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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pepe LePew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LePew kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smoke Serpent- . Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pepe LePew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo doesn't manage to clinch there - LePew circles away.
LePew tries to counter with a takedown but Kutsoo is quick to defend against it.
LePew gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kutsoo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kutsoo won't allow LePew to sweep him here.
LePew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
LePew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kutsoo trying to control the position from guard on top but LePew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LePew lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutsoo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kutsoo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. LePew gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kutsoo working for a triangle but LePew defends it easily.
Kutsoo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LePew won't allow Kutsoo to sweep him here.
LePew looking to pass the guard.
Kutsoo can't keep his opponent in guard - LePew advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
LePew is working for a kimura but Kutsoo is defending it quite comfortably.
LePew seems to be working for a kimura but Kutsoo defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LePew has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kutsoo wants to improve his position but LePew is controlling well.
Kutsoo is defending against the submission attempts here by LePew.
Kutsoo moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kutsoo trying to control the position from guard on top but LePew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kutsoo with a nice head shot there.
Kutsoo stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and LePew has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kutsoo manages to get his head free but now LePew has transitioned to an armbar! Kutsoo grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from LePew! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pepe LePew!
After winning the bout, Pepe LePew thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Jarni Kutsoo stepped up to the mic, saying 'my fault my fault i`m week...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kearney McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor Subzero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrity comes to the cage accompanied by Payback-Slayer. Professor Subzero will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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257 lbs
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267 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kearney McGarrity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Subzero!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from McGarrity misses the target.
McGarrity 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.
McGarrity throws a head kick that misses
and Subzero makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McGarrity really felt that one!
Subzero takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGarrity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Subzero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McGarrity misses the shot to the body.
Subzero cracks a nice hook into McGarrity's ribs.
Subzero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGarrity fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Subzero closes the distance and clinches.
McGarrity misses with a punch on the inside.
McGarrity throws a head punch that misses.
Subzero throws an elbow but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGarrity breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by McGarrity.
A good leg kick by Subzero.
Subzero throws a head kick that half lands.
McGarrity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Subzero wants to counter the offense by McGarrity and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity lands a leg kick that knocks Subzero off balance momentarily.
McGarrity tries a low kick but Subzero avoids it.
McGarrity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Subzero manages to avoid it.
McGarrity with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Subzero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGarrity lands with a thumping leg kick.
Subzero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGarrity.
Subzero misses with a head kick.
McGarrity throws a low kick but Subzero moves out of range easily.
McGarrity misses with a body shot.
McGarrity swings for the body but Subzero moves out of range.
McGarrity throws the left hand but Subzero avoids the punch easily.
McGarrity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Subzero manages to avoid it.
McGarrity connects with a looping right hand.
McGarrity moves out of range of the body kick from Subzero.
McGarrity fires out a quick counter leg kick but Subzero just manages to avoid it.
McGarrity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero throws a sloppy head kick and McGarrity moves out of range easily.
McGarrity scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGarrity misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Subzero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGarrity throws a head kick that half lands.
Subzero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McGarrity.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
Subzero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Subzero only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from McGarrity. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Subzero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGarrity looks to land a combination. Subzero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McGarrity lands a body shot.
Subzero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McGarrity.
McGarrity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Subzero moves away.
McGarrity throws a hook to the side of Subzero's head but Subzero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Subzero tries to counter with a clinch but McGarrity shakes him off and moves away.
McGarrity throws a shot from downtown. Subzero moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero misses with a head kick.
McGarrity was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Subzero.
McGarrity misses with a head kick.
Subzero is looking to score with low kicks.
McGarrity pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGarrity pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGarrity misses with a straight left.
Subzero is looking to clinch.
Subzero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Subzero lands a head kick!
Subzero slips a jab from McGarrity.
Subzero throws a fast counter high kick but McGarrity manages to duck under it in time.
Good leg kick by McGarrity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Subzero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McGarrity manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGarrity appears to be looking for a big counter.
McGarrity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Subzero moves away.
Subzero throws a fast counter high kick but McGarrity manages to duck under it in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrity misses with a straight left.
McGarrity throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kearney McGarrity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGarrity throws a hook but Subzero avoids it easily.
McGarrity tries to land a leg kick but Subzero saw it coming and moves away.
Subzero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGarrity's calf.
McGarrity loads up on a big right hand but Subzero slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarrity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Subzero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGarrity throws a front kick aimed at Subzero's knee but Subzero avoids it well.
McGarrity misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Subzero counters with an inside leg kick.
Subzero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Subzero scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Subzero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Subzero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Subzero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Subzero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGarrity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kearney McGarrity dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Subzero.
McGarrity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Subzero can do to turn this around?
McGarrity misses with a head kick.
McGarrity throws a head kick that misses
and Subzero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Subzero.
Subzero throws an elbow that misses.
Subzero pushes off an throws an elbow but McGarrity leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Subzero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGarrity is defending well for now.
McGarrity lands a nice uppercut.
Subzero lands an elbow inside that McGarrity shrugs off.
Subzero blocks an uppercut.
Subzero throws an elbow but it misses.
Subzero blocks a body shot from McGarrity.
Subzero lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Kearney McGarrity has been cut.
Subzero lands an elbow just above McGarrity 's eye.
Subzero lands an elbow inside.
Subzero blocking some punches.
Subzero comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subzero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGarrity tries to circle away but Subzero has him pinned against the cage.
Subzero lands an elbow inside.
McGarrity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Subzero's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrity is looking to break free of the clinch but Subzero has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Subzero.
McGarrity tries to break the clinch but Subzero is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGarrity throws a head punch that misses.
Subzero lands an elbow that stopped McGarrity in his tracks for a moment.
Kearney McGarrity's cut is getting worse.
McGarrity tries to break the clinch but Subzero is controlling the position.
Professor Subzero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Subzero lands an elbow that stopped McGarrity in his tracks for a moment.
Subzero throws an elbow that misses.
McGarrity escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as McGarrity blocks the leg kick.
McGarrity misses with a body punch
and Subzero moves into the clinch.
McGarrity takes an elbow to the forehead.
McGarrity is rocked!
Subzero lands an elbow inside.
Oh McGarrity is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Subzero pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns McGarrity! Subzero unloads with more strikes and McGarrity sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Professor Subzero!
During a confident post fight interview, Professor Subzero 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 Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington has chosen Snuffed Out by Streetlife as his entrance music. Evander Holyfield is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Holyfield moves away and avoids it.
Holyfield wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holyfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holyfield tries to clinch up.
Washington scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holyfield scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Washington has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Washington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyfield looking to throw knees to the head but Washington is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
We've been hearing reports that Holyfield has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Holyfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Washington avoids it.
Washington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Holyfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Holyfield missing with knees to the body.
Holyfield is working for takedown but Washington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Holyfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Washington lands a right hand.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holyfield throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
Washington taking a breather.
Holyfield misses with an elbow strike.
Holyfield has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Washington after a bit of a struggle.
Washington misses with some punches.
Come on Holyfield - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holyfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Washington lands a shoulder strike.
Washington tries to work over Holyfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holyfield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Washington is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocks the elbow strike.
Holyfield looking for a takedown.
Washington scores with a hook to the body.
Washington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holyfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holyfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Washington's brow.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holyfield up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holyfield throws an elbow but misses.
Washington lands a right hand.
Washington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holyfield drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holyfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Washington is pressed up against the cage. Holyfield has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Washington down to the mat. Washington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Washington is looking to land body kicks.
Washington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holyfield moves away from the strike by Washington.
Holyfield was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Washington.
Washington throws a leg kick but Holyfield moved away.
Holyfield tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Holyfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Washington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington scores with a kick to the body.
Washington lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington connects with a solid leg kick.
Washington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holyfield in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Washington tries to sprawl out of it but Holyfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Washington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Washington.
Washington takes a swing at Holyfield's ribcage but misses.
Washington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Washington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holyfield has time to react.
Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Washington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Washington dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Washington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Washington working aggressively here.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but Washington manages to get underhooks.
Washington avoids a wild elbow strike from Holyfield.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holyfield.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Washington scores with a shot to the side of Holyfield's head.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington tries to work over Holyfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington lands a nice elbow.
Holyfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Holyfield has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holyfield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Holyfield.
Holyfield trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holyfield.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Washington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Washington avoids the elbow strike from Holyfield, against the cage.
Washington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holyfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Washington's defenses.
Holyfield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Washington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Leonard Washington's cut even more.
Holyfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Holyfield.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
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!
Holyfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington avoiding damage as Holyfield throws knees to the body.
Washington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holyfield has picked Washington up - he's going for a ride! Holyfield dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Holyfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holyfield is thwarting Washington's attempts to control the position.
Holyfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Washington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holyfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holyfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holyfield throwing strikes but missing.
Washington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holyfield throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Washington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holyfield is one step ahead there.
Holyfield sitting in guard here, content to control.
Holyfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holyfield won't allow Washington to sweep him here.
Holyfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Holyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Washington pulls Holyfield in to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Holyfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Washington, pushing him back against the cage.
Holyfield wants a takedown but no success here.
Holyfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands a knee to the head.
Holyfield gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Holyfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
Holyfield is trying to work for a kimura but Washington is defending well.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington keeps trying to improve his position.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Washington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holyfield looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Washington is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holyfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holyfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Holyfield tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Holyfield blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Washington is predictable there
and Holyfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Washington moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
Holyfield has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Washington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Holyfield.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Washington.
Holyfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Washington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Washington is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holyfield is trying to drag Washington to the mat but Washington just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Washington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Washington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonard Washington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Holyfield.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holyfield.
Washington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
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!
Holyfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Washington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Washington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holyfield working Washington over with knees to the body.
Holyfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Holyfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Washington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Holyfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a nice uppercut.
Holyfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Washington avoids it.
Washington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Leonard Washington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Washington dodges an elbow strike from Holyfield.
Washington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington lands a shot to the body.
Washington trying to stall but Holyfield improves his position.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington working aggressively here.
Washington struggles to land a body shot inside as Holyfield controls his hands.
Holyfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Washington is defending well.
Holyfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Holyfield has Washington pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Washington manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holyfield.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Washington misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holyfield blocks an uppercut.
Holyfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holyfield lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Washington.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holyfield wants to take the fight to the mat but Washington manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Holyfield goes for a takedown attempt but Washington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Holyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
As Washington looks to move away, Holyfield throws a big counter combo bu Washington just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Washington 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Washington!
Leonard Washington managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BeastMode, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Harrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrell has chosen Ellie Goulding - Burn as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
180 lbs
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39
160 lbs
35 - 19 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Shelton Harrell!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrell throws a head kick that misses.
Urahara with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harrell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harrell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urahara.
Urahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urahara moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHarrell.
Urahara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urahara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urahara is looking to clinch but Harrell is avoiding it.
Urahara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urahara throws a right and a left that Harrell avoids nicely.
Harrell tries to clinch there but Urahara circles away.
Urahara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Urahara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harrell's sensitive parts.
Harrell throws out a leg kick but Urahara moves out of range and Harrell only half commits.
Urahara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good standup being displayed there by Harrell as he connects with a hook.
Harrell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrell blocks a head kick by Urahara.
Harrell scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara delivers a nice body kick.
Harrell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urahara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrell.
Urahara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harrell leaning against his opponent.
Urahara has Harrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Urahara is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kisuke Urahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Harrell fails to land.
A hook to the body from Urahara.
Urahara working aggressively here.
Harrell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Urahara has Harrell pressed against the cage, preventing Harrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harrell is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara tries to throw a body punch but Harrell avoids it by throwing Urahara back against the cage.
Urahara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrell or not.
Harrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harrell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Urahara.
Harrell walks into a left hand.
Harrell lands a jab to the head.
Harrell blocks a jab.
Harrell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrell avoids the body shot from Urahara.
Harrell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harrell misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Urahara misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shelton Harrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urahara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harrell throws a front kick aimed at Urahara's knee but Urahara avoids it well.
Harrell misses with an uppercut
and Urahara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Urahara tries to clinch up.
Urahara misses with a low kick.
Urahara swings for the body but Harrell moves out of range.
Harrell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urahara instigates a clinch.
Urahara misses with a body punch.
Harrell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Harrell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urahara tries to work over Harrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrell taking a breather.
Urahara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Urahara's elbow.
Urahara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrell's elbow.
Urahara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrell tries to throw a body punch but Urahara avoids it by throwing Harrell back against the cage.
Urahara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urahara wants a takedown.
Harrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urahara letting Harrell take a breather here.
Harrell breaks from the clinch.
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 Kisuke Urahara will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Urahara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Urahara takes one to the side of the head.
Urahara instigates a clinch.
Harrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Urahara.
Harrell throws a head punch that misses.
Urahara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harrell is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Harrell.
Harrell can't find room to land a body shot as Urahara controls the action.
Harrell looking to slow down the pace here.
Urahara struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrell controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrell manages to break the clinch.
Harrell connects with the punch.
Urahara looks for a takedown but Harrell sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrell is just out of range.
Harrell misses with a looping left.
Urahara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrell loads up on a big right hand but Urahara slips the punch.
Urahara wants to clinch but Harrell slips to the side
and Harrell counters with a right hand to the body.
Urahara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harrell cracks Urahara with a good jab.
Harrell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Urahara is out of range.
Harrell keeps the fight on the outside.
Urahara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Harrell!
Urahara is looking to take a break and control but Harrell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harrell is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrell regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrell tries to roll over but Urahara keeps him under control.
Urahara wants to pass the guard but Harrell is defending well.
Urahara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harrell trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara wants to control but Harrell is keeping him busy.
Harrell is looking for a sweep. Urahara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Urahara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harrell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Urahara. Urahara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harrell tries to clinch but Urahara moves out of range.
Kisuke Urahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urahara thumps Harrell with a low kick.
Urahara fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harrell sprawls well initially but Urahara persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harrell wants to get back to full guard.
Urahara content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urahara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrell keeps working.
Harrell keeping control of the position.
Urahara is trying to control the action in half guard but Harrell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harrell wants to control but Urahara is keeping busy.
Urahara is pressing down on Harrell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harrell is holding on for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisuke Urahara dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Urahara.
It seemed like Harrell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shelton Harrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urahara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urahara throws a leg kick but Harrell checks it.
A low kick from Urahara misses
and Harrell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Urahara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urahara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harrell.
Urahara misses with a low kick as Harrell jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Harrell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrell slips a jab from Urahara.
Urahara shoots in for a double leg but Harrell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harrell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Urahara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrell.
Urahara moves out of range as Harrell strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Harrell as Urahara shoots in.
Harrell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Urahara thows a body kick. Harrell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harrell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Urahara swings for the body but Harrell moves out of range.
Urahara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrell manages to avoid it.
Harrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Urahara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrell avoids the head kick by Urahara.
Harrell throws a sloppy head kick and Urahara moves out of range easily.
Urahara scores with a head kick.
A big right from Harrell misses.
A leg kick checked by Harrell.
Shelton Harrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urahara needs to keep his hands up - Harrell had a free shot at his head there.
Urahara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harrell but Harrell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kisuke Urahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Harrell scores with a four punch combination!
Urahara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harrell is looking for a sweep. Urahara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harrell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Urahara's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Urahara's back!
Urahara tries to roll but Harrell sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Harrell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Urahara can't escape the position.
Harrell is not going to allow Urahara to sit and survive in this position.
Urahara prevents Harrell from getting a body triangle.
Kisuke Urahara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harrell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harrell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Harrell missing with punches from the back.
Harrell is hanging on to Urahara's back as he tries to escape.
Harrell is looking for the choke from the back position but Urahara is controlling his hands well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shelton Harrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Urahara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kisuke Urahara!
After the big win, Kisuke Urahara made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Museum of Monsters & Madmen and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt McLaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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29
156 lbs
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28
154 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Colt McLaren!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLaren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from McLaren.
McLaren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gavin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gavin circles away from the clinch attempt
and McLaren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McLaren slips under a jab from Gavin.
Gavin misses with an uppercut.
Colt McLaren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaren.
McLaren has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gavin trying to control the position but instead, McLaren has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gavin into the cage.
Gavin trying to stall but McLaren improves his position.
Gavin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McLaren connects with a solid leg kick.
McLaren avoids the body shot from Gavin.
McLaren feints a counter leg kick.
Gavin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gavin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gavin tries to keep at a distance but McLaren has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gavin is trying to stall.
McLaren has Gavin pressed against the cage, preventing Gavin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gavin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaren lands a right hand.
McLaren throws a punch but it's blocked by Gavin.
McLaren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
McLaren lands an uppercut.
McLaren is working for takedown but Gavin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLaren misses with the head strike.
A short right from Gavin on the inside.
Gavin is trying to break the clinch but McLaren is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gavin lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLaren backwards.
Gavin has hold of one of McLaren's legs. McLaren is fighting the takedown attempt but Gavin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
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!
McLaren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gavin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gavin trying to control the position from guard on top but McLaren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gavin.
Gavin wants to control from the top but McLaren keeps moving.
Gavin stays in close to McLaren's body and controls the position.
McLaren is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McLaren is trying to keep Gavin in close.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Gavin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaren wants to sweep here but Gavin controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Gavin from controlling successfully.
Gavin landing some decent shots from guard.
Gavin advances position into side control!
Gavin wants to lay and pray for a moment but McLaren keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McLaren struggling a bit here.
McLaren regains half guard.
Gavin wants to pass the guard but McLaren is defending well.
McLaren works his way to full guard. Good work.
McLaren is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gavin wants to pass the guard but McLaren is keeping the position.
McLaren wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gavin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from McLaren is predictable there
and Gavin counters with a straight right hand.
Gavin checks a leg kick nicely.
McLaren thuds a left hand into Gavin's body.
McLaren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McLaren lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gavin will feel that in the morning.
Gavin slips under a jab from McLaren.
McLaren throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McLaren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McLaren moves into range and clinches up with Gavin.
McLaren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLaren.
Gavin is trying to maintain a safe position but McLaren gets an underhook and turns Gavin into the cage.
Gavin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McLaren avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McLaren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLaren can't find room to land a body shot as Gavin controls the action.
Gavin is looking to take this one to the mat.
McLaren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
McLaren misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McLaren gets through Gavin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLaren.
McLaren working aggressively here.
Gavin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McLaren avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Gavin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McLaren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gavin is trying to push McLaren away but McLaren has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McLaren tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLaren lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McLaren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gavin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gavin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLaren tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLaren stops a takedown attempt from Gavin.
I was talking to Gavin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McLaren struggles to land a body shot inside as Gavin controls his hands.
McLaren gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gavin.
McLaren tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLaren lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
McLaren misses with the head strike.
Gavin is looking to break free of the clinch but McLaren has double underhooks.
McLaren changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gavin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McLaren avoids a kick to the body.
McLaren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Gavin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McLaren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McLaren throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLaren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McLaren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McLaren throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLaren misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gavin avoids the head kick by McLaren.
McLaren with a nice cross.
McLaren is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gavin rather than just go for the knockout.
McLaren moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaren misses with some punches.
Gavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gavin breaks the clinch.
Gavin keeps the fight on the outside.
McLaren throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
McLaren tries to clinch
and Gavin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Gavin from controlling successfully.
McLaren is pulling down on Gavin's head. It's preventing any offense from Gavin, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McLaren is on top in guard.
Gavin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McLaren throws a big elbow that misses.
McLaren throws a big right hand that misses.
McLaren avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gavin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McLaren throwing strikes but missing.
Gavin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McLaren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt McLaren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gavin throws a lazy uppercut
and McLaren counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gavin's knee momentarily.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gavin scores with a nice head shot.
McLaren moves in looking to clinch but Gavin pushes him off.
Gavin throws a leg kick but McLaren checks it.
A little jabbing left from McLaren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McLaren is looking to score with low kicks.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McLaren.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McLaren - that will leave a mark!
McLaren connects with a single shot there.
McLaren throws a lazy right hand but Gavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLaren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gavin scores with a kick to the body.
McLaren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gavin avoids the body shot from McLaren.
Gavin blocks the body kick.
McLaren stuffs the takedown.
McLaren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gavin.
Colt McLaren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McLaren cracks Gavin with a nice body shot.
Gavin stalling.
McLaren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gavin tries to circle away but McLaren has him pinned against the cage.
McLaren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McLaren lands a shot to the body.
McLaren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gavin blocks an uppercut.
Gavin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from McLaren.
Gavin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from McLaren.
Colt McLaren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McLaren tries to work over Gavin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gavin is trying to force a seperation but McLaren has the dominant position.
McLaren scores with a shot to the side of Gavin's head.
Gavin has had enough of the clinch but McLaren keeps him there for the moment.
Gavin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McLaren has him pressed against the cage.
McLaren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLaren lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLaren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
McLaren lands a body punch in the clinch.
McLaren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gavin's elbow.
McLaren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McLaren struggles to land a body shot inside as Gavin controls his hands.
Gavin tries to circle away but McLaren has him pinned against the cage.
Gavin misses with some punches.
McLaren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLaren.
Gavin breaks the clinch.
Gavin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLaren was well out of range. Poor timing from Gavin.
McLaren tries to score with a low kick but Gavin moves his leg out of the way.
McLaren tries to clinch up but Gavin circles away and keeps his distance.
McLaren throws a nice outside leg kick.
McLaren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLaren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McLaren is looking to clinch but Gavin is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut there from Gavin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McLaren throws a sloppy head kick and Gavin moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gavin.
McLaren misses with a low kick as Gavin jumps back.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gavin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gavin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McLaren is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McLaren is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gavin is looking to take a break and control but McLaren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McLaren taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McLaren gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McLaren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McLaren.
Gavin trying to control the position from guard on top but McLaren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McLaren wants to sweep but no luck.
McLaren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLaren wants to take a breather but Gavin is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt McLaren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McLaren 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colt McLaren!
A very excited looking Colt McLaren 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hells Bells. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miko Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target.
Maia takes a swing at Karwoski's ribcage but misses.
Karwoski throws a right and a left that Maia avoids nicely.
Maia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karwoski's head.
Karwoski lunges at Maia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maia's hand.
Karwoski closes the distance and pushes Maia back into the cage.
I was talking to Maia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Maia.
Karwoski takes a shot to the head.
Karwoski lands a nice uppercut.
Maia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karwoski misses with an elbow over the top.
Karwoski has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Maia scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Maia as the two fighters clinch.
Karwoski looks winded!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karwoski backwards.
Maia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karwoski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maia working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia has Karwoski pushed against the cage.
Karwoski takes a shot to the head.
Karwoski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karwoski misses with some punches.
Maia cracks Karwoski with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Maia.
Still in the clinch, Maia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maia cracks Karwoski with a nice body shot.
Maia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maia looks to score with a jab to the body but Karwoski is just out of range.
Karwoski avoids the body shot from Maia.
Maia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karwoski circles away.
Karwoski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karwoski takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karwoski moves away.
Maia cracks a nice hook into Karwoski's ribs.
Maia throws a jab but it's blocked by Karwoski.
Karwoski wants to counter the offense by Maia and move into the clinch position.
Karwoski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwoski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maia.
A low kick from Karwoski misses
and Karwoski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Karwoski misses with a lunging right hand
and Maia counters with a left to the body.
Karwoski misses with a hook
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Karwoski misses
and Maia counters with a straight right hand.
Maia lands a nice looking body kick.
Maia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karwoski back to the cage. Maia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Karwoski walks straight into a right hand from Maia - that's dropped him! Maia jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Karwoski from any more punishment! Karwoski complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miko Maia!
A victorious Miko Maia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyacheslav Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Newman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Newman is trying to get an arm triangle but Romanov is defending well.
Newman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Romanov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Newman but great work by Romanov.
Romanov trying to control the action but Newman is working from the bottom.
Romanov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Newman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman looks to move to half guard but instead Romanov has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Newman is rocked!
It looks like Nate Newman has been cut.
Romanov postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Newman out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Romanov goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vyacheslav Romanov!
A very excited looking Vyacheslav Romanov 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye Of The Tiger. Denard Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rocky Blyer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denard Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 35 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a hook but Blyer blocks it.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Denard Black has been cut.
Blyer wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Black's head coaches at Warrior MMA and Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blyer wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Blyer moves into the clinch.
Blyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Black wants to break free but Blyer has control.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Blyer keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black prevents a body shot from Blyer.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black cracks Blyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
Black misses with a combination
and Blyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Black scores with the left hand. Blyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Blyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Black on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blyer darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Blyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Blyer moves into the clinch.
Blyer tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Blyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blyer lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Blyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
Black takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blyer on the side of the head.
Black cracks Blyer with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Blyer looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Black finish him?
Blyer is rocked!
Blyer closes the distance and clinches.
Blyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Blyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Blyer gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black breaks the clinch.
Blyer clinches with his opponent.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blyer.
Black scores with the left hand. Blyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Blyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blyer moves into the clinch.
Blyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blyer presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blyer tries to clinch up.
Blyer lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Black goes down and covers up as Blyer starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Blyer!
After the fight, Rocky Blyer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). France is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: bring me to life. Matti Teitsi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darwin France!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
France throws a half hearted mid kick.
France shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Teitsi is trying to defend but France finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Teitsi tries to get to full guard but France has control of the leg.
Teitsi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
France is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Teitsi blocking the ground and pound attempt from France.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teitsi is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
France is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teitsi is refusing to be controlled, as France sits in half guard.
France missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
France is working for a submission of some sort.
France throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
France is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Teitsi is refusing to be controlled, as France sits in half guard.
France working Teitsi over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
France missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, France seems content to control.
Teitsi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
France not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Teitsi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. France is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Teitsi lands a jab.
France works Teitsi's body with a nice hook.
Teitsi darts in and clinches France up against the cage.
France has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
France blocking some punches.
Teitsi throws a head punch that misses.
Teitsi landing knees to the head.
It looks like Darwin France has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from France.
France jumps guard and drags Teitsi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Teitsi is looking to pass into half guard but France pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now France is in guard.
France won't allow Teitsi to sweep him here.
Teitsi keeping full guard, as France tries to pass.
Teitsi trying to control the position.
Teitsi 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.
Teitsi is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
France postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
France forces his way into half guard.
Teitsi is not content to let France control the position.
France has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Teitsi wants to control but France is keeping busy and won't allow it.
France wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teitsi keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
France is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Teitsi defends it well.
France missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin France dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darwin France's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
France misses with a two punch combination.
Teitsi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before France can pounce on him.
France misses with a takedown
and Teitsi counters with a nice uppercut.
France slips under a jab from Teitsi.
A big right from Teitsi misses.
France moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Teitsi moves out of range of the strikes.
Teitsi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from France.
Teitsi throws a lazy head kick
and France counters with a nice double leg into guard.
France engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Teitsi controls France momentarily but France frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France won't allow Teitsi to sweep him here.
Teitsi keeping moving, preventing France from controlling successfully.
Teitsi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. France manages to get himself to full guard.
France has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
France working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Teitsi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Teitsi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
France looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Teitsi lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi trying to control the position from guard on top but France is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teitsi stopping the sweep attempt from France.
France is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Teitsi is pushing down on France's leg trying to pass to half guard. France is fighting to maintain full guard but Teitsi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Teitsi slips a nice elbow through France's hands, connecting with France's forehead.
Teitsi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
France tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Teitsi is looking to advance position but France won't allow it.
France wants to improve his position but Teitsi is controlling well.
Teitsi wants to lay and pray for a moment but France keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
France closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Teitsi to the mat! Teitsi manages to get full guard.
France stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Teitsi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Teitsi pulls France in close to his closed guard and prevents France from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
France wants to control from the top but Teitsi keeps moving.
France advances position into side control!
France throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teitsi parries the strikes from France easily there. France is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Teitsi to escape.
France wants to control but Teitsi is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin France showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darwin France's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Teitsi takes the fight into the clinch.
France throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
France wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teitsi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Teitsi looking to throw knees to the head but France is blocking nicely.
Teitsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
France blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teitsi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but France blocks it with crossed arms.
Teitsi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but France blocks it with crossed arms.
Teitsi blocks an elbow strike.
France is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, France scores with a nice short uppercut.
Teitsi lands a left hand that snaps the head of France backwards.
France letting Teitsi take a breather here.
France lands a body shot.
Teitsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
France managing to block the knees to the body from Teitsi.
France is working for takedown but Teitsi is calmly controlling the position for now.
France blocks a punch to the side of the head.
France blocks a body shot from Teitsi.
Teitsi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, France scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, France creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
France throws a head punch that misses.
Teitsi is trying to maintain a safe position but France gets an underhook and turns Teitsi into the cage.
Teitsi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Teitsi misses with a punch to the body.
France manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts France, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teitsi takes one to the side of the head.
Teitsi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
France scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from France.
France closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teitsi circles away.
Teitsi throws a looping overhand right but France ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France swings for the body but Teitsi moves out of range.
Teitsi throws a hook to the side of France's head but France sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teitsi closes the distance and pushes France back into the cage.
Teitsi trying to land knees to the body.
France takes a shot to the head.
France is looking to break free of the clinch but Teitsi has double underhooks.
Teitsi slows down the pace here.
Teitsi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but France has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Teitsi has France pushed against the cage.
France being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
France is trying to drag Teitsi to the mat but Teitsi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Matti Teitsi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
France blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
France working aggressively here.
Teitsi lands a left hand.
Teitsi unloads a knee to the mid-section. France lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Teitsi digs a right hand underneath France's ribcage. France let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matti Teitsi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Teitsi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning France up against the cage.
France misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teitsi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Darwin France's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Teitsi. Those never looked like landing.
France moves out of range of the body kick from Teitsi.
France throws a jab when Teitsi was well out of range.
Teitsi throws a quick counter kick to the body but France avoids it.
France dives in and grabs Teitsi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Teitsi pushes down on France's head and hops out.
Teitsi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from France.
Teitsi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but France was well out of range. Poor timing from Teitsi.
France throws a leg kick but Teitsi checks it.
Teitsi tried to counter with a leg kick but France avoided it.
Teitsi misses with the combination.
France shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teitsi defends it nicely.
Teitsi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Matti Teitsi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teitsi looks to land a body kick but France moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Teitsi. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France scores with a punch to the head.
France shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
France slips a straight right by Teitsi.
Teitsi throws a shot from downtown. France moves away and avoids it.
Teitsi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matti Teitsi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teitsi throws an overhand right that lands on France's shoulder, as France tries to avoid the shot.
France throws a sloppy head kick and Teitsi moves out of range easily.
Teitsi misses with a kick to the body.
France lands a high kick!
France avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
France tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darwin France seems to be getting the better of the standup.
France connects with a right hand. Teitsi shakes it off.
Teitsi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
France swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teitsi is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi blocks a head kick by France.
France tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teitsi was well out of range. Poor timing from France.
Teitsi wants to land a leg kick but France is out of range.
France is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Teitsi misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
France throws out a loose jab but Teitsi uses good head movement to avoid it.
France uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teitsi.
Teitsi scores with a kick to the body.
Teitsi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
France displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teitsi throws out the jab.
Teitsi tries to clinch up but France circles away and keeps his distance.
France throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
France lands a really nice looking cross but Teitsi seems unphased.
Teitsi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi leaves France with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Teitsi swings for the body but France moves out of range.
Teitsi throws a hook but France avoids it easily.
France is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
France stuns Teitsi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Teitsi moves away from the strike by France.
France swats away the attempt to clinch by Teitsi.
France misses with a straight right.
Teitsi throws a looping overhand right but France ducks down to avoid it.
Teitsi connects with a solid leg kick.
France misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
France fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
France shoots in looking for a takedown but Teitsi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing France's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
France tries to move into range but Teitsi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
France misses with a wild body shot.
France shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than France was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
France misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
France goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Teitsi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in France's guard! Nice work there by Teitsi!
Teitsi is looking to work some ground and pound but France has wrist control.
Teitsi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Matti Teitsi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darwin France's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by France.
France tries for a takedown but Teitsi circles away easily
and Teitsi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Teitsi throws the left hand but France avoids the punch easily.
Teitsi lands a nice looking body shot.
France fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Teitsi there.
France looking to score a takedown here. Teitsi is defending well but France drives through and ends up in Teitsi's guard.
France working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
France throws a strike but Teitsi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
France throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Teitsi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
France bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teitsi's guard.
France postures up in Teitsi's guard and throws a big left but Teitsi blocks it.
France trying to control but Teitsi is working from the bottom.
France postures up in Teitsi's guard and throws a big left but Teitsi blocks it.
France is in close to Teitsi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Teitsi keeping moving, preventing France from controlling successfully.
France postures up in Teitsi's guard and throws a big left but Teitsi blocks it.
Darwin France has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France trying to control the position from guard on top but Teitsi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
France won't allow Teitsi to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
France drops back looking for a leg! Teitsi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teitsi manages to kick France off! France jumps back into Teitsi's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teitsi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Teitsi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teitsi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows France to score an easy takedown into full guard.
France won't allow Teitsi to sweep him here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
France throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France works a leg free and moves into half guard.
France is thwarting Teitsi's attempts to control the position.
France throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
France is trying to control the action in half guard but Teitsi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Teitsi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Teitsi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
France wants to control from the top but Teitsi keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
France throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi thows a leg kick but France checks it
so France counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
France works a leg free and moves into half guard.
France sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Teitsi defending well though.
Teitsi trying to hold on to France's head to control him but France postures up.
France prevents Teitsi from improving his position.
France is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
France is looking to advance position but Teitsi won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin France comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think France 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darwin France!
Darwin France 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by LL CoolJ - Headsprung. Gravius has chosen Morrowind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Gravius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gravius.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Gravius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Gravius counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Daniel Silva has been cut.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Gravius keeps the fight on the outside.
Gravius swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gravius!
Silva controlling from side mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silva has control of an arm but Gravius manages to advance to Silva's back!
Even with his hooks in, Gravius manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Silva trying to control the hands but Gravius won't let him.
Gravius is riding his opponent, not letting Silva buck him off.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gravius controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gravius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gravius's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gravius.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Gravius stalling.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Gravius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva wants to control but Gravius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Gravius wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Gravius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gravius is working away from the top position though.
Gravius trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gravius misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gravius checks a low kick from Silva.
Gravius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Gravius is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sellus Gravius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gravius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gravius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gravius is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gravius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva digs a good hook to Gravius's body.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws a hook but Gravius avoids it easily.
Gravius checks a leg kick.
Gravius is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A solid body kick from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Gravius. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva avoiding damage as Gravius throws knees to the body.
Gravius is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gravius obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gravius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gravius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gravius cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Gravius throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Sellus Gravius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gravius bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gravius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravius slips a straight right by Silva.
Sellus Gravius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Gravius tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Gravius avoids the body shot from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gravius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Gravius looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva avoids the head kick by Gravius.
Gravius thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gravius throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Gravius throws a shot to the body.
Gravius misses with a double jab.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravius.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravius.
Gravius moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Gravius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Gravius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Gravius's front leg but catches the back leg as Gravius tries to avoid it.
Daniel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva rushes Gravius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gravius missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gravius misses with a body punch.
A short right from Silva.
Gravius prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gravius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gravius has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Gravius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gravius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Gravius tries to tie him up.
Gravius can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gravius's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gravius landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravius lands an uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gravius landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gravius obliges.
Gravius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gravius pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Gravius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sellus Gravius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gravius feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Silva sprawling to the canvas! Silva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gravius finish him?!
Gravius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crunch! Gravius slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravius looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Gravius backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Silva's temple! It sends Silva violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Gravius celebrates and the doctors try to help Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Sellus Gravius!
Sellus Gravius is the new super heavyweight champion!
Sellus Gravius gave a mention to LOPS 160q $149 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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