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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winnfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie. Brian Mason has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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277 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield throws out a counter right but Mason avoids it with no problem.
Mason throws a sloppy body shot
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winnfield slips a jab and a cross from Mason.
Mason with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've been informed that Winnfield has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason scores with a nice head shot.
Brian Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winnfield will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mason throws a hook to the side of Winnfield's head but Winnfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Winnfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mason is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winnfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Mason's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mason scores with a jab.
Mason misses with a lunging right hand
letting Winnfield counter with a right hand.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Winnfield ducks down to avoid it.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Mason scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winnfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Winnfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mason changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason dives in and scores a takedown into Winnfield's guard.
Mason passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mason lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mason working the body and head with strikes.
Mason creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Winnfield sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mason wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winnfield keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason throws a strike aimed at the side of Winnfield's head but Winnfield avoids it well.
Mason working the ground and pound but Winnfield is defending the strikes.
Winnfield managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mason.
We've been hearing that Mason has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mason wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winnfield keeps working.
Winnfield is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason is putting a hurting on Winnfield here, landing some big shots from side control.
Winnfield is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mason working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason trying to control the position but Winnfield is working away.
Winnfield taking punishment in the form of punches.
Winnfield wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Winnfield avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mason.
Winnfield prevents Mason from moving into mount.
Mason with the ground and pound but Winnfield regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a strike but Winnfield avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mason throws a big right hand that misses.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mason landing some decent shots from guard.
Mason throws a big right hand that misses.
Mason throws a big right hand that misses.
Winnfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Winnfield, not yet.
Mason 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.
Mason working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mason stands and throws Winnfield's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Winnfield defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winnfield is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Winnfield taking a bit of punishment here - Mason scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Winnfield sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mason will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mason throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Winnfield to regain full guard.
Mason is in close to Winnfield's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mason throwing strikes but missing.
Winnfield lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mason is adopting a defensive guard.
Winnfield postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mason dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winnfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Winnfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mason tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winnfield defends well and Mason ends up having to push Winnfield into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Winnfield throws a hook but Mason avoids it easily.
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Winnfield.
Mason tries to counter with a takedown but Winnfield is quick to defend against it.
Winnfield misses with a looping left.
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winnfield.
Winnfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mason throws a shot to the body.
Mason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason moves away from the strike by Winnfield.
A big left from Winnfield misses.
Mason half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Winnfield is just out of range.
Mason on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mason slips under a jab.
A big right from Mason misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason shoots and misses
and Winnfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mason swinging wildly here.
A big right from Mason misses.
Winnfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mason moves away from the strike by Winnfield.
Decent striking displayed by Winnfield there.
Winnfield misses with a straight left.
Mason feinted with a counter takedown.
Winnfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Mason misses with a hook. Winnfield ducked under it nicely.
Winnfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
A telegraphed right hand from Winnfield misses the target.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Winnfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Winnfield moves away and avoids it.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Mason misses with an uppercut
and Winnfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield clobbers Mason with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mason tests Winnfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winnfield manages to avoid it.
Winnfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winnfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice side step and Winnfield releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Winnfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason feinted with a counter takedown.
Mason throws a poor cross that misses
and Winnfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winnfield throws a series of punches but Mason avoids them all with ease.
Jules Winnfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason throws the left hand but Winnfield avoids the punch easily.
Jules Winnfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mason looks up at the clock and then as Winnfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mason smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mason tries to advance to mount but Winnfield denies him.
Winnfield bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mason scores with the left hand. Winnfield knows he should have avoided that one.
Winnfield scores with a body shot.
Mason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Winnfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Winnfield lands a nice looking body shot.
Mason moves out of range as Winnfield strikes.
Mason digs a good hook to Winnfield's body.
Winnfield clobbers Mason with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mason lands with a hook. Winnfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Winnfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winnfield's hands.
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!
Winnfield connects with a single shot there.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winnfield can do to turn this around?
Mason fails with the takedown
enabling Winnfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mason.
Winnfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mason doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winnfield moves out of range as Mason strikes.
A jab from Mason misses.
Winnfield lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mason misses the shot to the body.
Winnfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mason misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
Mason attempts a counter takedown but Winnfield avoids it well and moves away.
Mason misses with a body shot
enabling Winnfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Winnfield lands an overhand right.
Winnfield throws a low kick, looking for Mason's leg but Mason calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jules Winnfield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Winnfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Mason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winnfield on the side of the head.
Mason is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winnfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
Mason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Winnfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winnfield counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winnfield ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
It seemed like Winnfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Winnfield ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
Winnfield throws a leg kick but Mason moved away.
Winnfield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Winnfield moves away and avoids it.
Winnfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winnfield avoids the body shot from Mason.
Winnfield's corner calls for a 1-2. Winnfield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winnfield catches Mason with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Winnfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winnfield.
Winnfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winnfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Winnfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mason in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Mason misses the target.
Mason swings for the body but Winnfield moves out of range.
Mason misses with a lunging right hand
and Winnfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winnfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Mason gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Winnfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winnfield scores with a body shot.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason misses with a combination
and Winnfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Mason changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winnfield tries to avoid it but Mason manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winnfield to the ground. Winnfield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Mason backs off Winnfield throws a huge counter combo but Mason manages to avoid it all.
Mason takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winnfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mason scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winnfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Winnfield loads up on a big right hand but Mason slips the punch.
Mason moves away from the strike by Winnfield.
Winnfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mason.
Winnfield appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Winnfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Winnfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winnfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mason doesn't seem bothered though.
Mason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winnfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mason shoots in but Winnfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mason looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Winnfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mason takes a swing at Winnfield's ribcage but misses.
Mason throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt - Winnfield sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winnfield manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Winnfield ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Nice sprawl there from Winnfield as Mason shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a right hand that Mason ducks under and follows up with a left that Mason also avoids with ease.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winnfield moves away.
Winnfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Winnfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason throws a shot from downtown. Winnfield moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winnfield! But no joy.
Mason misses with a body shot
and Winnfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mason lands with a good body shot.
Winnfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Winnfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winnfield 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Winnfield!
An out of breath Jules Winnfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamad Al Zahran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings 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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182 lbs
27 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Hamad Al Zahran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Zahran.
Le has closed the distance and engaged Al Zahran in a clinch.
Al Zahran drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Al Zahran prevents a body shot from Le.
Al Zahran scores with a hook to the body.
Le lands a good knee to the midsection. Al Zahran won't want to take too many of those.
Le misses with the head strike.
Al Zahran goes for a takedown attempt but Le pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Al Zahran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Al Zahran there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Hamad Al Zahran has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Zahran slips a straight right by Le.
Al Zahran attempts a counter takedown but Le avoids it well and moves away.
Le darts in and clinches Al Zahran up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Le just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Zahran's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Le takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Le misses with a punch to the body.
Al Zahran pressing his opponent against the cage.
Le throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Le is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Al Zahran cracks Le with a nice body shot.
Al Zahran misses with the head strike.
Al Zahran misses with some punches.
Al Zahran scores with a hook to the body.
Al Zahran has Le pushed against the cage.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran prevents a body shot from Le.
Al Zahran tries to score a body lock takedown but Le shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamad Al Zahran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Le has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Le fails to land.
Le's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Le creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Zahran looking for a takedown.
Al Zahran avoids the elbow strike from Le, against the cage.
Al Zahran wants a takedown but no success here.
Le lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Al Zahran or not.
Le lands a body punch.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Al Zahran can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Le gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Al Zahran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le.
Al Zahran blocks an elbow strike from Le.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Le just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Zahran's brow.
Le lands an elbow inside that Al Zahran shrugs off.
Le works on Al Zahran's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Zahran.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran misses with the head strike.
Le misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Le just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Zahran's brow.
Al Zahran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Zahran avoids the elbow strike from Le, against the cage.
Le throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Al Zahran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Le fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Le scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phan Tran Le dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Le is looking to clinch but Al Zahran is avoiding it.
Le has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le throws a big shot that misses.
Le looks to throw the jab but Al Zahran is out of range.
Al Zahran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Le misses with a straight right.
Al Zahran changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Al Zahran throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Le steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Al Zahran moves out of range as Le throws a body kick.
Al Zahran slips a jab from Le.
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Zahran.
Al Zahran half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Zahran manages to avoid it.
Al Zahran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Zahran shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le missing with a left hand there. Al Zahran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Zahran drops his hands momentarily and Le takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Le misses with a body kick.
Al Zahran misses with a hook. Le ducked under it nicely.
Al Zahran misses with a wild body shot.
Le is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Al Zahran with a body shot.
Al Zahran throws a low kick but Le avoids it.
Le swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Zahran half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Al Zahran throws a leg kick but Le sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Le throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Al Zahran attempts a counter takedown but Le avoids it well and moves away.
Al Zahran avoids the head kick by Le.
Al Zahran cracks Le with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Zahran manages to avoid it.
Le doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Zahran circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Al Zahran's head.
Le throws an off balance right hand
and Al Zahran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Le kicks Al Zahran off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Zahran half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Le tries to clinch
and Al Zahran counters with a takedown into side control.
Al Zahran throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Le keeping his opponent close.
Le prevents Al Zahran from improving position.
Al Zahran is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Al Zahran has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Al Zahran working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Al Zahran working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Al Zahran 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.
Le tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Le parries the strikes from Al Zahran easily there. Al Zahran is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Le to escape.
Le stops Al Zahran from passing to mount.
Le dodges the ground and pound from Al Zahran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Al Zahran tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Al Zahran has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Al Zahran decides to stand up, so the ref orders Le to his feet.
Le misses with a straight right.
Le tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Zahran attempts a counter takedown but Le avoids it well and moves away.
Le misses with a low kick.
Le cracks Al Zahran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Le scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Le fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Al Zahran checks it well.
Al Zahran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le stuns Al Zahran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phan Tran Le showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hamad Al Zahran's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
Al Zahran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le.
Al Zahran throws a low kick but Le moves out of range easily.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Zahran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le throws a hook to the side of Al Zahran's head but Al Zahran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le looks to throw the jab but Al Zahran is out of range.
Al Zahran changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Al Zahran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Al Zahran darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Le misses with a body shot.
Al Zahran appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Le doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Zahran circles away.
Al Zahran drops down looking for a counter takedown but Le sprawls and moves away.
Le connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Al Zahran's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Zahran slips a jab from Le.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Zahran. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Zahran walks into a stiff left hand from Le.
Le throws a body shot but no joy.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le misses with an uppercut.
Al Zahran tries to counter with a takedown but Le is quick to defend against it.
Al Zahran throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le throws a nice looking combination but Al Zahran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le avoids the body shot from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Zahran half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Al Zahran moves into range and connects with a jab.
Al Zahran cracks Le with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Phan Tran Le is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Zahran blocks a jab.
Al Zahran tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Le defends well and Al Zahran ends up having to push Le into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Le throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Zahran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Le.
Al Zahran changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Al Zahran on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Zahran.
Al Zahran misses with a body punch
and Le counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Zahran manages to avoid it.
Al Zahran changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Le wants to clinch up but Al Zahran keeps it at a distance.
Hamad Al Zahran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Al Zahran slips under a jab.
Le is looking to score with low kicks.
Al Zahran misses with a hook. Le ducked under it nicely.
Le pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Zahran feinted with a counter takedown.
Le gets a clinch.
Le doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Zahran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Zahran is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Le is defending well.
Al Zahran works on Le's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hamad Al Zahran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Al Zahran.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Al Zahran is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Al Zahran is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Le controlling the action here for a moment.
Le prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phan Tran Le comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Le winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phan Tran Le!
Phan Tran Le seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between K.J. Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). J. Choi and Leeroy Russo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, K.J. Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Russo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Choi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Choi keeps the fight on the outside.
Russo moves into range and clinches up with Choi.
Russo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russos head.
Russo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Russo misses with the head strike.
Choi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Russo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
Choi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Choi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Choi managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Choi lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russo missing with knees to the body.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Choi avoids the damage to the body.
Russo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Choi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Choi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Russo.
Russo tries a knee to the head but Choi blocks it.
Russo scores with a hook to the body.
Russo misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Choi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choi lands a body shot.
Russo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Russo tries a body shot but Choi blocks it.
Russo looking to slow down the pace here.
Choi is trying to pull guard but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Choi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Choi tries to throw a body punch but Russo avoids it by throwing Choi back against the cage.
Russo prevents a body shot from Choi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russo blocks a body shot from Choi.
Russo is struggling to control the position.
Choi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Choi.
Russo taking a breather.
Russo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russo prevents a body shot from Choi.
Choi struggles to land a body shot inside as Russo controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Russo is pushing Choi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Choi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
Choi can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
Choi misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russo.
Russo stops a takedown attempt from Choi.
Choi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
Knees to the body from Russo.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as Choi controls the action.
Russo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Choi.
Russo prevents a body shot from Choi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Choi gets through Russo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Choi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Choi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for K.J. Choi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi jumps guard.
Choi looking for a guillotine here but Russo defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Russo wants to stand but Choi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Choi wants to improve his position but instead Russo has moved into half guard.
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 K.J. Choi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Choi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Russo dodges the punch combination from Choi.
Choi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Choi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Choi scores with a decent looking hook.
Choi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russo can do to turn this around?
Choi instigates a clinch.
Choi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Choi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Choi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Russo gets underhooks to prevent Choi's takedown attempt.
Russo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Russo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi trying to control the position but instead, Russo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Choi into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Choi fails to land.
Russo blocks the elbow strike.
Choi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.
Choi tries for a takedown but Russo manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for K.J. Choi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi throws a big uppercut that drops Russo! More strikes from Choi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Russo lies dazed against the cage as Choi celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). K.J. Choi!
K.J. Choi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Leeroy Russo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn these kids keeps getting quicker and stronger. I'm not sure how many fights I got left in me, but I'll give it my all until I can't anymore!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Fenix misses its intended target.
Harrington feints a counter leg kick.
Fenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrington moves away.
Harrington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fenix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fenix blocks a head kick by Harrington.
Harrington throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fenix checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Harrington.
Harrington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harrington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Marcus Fenix has been cut.
Harrington throws a low kick, looking for Fenix's leg but Fenix calmly moves out of range.
Fenix lands a right hook to the body.
Harrington motions for Fenix to come forward. Harrington throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fenix misses with a right hand
and Harrington counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Fenix misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix throws a sloppy head kick and Harrington moves out of range easily.
Fenix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrington makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fenix really felt that one!
Fenix swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fenix misses with a looping left.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harrington throws the kick towards the body but Fenix avoids it.
Fenix misses with a looping right.
Fenix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fenix.
Harrington avoids the body shot from Fenix.
Harrington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fenix throws out the jab.
Harrington is looking to land body kicks.
Fenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it.
Harrington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Fenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fenix has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ashley Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fenix.
Fenix misses with an uppercut.
Harrington is looking to score with low kicks.
Harrington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fenix.
Fenix lands a nice hook to Harrington's body. Harrington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fenix.
Fenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrington.
Decent striking displayed by Fenix there.
Fenix lunges at Harrington with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harrington's hand.
Fenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harrington connects with an inside leg kick.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fenix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenix moves away.
Harrington looks for the body kick but Fenix saw that one coming.
Fenix scores with a jab. Harrington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harrington is looking to chop away at Fenix's legs.
Marcus Fenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fenix.
It looks like Fenix has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Fenix scores with a hook.
Fenix connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fenix misses with a kick to the body.
Fenix misses with a looping left.
Harrington tries a quick counter leg kick but Fenix is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrington.
Fenix throws a hook but Harrington blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Fenix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrington throws a leg kick that misses.
Fenix misses with a hook to the body
and Fenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrington looks to land a body kick but Fenix moved away.
Fenix misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Fenix. That snapped Harrington's head back.
Fenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harrington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fenix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harrington scrambles back to his feet.
Harrington misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Fenix misses its target.
Good leg kick by Fenix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harrington takes a swing at Fenix's ribcage but misses.
Fenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fenix tests Harrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Fenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Fenix's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenix.
Fenix closes the distance and pushes Harrington back into the cage.
Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fenix blocks an uppercut.
Fenix blocks an uppercut.
Fenix blocks an uppercut.
Harrington is leaning against Fenix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harrington displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fenix up against the cage.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Fenix.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harrington.
Fenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fenix works on Harrington's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
Harrington lands with a short shot to the head.
Fenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington can't find room to land a body shot as Fenix controls the action.
Fenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fenix misses with some punches.
Fenix tries a body shot but Harrington blocks it.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fenix blocks an uppercut.
Fenix working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington taking a breather.
Harrington misses with a body punch.
Come on Harrington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harrington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fenix stalling in the clinch but Harrington improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
Harrington prevents a body shot from Fenix.
Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fenix.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harrington.
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!
Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrington throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fenix misses with a body punch.
Harrington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrington blocks a body shot from Fenix.
Fenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Harrington.
A nice left hand lands by Harrington.
Harrington blocks an uppercut.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harrington blocks a body shot from Fenix.
Fenix prevents a body shot from Harrington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrington.
Harrington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harrington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harrington lands a body shot.
Harrington misses with the head strike.
Ashley Harrington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenix prevents a body shot from Harrington.
Harrington misses with a body punch.
Harrington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fenix is keeping busy.
Harrington misses with a punch on the inside.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Harrington working aggressively here.
Harrington being controlled against the cage.
Fenix tries to work over Harrington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ashley Harrington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Fenix's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Harrington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fenix.
Harrington throws a big counter head kick but Fenix avoids it with no problem.
Fenix has a takedown stuffed.
Fenix decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet.
Harrington is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Fenix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harrington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fenix throwing shots but Harrington is blocking nicely.
Harrington manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fenix lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington ducks under a wild hook from Fenix.
Harrington thumps Fenix with a low kick.
Harrington lands a head kick!
Fenix lands a nice hook to Harrington's body. Harrington takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harrington throws a lazy right hand but Fenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fenix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrington as he jumps to the side.
Fenix backing away here, and Harrington unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fenix.
Fenix scores with a jab to the head.
Fenix connects with a body shot.
Fenix throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harrington there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
Fenix blocks a low kick nicely.
Harrington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Fenix moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fenix throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harrington was covering up waiting for the punch and Fenix finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fenix throws a strike but Harrington rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fenix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fenix not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harrington has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fenix is proving hard to escape from.
Harrington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fenix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harrington is aware though and is defending well.
Fenix is trying to keep Harrington in close.
Fenix is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Harrington is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Harrington is looking to stand up but Fenix won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harrington gets to his feet - Fenix follows without any prompting.
Fenix throws a chopping leg kick but Harrington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And Harrington responds with a good body kick, but Fenix manages to step out the way in time.
Harrington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fenix avoids a kick to the body.
As Harrington tries to get set, Fenix tries to push him back and clinch up but Harrington manages to avoid the attempt.
Fenix looks to land a left hand but Harrington moved out of range nicely.
Fenix scores with a body shot.
Harrington takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harrington manages to avoid it.
Harrington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marcus Fenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Fenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Fenix.
I think Fenix 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Fenix!
Marcus Fenix managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russian Zombie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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153 lbs
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158 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson misses with a double jab
and Zombie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zombie scores with a hook to the body. Henson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zombie rushes Henson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zombie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zombie works on Henson's body with a couple of short punches.
Zombie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zombie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henson misses with a looping right.
Henson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zombie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Bradley Henson has been cut.
Zombie moves away from the strike by Henson.
Zombie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zombie there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henson throws a sloppy body shot
and Zombie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henson scores with a body shot.
Henson lands with a good body shot.
Henson looks to land a left hand but Zombie moved out of range nicely.
Henson throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie throws a jab when Henson was well out of range.
A jab from Henson does it's job there.
Zombie has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Henson misses with a hook
enabling Zombie to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zombie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zombie has Henson up against the cage in a clinch.
Zombie lands with a light punch inside.
Henson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henson wants to break free but Zombie has control.
Zombie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
Zombie has Henson pressed against the cage.
Henson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henson.
Zombie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Henson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henson is looking to break free of the clinch but Zombie has double underhooks.
Henson can't break the clinch.
Henson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zombie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henson misses with a left hand
and Zombie counters with a nice uppercut.
Henson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henson throws a big shot that misses.
Zombie has managed to clinch.
A short left from Zombie.
Zombie lands with a short shot to the head.
Zombie can't find room to land a body shot as Henson controls the action.
Henson is trying to break the clinch but Zombie is controlling him.
Zombie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henson up against the cage.
Zombie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zombie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Henson misses with a wild body shot.
Henson misses with a straight left.
Henson misses with an uppercut
and Zombie counters with a three punch combo that has Henson backing up. Henson nods at Zombie to acknowledge the strikes.
Zombie has Henson up against the cage in a clinch.
Zombie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Henson fails to land.
Zombie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henson working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Henson.
Zombie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zombie after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Henson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zombie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Still in the clinch, Zombie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zombie's elbow.
Zombie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Henson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Zombie on the inside.
Zombie slowing the pace effectively.
Henson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zombie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zombie throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Henson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zombie has Henson up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Zombie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bradley Henson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henson slips a straight right by Zombie.
Zombie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Henson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zombie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zombie connects with a crisp jab.
Zombie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zombie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zombie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henson connects with a nice looking jab.
Henson gets tackled into the cage by Zombie. Zombie maintains the clinch.
Henson can't break the clinch.
Henson tries to throw a body punch but Zombie avoids it by throwing Henson back against the cage.
Zombie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henson swings wildly with an uppercut but Zombie uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zombie pushes Henson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zombie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zombie thuds a left hand into Henson's body.
Zombie moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zombie after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zombie scores with a shot to the side of Henson's head.
Zombie lands with a short shot to the head.
Henson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Henson throws a punch but it's blocked by Zombie.
Still in the clinch, Zombie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zombie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henson scores with a hook to the body. Zombie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henson misses with a hook to the body
letting Zombie counter with a right hand.
Zombie throws out a loose jab but Henson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henson connects with a right hand. Zombie shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zombie misses with a looping left.
Henson throws a sloppy body shot
and Zombie counters with a stiff right hand.
Russian Zombie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Zombie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zombie tests Henson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zombie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zombie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zombie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henson misses with an uppercut
and Zombie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henson is rocked!
Zombie instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Henson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zombie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zombie manages to break the clinch.
Zombie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zombie.
Zombie slips a jab from Henson.
Henson cracks Zombie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henson lands a nice shot that snaps Zombie's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a body punch
and Henson counters with a stiff right hand.
Henson ducks under a wild hook from Zombie.
Henson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Zombie counter with a right hand.
Henson misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Zombie misses.
Henson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Henson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zombie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henson at a distance.
Henson swings for the body but Zombie moves out of range.
Henson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zombie manages to avoid it.
Henson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zombie counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henson misses with a hook
and Henson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Henson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henson misses the jab.
Zombie drops Henson with a huge uppercut! Henson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Zombie is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russian Zombie!
Russian Zombie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tio Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Proctor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes to the cage accompanied by Get Ready For This. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michael Proctor enters the cage!
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31
242 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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31
285 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tio Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Proctor misses
and Malone counters with a stiff right hand.
Malone throws an off balance right hand
and Proctor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Malone misses.
We've been informed that Proctor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Proctor takes one on the button.
Malone throws a looping overhand right but Proctor ducks down to avoid it.
Proctor tries a head kick but it misses.
Malone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Proctor.
Malone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malone catches Proctor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Proctor manages to avoid it.
Proctor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Proctor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malone with a body shot.
Malone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Malone throws a right hand that misses
letting Proctor counter with a right hand.
It looks like Tio Malone has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone misses with a looping left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Proctor.
Malone slips a jab from Proctor.
Proctor throws a sloppy head kick and Malone moves out of range easily.
Malone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Malone misses.
Malone connects with a leg kick. Proctor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malone misses with a body shot.
Proctor checks a low kick from Malone.
Malone misses with a shot to the body
and Proctor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Proctor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Malone - just one landing.
Proctor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Malone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Proctor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Proctor throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Malone misses its target.
Proctor throws a body shot but no joy.
Malone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Malone throws a shot from downtown. Proctor moves away and avoids it.
Proctor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Proctor slips under a jab.
Malone looks to throw the jab but Proctor is out of range.
Malone misses with a low kick.
Malone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Proctor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone scores with a head kick.
Malone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Proctor manages to avoid it.
Proctor replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Malone blocks it well.
Proctor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malone misses with a straight left.
Malone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proctor.
Proctor throws a big shot that misses.
Malone wants to land a leg kick but Proctor is out of range.
Proctor throws out a counter right but Malone avoids it with no problem.
Proctor throws a jab but it's blocked by Malone.
Malone throws the left hand but Proctor avoids the punch easily.
Proctor keeps Malone at a distance using the push kick.
Malone avoids the head kick by Proctor.
Malone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proctor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Proctor misses with a hook. Malone ducked under it nicely.
Malone tries to move into range but Proctor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tio Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Proctor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Malone avoids the head kick by Proctor.
Malone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Proctor throws an off balance right hand
and Proctor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Proctor lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Malone misses.
Donk. Malone catches Proctor right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tio Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tio Malone's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Proctor throws an overhand right that drops Malone like a sack of potatoes! Proctor dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Proctor!
After the fight, Michael Proctor 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Simengwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simengwa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Afande Sele feat Ditto - Darubini kali kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! LeBron James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
22 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baraka Simengwa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fakes the leg kick and cracks Simengwa in the body.
Simengwa fails with the takedown.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Simengwa.
James looks to land a left hand but Simengwa moved out of range nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Simengwa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James throws out a loose jab but Simengwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simengwa blocks a jab.
Simengwa tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Simengwa clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simengwa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics James uses from the top position.
We've been hearing good reports from James's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Simengwa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Simengwa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simengwa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simengwa is keeping the position for now.
Simengwa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simengwa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Simengwa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead James passes into side control.
Simengwa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
James tries to get to full guard but Simengwa has control of the leg.
Simengwa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
James is positioning himself well to prevent Simengwa advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control but Simengwa postures up.
Simengwa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. James doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Simengwa.
James trying to hold on to Simengwa's head to control him but Simengwa postures up.
Simengwa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
James wants to control but Simengwa is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
James regains full guard. Nicely done.
Simengwa tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
James controlling the position.
Simengwa wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
James is trying to keep Simengwa in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Simengwa forces James back against the cage and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simengwa tries to pull guard but James forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
James manages to break the clinch.
James misses with a kick to the body.
Baraka Simengwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simengwa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baraka Simengwa will probably get the nod.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Simengwa checks a leg kick.
Simengwa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simengwa wants to clinch.
James tries to score with a low kick but Simengwa moves his leg out of the way.
James sets himself, and Simengwa steps forward looking for the clinch! James avoids it this time.
Simengwa tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simengwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James feinted there with a counter leg kick.
James throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Simengwa's head.
It looks like Baraka Simengwa has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is looking to score with low kicks.
James throws a body kick that misses.
Simengwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James throws a big counter combination but Simengwa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
James misses with a hook. Simengwa ducked under it nicely.
LeBron James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Simengwa off the cage and back into range.
James throws a quick inside leg kick.
Simengwa tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Simengwa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James lands with a kick to the ribs.
James throws a low kick but Simengwa moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from James.
Simengwa takes the fight into the clinch.
Simengwa blocks an elbow strike from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa wants a takedown.
James lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from James.
Simengwa is breathing heavily.
James breaks 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!
James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simengwa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around James's waist but James gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Simengwa off to one side.
James scores with a kick to the midsection.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simengwa.
James connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Simengwa moves out of range easily.
Simengwa is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simengwa tries to clinch up.
Simengwa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
LeBron James is winning the standup battle so far.
James misses with a body kick.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simengwa can do to turn this around?
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simengwa.
James misses with a low kick as Simengwa jumps back.
James throws a wild body kick that Simengwa sees coming a mile off.
Simengwa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like James was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
LeBron James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baraka Simengwa.
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
Simengwa rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
Simengwa is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simengwa moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
Simengwa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
James fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James throws a front kick aimed at Simengwa's knee but Simengwa avoids it well.
Simengwa feints the counter takedown.
Simengwa shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Simengwa.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
Simengwa tries to clinch
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Simengwa thinking.
A good leg kick by James.
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!
Simengwa walks forward, straight into a front kick from James.
Simengwa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Simengwa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeBron James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baraka Simengwa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
James misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simengwa.
Simengwa is looking to clinch.
Simengwa shoots in looking for a takedown but James manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Simengwa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
James scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Simengwa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says James as he avoids it easily.
LeBron James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baraka Simengwa.
Simengwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Simengwa wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Simengwa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simengwa moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James throws a low kick, looking for Simengwa's leg but Simengwa calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Simengwa's hands.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Simengwa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James misses with an elbow strike.
Simengwa takes an elbow to the forehead.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
Simengwa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simengwa is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Simengwa has his back to the cage.
A short left from James.
Simengwa jumps guard but James turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Simengwa tries for a takedown but James manages to get underhooks.
James misses with an elbow strike.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simengwa is rocked!
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simengwa is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James trying to land knees to the body.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simengwa seems to have recovered his senses.
LeBron James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
James lands with a short punch from the clinch.
James crunches a lovely knee into Simengwa's ribcage.
James landing knees to the body.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simengwa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Simengwa moves out of range of the body kick from James.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
James with a nice cross.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James scores with a jab. Simengwa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot lands for James.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simengwa shoots in but no luck this time.
James throws a counter high kick but Simengwa was just alert enough to avoid it.
James throws a leg kick which misses Simengwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Simengwa tries to avoid it.
Simengwa tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Simengwa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simengwa blocks an elbow strike.
Simengwa dodges an elbow strike from James.
Simengwa tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
James lands an elbow inside that Simengwa shrugs off.
Simengwa is working for takedown but James is calmly controlling the position for now.
James has Simengwa pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Simengwa is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from James - that's hurt Simengwa badly! Oh, another knee lands and Simengwa is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Simengwa doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). LeBron James!
LeBron James 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 Vladislav Maslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maslow's entrance music is Werewolves Of London. A fine choice. Drost has chosen Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladislav Maslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maslow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maslow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maslow wants to slow Drost down by chopping away at his legs.
Maslow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Maslow misses
and Drost counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maslow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maslow misses with a wild body shot.
Drost forces Maslow back against the cage and clinches.
Maslow wants to break free but Drost has control.
Maslow wants a takedown but no success here.
Drost working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Maslow.
Drost is struggling to control the position.
Drost misses with the head strike.
Drost effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Drost on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drost.
Maslow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drost pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maslow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drost throws out the jab.
Maslow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drost.
Maslow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drost now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vladislav Maslow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drost lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maslow cracks the inside of Drost's front leg.
Maslow tries a low kick but Drost avoids it.
Maslow looks to land a body kick but Drost moved away.
Maslow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost throws a jab but it's blocked by Maslow.
A cross from Maslow lands.
Drost missing with a left hand there. Maslow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maslow missing with a left hand there. Drost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drost misses with a two punch combination.
Drost has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drost misses with a two punch combination.
Drost pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maslow is out of range and Drost settles back down.
Maslow tries a head kick but it misses.
Maslow lands with a good body shot.
Maslow slips a jab from Drost.
Maslow throws a poor cross that misses
and Drost counters with a straight right hand.
Maslow misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost connects with a body shot that sends Maslow's belly button to the back.
Drost darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maslow moves out of range of the strikes.
Maslow tried to counter with a leg kick but Drost avoided it.
Maslow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maslow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drost. Drost circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
Drost clinches up with Maslow and pushes him back against the cage.
Drost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maslow up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drost.
Maslow blocks a body shot from Drost.
Drost lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Drost - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost swings wildly with an uppercut but Maslow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drost drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maslow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Drost.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drost moves away from the strike by Maslow.
Drost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maslow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maslow with a body shot.
Maslow misses with a body shot.
Maslow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drost.
Maslow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maslow throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Drost was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Doomsday Drost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maslow.
Maslow cracks the inside of Drost's front leg.
Maslow is looking to score with low kicks.
Drost throws the kick towards the body but Maslow avoids it.
Drost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maslow was well out of range. Poor timing from Drost.
Maslow is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Drost.
Maslow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drost.
A countering left hand to the body from Drost misses.
Maslow looks for the body kick but Drost saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maslow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Drost has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maslow.
Drost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maslow.
Drost avoids the head kick by Maslow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maslow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maslow scores with a nice body kick.
Maslow throws a push kick but Drost slaps the foot to one side.
Maslow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maslow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drost is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maslow with a body shot.
Drost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maslow.
Maslow jabs Drost right on the nose. Drost blinks but takes it well.
Vladislav Maslow is winning the standup battle so far.
Maslow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maslow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maslow scores with a spinning back kick!
Drost keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drost throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drost throws the left hand but Maslow avoids the punch easily.
Maslow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drost! But no joy.
Maslow throws the kick towards the body but Drost avoids it.
Drost looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maslow blocks a jab.
Doomsday Drost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maslow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drost takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Drost misses.
Maslow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drost. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maslow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drost.
Drost misses with a hook. Maslow ducked under it nicely.
Maslow looks to throw the jab but Drost is out of range.
Drost walks into a stiff left hand from Maslow.
Drost changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maslow throws a lazy body kick
and Drost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drost misses with an uppercut. Maslow saw that one coming.
Maslow slips a jab and a cross from Drost.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maslow, right into the meat.
Maslow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drost scores with a shot to the body.
Maslow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drost swivels and escapes.
Drost throws out a counter right but Maslow avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maslow moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drost checks a leg kick.
Drost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maslow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drost just manages to avoid it.
Drost sizes up Maslow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Maslow is looking to score with low kicks.
Drost looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maslow misses with a kick to the body.
Drost fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maslow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drost throws a poor cross that misses
and Maslow counters with a nice uppercut.
Maslow lands a jab-cross combination.
Maslow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Drost counter with a right hand.
Maslow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maslow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladislav Maslow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drost throws a body punch but Maslow moves out of range.
Maslow thows a leg kick but Drost checks it
letting Drost counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Maslow misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Drost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maslow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Drost.
A big right from Drost misses.
Maslow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drost.
Maslow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drost counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maslow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Maslow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drost looks to land a left hand but Maslow moved out of range nicely.
Drost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maslow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maslow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drost missing with a left hand there. Maslow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drost misses with a wild body shot.
Drost just misses with a punch to the body.
Maslow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drost.
Maslow throws a leg kick but Drost checks it.
Drost blocks a head kick by Maslow.
Maslow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maslow misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drost checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maslow feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Drost throws a shot from downtown. Maslow moves away and avoids it.
Drost checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maslow throws a push kick but Drost slaps the foot to one side.
Maslow connects with a nice looking jab.
Maslow misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Drost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maslow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Maslow motions for Drost to come forward. Maslow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maslow lands with a nice body kick.
Maslow throws a leg kick
and Drost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maslow.
Maslow tries a head kick but it misses.
Drost has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maslow.
Drost jabs Maslow right on the nose. Maslow blinks but takes it well.
Maslow throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up Doomsday Drost's cut even more.
Maslow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drost looks to land a left hand but Maslow moved out of range nicely.
Drost avoids the head kick by Maslow.
Drost appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maslow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maslow looks to throw the jab but Drost is out of range.
Maslow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost blocks a low kick nicely.
Drost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maslow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maslow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drost's hands.
Maslow thows a leg kick but Drost checks it
and Drost counters with a nice uppercut.
Drost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maslow manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Drost checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drost throws out a counter right but Maslow avoids it with no problem.
Maslow throws a sloppy head kick
and Drost counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Maslow down! Drost is looking to finish but Maslow is intelligently defending himself.
Maslow is rocked!
Drost working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maslow's head.
Oh Maslow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drost arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Maslow's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Doomsday Drost!
Doomsday Drost seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rob Zombie - Scum of the earth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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184 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
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185 lbs
23 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fernando Alves!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Immanuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
A good leg kick by Alves.
Immanuel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Immanuel throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Immanuel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Immanuel counters with a left to the body.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses.
Immanuel blocks a head kick by Alves.
A clash of legs there as Immanuel blocks the low kick.
A jab lands there for Alves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Immanuel back to the cage. Alves follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Immanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves counters with a body kick.
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Immanuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Immanuel is able to avoid easily.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Immanuel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves.
Immanuel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alves misses with a left hand
and Immanuel counters with a head kick.
Immanuel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alves is out of range and Immanuel settles back down.
Immanuel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Immanuel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Immanuel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alves misses with a looping right.
Immanuel throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Alves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Immanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alves.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Immanuel is out of range.
Alves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves misses with a body kick.
Immanuel throws a hook but Alves blocks it.
Immanuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Immanuel tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Immanuel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Immanuel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alves.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Alves.
Alves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Immanuel tried to score with a low kick but Alves checks it.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Immanuel.
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoids the body shot from Immanuel.
Jab by Alves.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
A little jabbing left from Alves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Immanuel lands a high kick!
Immanuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Alves throws a low kick but Immanuel moves out of range easily.
Alves misses with a body kick.
Immanuel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alves, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Immanuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Alves tries to counter it with a takedown but Immanuel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Alves - just one landing.
Immanuel blocks a head kick by Alves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Immanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Immanuel clobbers Alves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some wild striking there from Immanuel.
Alves throws the left hand but Immanuel avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Immanuel.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Immanuel is just out of range.
Immanuel is looking to wear down Alves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Immanuel blocks a jab.
Immanuel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Immanuel is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alves explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alves scores with a nice strike.
Immanuel misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fernando Alves will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Immanuel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Alves darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Immanuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Immanuel slams his shin into Alves's torso.
Fernando Alves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves cracks Immanuel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Immanuel lands a body shot.
Immanuel moves out of range of the body kick from Alves.
Immanuel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Immanuel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Immanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Immanuel ducks down to avoid it.
Immanuel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immanuel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to clinch up.
Alves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Immanuel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Alves misses.
Immanuel looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Immanuel slips under a jab.
Immanuel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Immanuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Immanuel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Immanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Immanuel ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Immanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Immanuel misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Immanuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immanuel misses with a body kick.
Alves feints the counter takedown.
Immanuel misses with a hook
and Alves counters with a slapping leg kick.
Immanuel with a jab.
Alves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Immanuel tries to clinch up.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves throws a body shot but no joy.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Immanuel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alves can pounce on him.
Alves moves out of range of the leg kick from Immanuel.
Immanuel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to move into range but Alves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Immanuel misses with a body shot.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Immanuel tries to counter by clinching up but Alves breaks away and moves out of range.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Immanuel misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Immanuel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alves scores with a decent looking hook.
Yeshua Immanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Immanuel is able to avoid easily.
Immanuel slips under a jab from Alves.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Immanuel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
Alves lands a really nice looking cross but Immanuel seems unphased.
Immanuel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Immanuel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves blocks the body kick.
Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Immanuel is rocked!
Alves feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Immanuel collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fernando Alves!
After winning the bout, Fernando Alves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Curry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trudeau connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trudeau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Curry on the side of the head.
Curry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
Trudeau throws a shot to the body.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Curry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry connects with a crisp jab.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trudeau.
Trudeau with a jab.
A big left from Curry misses.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trudeau in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trudeau scores with a nice right hand.
Curry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Trudeau lands a glancing blow to the side of Curry's head.
Trudeau takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
Curry is looking to counter punch.
Trudeau throws a sloppy body shot
and Curry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Curry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Curry tried to counter with a leg kick but Trudeau avoided it.
Trudeau keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Curry tries to move into range but Trudeau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trudeau moves out of range as Curry strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curry misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Curry 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!
Trudeau lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Trudeau fails to land.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Curry - that landed with a thud.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Trudeau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Curry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trudeau blocks an uppercut.
Trudeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trudeau's elbow.
Curry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trudeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curry lands a nice shot that snaps Trudeau's head back.
Curry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Curry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Trudeau wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Curry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trudeau's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Trudeau ducks down to avoid it.
Curry scores with a three punch combo!
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Curry circles away.
Curry throws a wild body kick that Trudeau sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut there from Curry.
That has opened up Pierre Trudeau's cut even more.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
Curry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
It looks like Curry has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Trudeau jabs at Curry's body.
Curry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trudeau throws a poor cross that misses
and Trudeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arthur Curry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Trudeau misses
and Curry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau defending well as Curry loads up on a big left hand.
Curry missing with a left hand there. Trudeau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curry misses with a combination
and Trudeau counters with an inside leg kick.
Trudeau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trudeau walks into a stiff left hand from Curry.
Trudeau tries to clinch
and Curry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau is rocked!
The cut above Pierre Trudeau's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Curry throws a front kick that sends Trudeau stumbling back into the cage.
Curry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trudeau is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Trudeau falls backwards - clearly groggy! Curry dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Arthur Curry 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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