin.
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wasim Kayani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Millard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kayani tries to avoid it but Millard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kayani to the ground. Kayani escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kayani throws a hook to the side of Millard's head but Millard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Millard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kayani defends well and Millard ends up having to push Kayani into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kayani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Millard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kayani misses with the head strike.
Kayani looking to stall.
Kayani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kayani is struggling to control the position.
Millard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Kayani.
Millard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kayani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Millard misses with the head strike.
Millard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kayani.
Kayani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kayani has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Millard misses with a punch on the inside.
Kayani's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Millard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kayani backwards.
Millard misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Millard blocks a body shot from Kayani.
Millard trying to stall but Kayani improves his position.
Kayani can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millard has a couple of punches blocked by Kayani.
Millard lands a right hand.
Kayani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kayani lands a shoulder strike.
Kayani just leaning against Millard, taking a breather.
Millard can't find room to land a body shot as Kayani controls the action.
Millard letting Kayani take a breather here.
Millard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Millard.
Kayani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kayani is trying to trip Millard. He has hold of a leg but Millard is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kayani persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Millard managing to control the position.
Millard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kayani is one step ahead there.
Millard is controlling Kayani's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kayani.
Kayani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Millard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kayani being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bruce Millard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kayani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruce Millard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kayani takes one to the side of the head.
Millard connects with a single shot there.
Nice jab there from Millard.
Kayani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kayani thuds his right hand into Millard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Millard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kayani lets loose with a powerful body kick. Millard will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard cracks Kayani with a good jab.
Millard throws a head kick but Kayani moves out of range.
Kayani fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Millard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Millard misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Millard.
Good leg kick by Millard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Kayani misses.
Millard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Kayani finds it's target.
Millard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Millard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kayanis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millard.
Millard lands a really nice looking cross but Kayani seems unphased.
Kayani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Millard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kayani's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Millard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Millard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kayani.
Kayani lands a head shot.
Millard throws a lazy uppercut
and Kayani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Millard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Millard is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kayani swings for the body but Millard moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Millard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Millard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Millard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kayani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Millard misses with a hook
and Kayani counters with a straight right hand.
Millard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kayani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Millard cracks Kayani with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millard throws a leg kick
and Kayani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Millard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Millard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kayani darts in looking for a takedown but Millard gets double underhooks and turns Kayani into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kayani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Millard blocks an uppercut.
Kayani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kayani blocking some punches.
Kayani tries to throw a body punch but Millard avoids it by throwing Kayani back against the cage.
Kayani is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kayani can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.
Kayani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kayani is stalling here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Kayani.
Millard lands a right hand.
Kayani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kayani there.
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!
Millard scores with a hook.
Millard tried to score with a low kick but Kayani checks it.
Millard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kayani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Millard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kayani lands a slapping body shot.
Kayani scores with a spinning back kick!
Millard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kayani checks it well.
Kayani looks for the body kick but Millard saw that one coming.
Kayani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Millard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kayani. That did some damage!
Kayani misses with a left hand
letting Millard counter with a right hand.
Kayani defending well as Millard loads up on a big left hand.
Millard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kayani.
Millard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kayani looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Millard passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani is not content to let Millard control the position.
Kayani manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kayani is trying to control the action in half guard but Millard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kayani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kayani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kayani throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kayani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Millard defending well though.
Kayani not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Millard is looking to control Kayani's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Millard avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kayani lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayani is trying to work for a kimura but Millard is defending well.
Millard is trying to maintain the position but Kayani is very close to passing his half guard.
Millard keeping control of the position.
Millard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kayani is looking to work some ground and pound but Millard has wrist control.
Kayani lands a couple of elbows.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millard has his hands on Kayani's head, controlling the position.
Kayani has gone for a leg lock! Millard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kayani's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wasim Kayani will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kayani ducks under a wild hook from Millard.
Kayani throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Millard's waist but Millard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kayani off to one side.
Millard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kayani looks to score with a jab to the body but Millard is just out of range.
Bruce Millard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Millard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kayani drops his hands momentarily and Millard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kayani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Millard.
Kayani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Millard.
A lazy left from Kayani finds it's target.
Kayani takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kayani throws a sloppy head kick and Millard moves out of range easily.
Millard lands a nice looking body kick.
Millard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kayani scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Millard throws an overhand right that lands on Kayani's shoulder, as Kayani tries to avoid the shot.
Millard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kayani.
Millard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Millard misses with an uppercut. Kayani saw that one coming.
Millard lands a jab to Kayani's midsection.
Millard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kayani swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Millard misses its intended target.
Kayani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Millard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Millard throws a hook but Kayani avoids it easily.
Kayani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Millard is out of range and Kayani settles back down.
Kayani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Millard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kayani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Millard moves away from the strike by Kayani.
Millard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kayani's sensitive parts.
Millard misses with a straight left.
Kayani lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Millard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kayani.
Millard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kayani checks a leg kick.
Kayani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Millard misses with a looping right.
Millard digs a good hook to Kayani's body.
Millard throws a push kick but Kayani slaps the foot to one side.
Millard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kayani.
Millard lands with a shot to the body.
Millard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kayani is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayani takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kayani motions for Millard to come forward. Kayani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Millard tries to land a leg kick but Kayani saw it coming and moves away.
Kayani shoots in and drives through. Millard sprawls well.
Kayani misses with a straight left.
Kayani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Millard.
Millard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Millard lands in his opponent's guard.
Kayani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Millard trying to control but Kayani is working from the bottom.
Millard lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard postures up.
Millard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Millard forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kayani is staying active underneath Millard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Millard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Millard 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wasim Kayani!
Wasim Kayani thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Mary Jane. This should be fireworks!
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27
190 lbs
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201 lbs
32 - 17 - 4 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thurgood Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a leg kick which misses Sinatra's front leg but catches the back leg as Sinatra tries to avoid it.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Sinatra scores with a sloppy right hand. Jenkins should have avoided that one.
Sinatra connects with a body shot.
Jenkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jenkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sinatra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Sinatra blocks a low kick nicely.
Jenkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sinatra will feel that in the morning.
Jenkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jenkins scores with a head kick.
Sinatra scores with the left hand. Jenkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Jenkins walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinatra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Sinatra dives in and grabs Jenkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes down on Sinatra's head and hops out.
Thurgood Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sinatra fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinatra rushes Jenkins and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jenkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinatra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins working aggressively here.
Sinatra blocking some punches.
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body.
Jenkins tries to work over Sinatra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sinatra tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Sinatra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sinatra.
Sinatra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins misses with a knee strike.
Jenkins is trying to pull guard but Sinatra has him pressed against the cage.
Sinatra lands with a left to the head.
Sinatra is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sinatra tries for a takedown but Jenkins manages to get underhooks.
Thurgood Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
A head punch on the inside from Sinatra fails to land.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins prevents the takedown attempt.
Sinatra is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Jenkins tries to work over Sinatra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sinatra lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a head punch that misses.
Sinatra lands with a light punch inside.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sinatra backwards.
Sinatra scores with a shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Jenkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Sinatra avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Jenkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sinatra prevents it.
Sinatra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins is stalling here.
Sinatra can't find room to land a body shot as Jenkins controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Jenkins.
Sinatra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sinatra struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
Jenkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Sinatra gets an underhook and turns Jenkins into the cage.
Jenkins seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Sinatra is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins tries to score a body lock takedown but Sinatra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sinatra is trying to push Jenkins away but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jenkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Sinatra lands an overhand right.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Sinatra's knee but Sinatra avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Sinatra.
Jenkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thurgood Jenkins will probably get the nod.
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.
Sinatra fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinatra wants to clinch up but Jenkins keeps it at a distance.
Sinatra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jenkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Sinatra's knee but Sinatra avoids it well.
Sinatra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sinatra blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkins.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sinatra.
A short uppercut from Sinatra.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
Sinatra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jenkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sinatra backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra lands a right hand.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sinatra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sinatra is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jenkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sinatra backwards.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sinatra is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jenkins is defending well.
Thurgood Jenkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Sinatra avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sinatra.
Sinatra is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jenkins is defending well.
Thurgood Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sinatra.
Jenkins gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sinatra regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinatra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinatra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinatra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thurgood Jenkins has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Jenkins is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sinatra's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jenkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sinatra scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries a low kick but Sinatra avoids it.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Sinatra tries to close the distance and clinch but Jenkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jenkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jenkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinatra misses the target.
A jab from Sinatra misses.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinatra manages to avoid it.
Jab from Sinatra.
Jenkins feints and then cracks Sinatra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sinatra down.
Sinatra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sinatra showed some decent athleticism there.
Jenkins is staying active underneath Sinatra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sinatra has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ballas Only . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jenkins's head.
Jenkins is trying to maintain the position but Sinatra is very close to passing his half guard.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinatra trying to control from Jenkins's half guard. Jenkins has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins controls Sinatra momentarily but Sinatra frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurgood Jenkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sinatra misses with a right hand
and Jenkins counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sinatra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins missing with a left hand there. Sinatra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenkins is looking to slow Sinatra down with leg kicks.
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Sinatra.
Jenkins wants to land a leg kick but Sinatra is out of range.
Sinatra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sinatra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinatra is just out of range.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sinatra checks a leg kick.
Sinatra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jenkins to the mat! Jenkins manages to get full guard.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sinatra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinatra is one step ahead there.
Sinatra tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Sinatra keeps trying to improve his position.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Thurgood Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sinatra being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jenkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinatra.
Frank Sinatra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Sinatra moved away.
Sinatra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sinatra swings for the body but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Sinatra avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins lands a jab.
Sinatra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jenkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good standup being displayed there by Sinatra as he connects with a hook.
Jenkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinatra misses with an uppercut.
Sinatra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jenkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thurgood Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinatra is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sinatra blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands a nice looking body kick.
Sinatra 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.
Sinatra shoots in and drives through. Jenkins sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Jenkins.
Sinatra throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins defending well as Sinatra loads up on a big left hand.
Jenkins lands with a kick to the temple. Sinatra shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jenkins connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Sinatra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sinatra walks into a straight right hand from Jenkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thurgood Jenkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jenkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thurgood Jenkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Thurgood Jenkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Ijima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ijima is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alphabetical #1 - Karera Musication. 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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36
190 lbs
34 - 17 - 0 |
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27
202 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ichi Ijima!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ijima tries for a takedown but Goldman circles away easily
and Ijima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ijima ducks under a wild hook from Goldman.
Ijima closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Goldman's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ijima with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ijima wants to control from the top but Goldman keeps moving.
Ijima makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Goldman wants to stand and escape but Ijima is having none of it.
Ijima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goldman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ijima throws an elbow that misses. Goldman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ijima's guard. Nice move by Goldman!
Ijima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ijima lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Goldman!
Goldman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ijima.
Goldman is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at NEXUS GYM that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ijima cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is trying desperately to improve position.
Goldman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ijima landing strikes, looking to finish!
Goldman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ijima lands with some strikes.
Goldman blocking the ground and pound.
Ijima looking to ground and pound but Goldman is blocking nicely.
Ijima lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima working for a guillotine from mount but Goldman is in no mood to give up.
Goldman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ijima lands a big shot there that rocks Goldman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Goldman wants to control but Ijima is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldman regains half guard.
Ijima thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ijima seems to be working for a kimura but Goldman defends the submission attempt.
Ijima trying to control the action but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Ijima is stalling here. Goldman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ijima seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Goldman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ijima is looking to regain half guard here but Goldman keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Ijima dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ijima manages to avoid it.
Ijima dives in and grabs Goldman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Goldman pushes down on Ijima's head and hops out.
Goldman scores with a jab. Ijima acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
Ijima shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ijima wants to take a breather but Goldman is having none of it.
Ijima passes to full mount!
Ijima with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ijima is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Goldman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
BOOM! Ijima connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Goldman tries to hold on but Ijima pushes him away.
Ijima throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ijima throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ijima controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goldman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ijima in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goldman blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ijima looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima looking to control but Goldman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ijima lands a couple of good shots and Goldman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ijima has good solid back control here.
The referee is taking a good look at Goldman as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ijima!
Goldman is taking damage to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ijima scores with punches from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Ijima throwing sloppy strikes.
Ijima has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Goldman.
Ijima has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Ijima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Goldman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ijima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ijima closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goldman quickly recovers to half guard.
Ijima is trying to control. Goldman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ijima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goldman's head.
Goldman is trying to stand.
Ijima landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ijima thows a huge punch but Goldman dodges it nicely.
Ijima thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ijima stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman taking some punishment here, with Ijima in his half guard.
Ijima is nestled in close to Goldman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ijima is looking to take a break and control but Goldman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goldman is trying to get back to full guard.
Ijima trying to control from half guard but Goldman is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ijima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goldman has hold of Ijima's hands but Ijima slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Goldman is refusing to be controlled, as Ijima sits in half guard.
Ijima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ijima throwing shots but Goldman is blocking nicely.
Goldman taking some punishment here, with Ijima in his half guard.
Ijima is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Goldman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ijima.
Goldman wants to get back to his feet.
Abe Goldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is staying active underneath Ijima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ijima is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Goldman to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Ijima throws a strike but Goldman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ijima is trying to keep Goldman in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichi Ijima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ijima winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichi Ijima!
A very excited looking Ichi Ijima made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Parkway Drive - Frostbite. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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25
175 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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184 lbs
30 - 16 - 1 |
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ben Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald forces Gordon back against the cage and clinches.
McDonald scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon blocks a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon taking a breather.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald looking to stall.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Gordon lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon is stalling here.
McDonald presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonald stalling the fight.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but McDonald blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald has Gordon pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gordon as McDonald tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald blocking some punches.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Gordon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald.
Our sources have told us that Gordon has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gordon is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonald gets an underhook and turns Gordon into the cage.
Gordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from McDonald.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Gordon looking to stall.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gordon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald throwing strikes from guard but Gordon blocks nicely.
Gordon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald with a nice head shot there.
McDonald advances to half guard.
Gordon has hold of McDonald's hands but McDonald slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McDonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McDonald is keen to just control but Gordon is a slippery customer.
McDonald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gordon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gordon wants to get back to full guard.
Gordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McDonald.
McDonald trying to control from half guard but Gordon is working away.
McDonald slows the pace down in half guard.
Gordon wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gordon keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Maurice McDonald.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Gordon does no damage.
McDonald pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gordon is out of range and McDonald settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald scores with a jab. Gordon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Gordon is rocked!
McDonald drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gordon right on the button. Gordon goes down! McDonald follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! McDonald gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurice McDonald!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Puff Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola has chosen Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Puff Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola shoots in but Dragon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peltola takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dragon misses with a body kick.
Peltola takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
Atte Peltola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon swinging wildly here.
Peltola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dragon under the eye.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Dragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peltola closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dragon did well to prevent Peltola getting side control.
Dragon's coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Peltola manages to pass to mount!
Peltola looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peltola's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon tries to lock up and control but Peltola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dragon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dragon is squirming around, avoiding Peltola's attempts to control the action.
Peltola dominating with strikes here.
Dragon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dragon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dragon tries to get out of the position.
Dragon is desperately trying to improve his position but Peltola has a good base and remains in mount.
Dragon tries to hold on but Peltola postures up.
Dragon is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon wants to control but Peltola is having none of it.
Dragon is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peltola lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Puff Dragon has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dragon tries to reverse the position but Peltola maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Peltola lands a big elbow.
Dragon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Peltola takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dragon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dragon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Peltola is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dragon tries to reverse the position but Peltola maintains control.
Dragon tries to hold on but Peltola pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peltola raining down shots from the mount!
Puff Dragon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dragon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Peltola raining down shots from the mount!
Jeez, Puff Dragon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Puff Dragon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Atte Peltola!
After winning the bout, Atte Peltola 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyry Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Perkele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Perkele . Bailey has chosen Last Wordz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
241 lbs
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265 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyry Perkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Bailey darts in and clinches Perkele up against the cage.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Bailey throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Bailey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bailey thows a leg kick but Perkele checks it
and Perkele counters by clinching up.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Perkele seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Perkele feints and then cracks Bailey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bailey down.
Bailey lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Perkele.
A head kick from Perkele lands but Bailey takes it in his stride.
Perkele lands with a kick to the temple. Bailey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Perkele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Perkele throws a body kick that misses.
Perkele throws a lazy head kick
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perkele gets tackled into the cage by Bailey. Bailey maintains the clinch.
Perkele avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Bailey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bailey dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands an uppercut.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Perkele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bailey told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Perkele crunches a lovely knee into Bailey's ribcage.
Perkele takes a shot to the head.
Perkele is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bailey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
Bailey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Bailey moves out of range as Perkele throws a body kick.
Perkele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perkele is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Bailey walks into a straight right hand from Perkele.
Bailey scores with a head kick. Perkele tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perkele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bailey looks winded!
Bailey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perkele.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
A bit of stalling here from Perkele.
Bailey tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Perkele.
Perkele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perkele working Bailey over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Perkele - that landed with a thud.
Bailey letting Perkele take a breather here.
Perkele lands an elbow just above Bailey 's eye.
It looks like Will Bailey has been cut.
Perkele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perkele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bailey's defenses.
Perkele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perkele missing with knees to the body.
Bailey blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perkele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perkele lands an elbow that stopped Bailey in his tracks for a moment.
Bailey can't break the clinch.
Perkele trying to control the position but instead, Bailey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perkele into the cage.
Perkele stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Perkele gets through Bailey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele is leaning against Bailey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perkele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Perkele.
Bailey dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
Bailey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Perkele is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Perkele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bailey's defenses.
Bailey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Perkele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is trying to stall.
Perkele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailey avoids it.
Perkele lands an elbow inside that Bailey shrugs off.
Perkele lands a good knee to the midsection. Bailey won't want to take too many of those.
Perkele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Perkele trying to control the position but instead, Bailey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perkele into the cage.
Perkele lands an elbow inside.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bailey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perkele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Perkele tried to score with a low kick but Bailey checks it.
Perkele with a hook.
Bailey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Bailey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Perkele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey checks a low kick from Perkele.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Perkele and Bailey goes tumbling to the canvas! Perkele follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Bailey is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele is trying to control the action in half guard but Bailey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bailey is still in real trouble! Can Perkele finish him?
Perkele sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkele is trying to control the action in half guard but Bailey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bailey seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pyry Perkele just wasn't active enough.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Perkele is out of range.
Bailey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perkele.
Perkele is looking to land body kicks.
Bailey rushes Perkele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
Perkele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bailey's defenses.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perkele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bailey's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bailey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body.
Perkele has Bailey pressed against the cage, preventing Bailey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perkele lands an elbow inside that Bailey shrugs off.
Perkele lands a good knee to the midsection. Bailey won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perkele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Perkele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perkele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perkele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perkele lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Perkele obliges.
Perkele lands an elbow just above Bailey 's eye.
Perkele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perkele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores a nice knee to the body.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Perkele avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perkele is pushing Bailey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perkele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bailey can do to turn this around?
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perkele.
Bailey is looking to break free of the clinch but Perkele has double underhooks.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailey avoids it.
Perkele stalling in the clinch but Bailey improves position.
Perkele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailey avoids it.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele stalling in the clinch but Bailey improves position.
Bailey tries to break free but Perkele pushes him back against the cage.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkele will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bailey up against the cage.
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkele. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bailey is out of range and Perkele settles back down.
Perkele misses with a kick to the body.
Perkele slips under a jab from Bailey.
A head kick misses from Perkele.
Perkele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Bailey down.
That kick from Perkele tenderised Bailey's leg. Bailey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perkele scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bailey thows a body shot but no joy.
Bailey stuns Perkele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele has managed to clinch.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey is trying to break the clinch but Perkele has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey working hard to break the clinch.
Bailey can't break the clinch.
Perkele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bailey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Perkele trying to land knees to the body.
Perkele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Perkele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perkele is stalling here.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perkele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bailey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bailey blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bailey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bailey tries a body shot but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bailey takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyry Perkele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will Bailey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Perkele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perkele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bailey throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Perkele checks a low kick from Bailey.
Nice body kick from Perkele.
Perkele throws a head kick that half lands.
Perkele scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Perkele.
Perkele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Perkele is looking to slow Bailey down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkele thumps Bailey with a low kick.
Bailey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bailey is out of range.
Perkele throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perkele rather than just go for the knockout.
Perkele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Perkele.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Perkele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bailey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Perkele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perkele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Perkele lands an elbow inside that Bailey shrugs off.
Bailey can't break the clinch.
Pyry Perkele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perkele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkele displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bailey up against the cage.
Perkele scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Perkele.
A right hook to the body lands for Perkele.
Perkele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perkele.
That has opened up Will Bailey's cut even more.
Perkele stalling the fight.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele lands a nice elbow.
Bailey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perkele blocks it with crossed arms.
Perkele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bailey.
A bit of stalling here from Perkele.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
Bailey blocks an elbow strike from Perkele.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perkele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Bailey is trying to break the clinch but Perkele is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele digs a right hand into Bailey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bailey's gas tank.
Bailey takes a knee to the side of the body.
Perkele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perkele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey avoiding damage as Perkele throws knees to the body.
Perkele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bailey managing to block the knees to the body from Perkele.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perkele.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Perkele.
Bailey being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Perkele.
Perkele is looking to control Bailey's arms but Bailey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkele has his back to the cage.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Perkele lands a knee to the body.
Perkele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bailey.
Pyry Perkele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele wants to stall.
Perkele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baileys head.
Bailey being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Perkele.
Bailey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perkele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perkele creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Bailey! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Perkele.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyry Perkele!
Pyry Perkele thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Restin Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Restin Peace will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cinder Smaug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Restin Peace!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Peace.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
Peace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peace looks to land a combination but Smaug avoids it well.
We've been told by Smaug's head coaches at Trains: PIT Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Peace lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Smaug can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Peace and Smaug drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Peace.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Restin Peace!
During a confident post fight interview, Restin Peace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dunowevil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunowevil comes to the cage accompanied by If You're Gonna Be Dumb You Gotta Be Tough. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Dunowevil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunowevil pushes Wiggin up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Roger Dunowevil has been cut.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Dunowevil in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiggin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunowevil manages to break the clinch.
Dunowevil with a nice cross.
Dunowevil misses with a hook
and Wiggin counters with a nice body shot.
Wiggin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dunowevil tried to score with a low kick but Wiggin checks it.
Wiggin scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunowevil has managed to clinch.
Dunowevil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunowevil bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dunowevil misses with a looping left.
Dunowevil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wiggin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunowevil circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil throws a jab when Wiggin was well out of range.
Dunowevil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wiggin tries to clinch up
and Dunowevil counters with a thumping low kick.
Dunowevil misses with a looping right.
Dunowevil moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dunowevil misses with a hook. Wiggin ducked under it nicely.
Dunowevil drives through and clinches with Wiggin against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunowevil.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dunowevil throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunowevil.
It looks like Ender Wiggin has been cut.
Dunowevil doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Wiggin.
Dunowevil is trying to break the clinch but Wiggin has him pressed against the cage.
Dunowevil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Wiggin fails to land.
Dunowevil pushes Wiggin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiggin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunowevil takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Wiggin.
Dunowevil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiggin throws a one two combo.
Dunowevil misses with a hook. Wiggin ducked under it nicely.
Wiggin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunowevil tests Wiggin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wiggin misses with a series of wild punches.
Dunowevil punishes Wiggin's body with a nice straight punch.
Dunowevil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggin moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunowevil.
Wiggin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wiggin is looking to clinch but Dunowevil is avoiding it.
Dunowevil with a jab.
Wiggin with a nice cross.
Dunowevil keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ender Wiggin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiggin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dunowevil.
Wiggin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunowevil circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunowevil looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dunowevil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggin.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Dunowevil is having none of it.
Dunowevil fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wiggin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunowevil takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunowevil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Wiggin does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin checks a leg kick nicely.
Wiggin looks to land a right hand but Dunowevil moved out of range.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Dunowevil circles away.
Wiggin throws a hook but Dunowevil blocks it.
Dunowevil looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiggin is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Wiggin.
Wiggin clinches up with Dunowevil and pushes him back against the cage.
Wiggin misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunowevil.
Dunowevil has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggin.
Dunowevil misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiggin misses with some punches.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Dunowevil blocks it.
Dunowevil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Wiggin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ender Wiggin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dunowevil paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunowevil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunowevil feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wiggins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dunowevil scores with a head kick. Wiggin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wiggin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunowevil throws a big shot that misses.
Dunowevil misses with a lunging right hand
and Wiggin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dunowevil breaks the clinch.
Wiggin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wiggin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roger Dunowevil is winning the standup battle so far.
Wiggin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wiggin gets caught napping as Dunowevil dives in and scores a takedown. Wiggin manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunowevil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunowevil trying to control but Wiggin is working from the bottom.
Dunowevil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunowevil cracks Wiggin with a solid left hand.
Wiggin wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dunowevil trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunowevil tries to free his leg and advance position but Wiggin is retaining full guard.
Dunowevil landing some decent shots from guard.
Wiggin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunowevil is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wiggin moves forwards but Dunowevil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wiggin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dunowevil listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunowevil. That snapped Wiggin's head back.
Wiggin is rocked!
Dunowevil swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
Wiggin is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunowevil finish him?
Dunowevil connects with an inside leg kick.
Dunowevil circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Wiggin to the canvas! Wiggin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dunowevil keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Dunowevil!
Roger Dunowevil retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Roger Dunowevil made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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