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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cheese Scones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jo Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ballinger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ballinger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Queen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Queen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Queen throwing strikes but missing.
Ballinger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Queen lands a couple of elbows.
Queen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ballinger has his foot on Queen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Queen works his way back into a safe position though.
Ballinger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Queen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ballinger is looking for a triangle but Queen pushes his legs off easily.
Ballinger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Queen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Queen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Queen stands up over Ballinger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ballinger has his foot on Queen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Queen works his way back into a safe position though.
Queen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Queen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ballinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Ballinger has momentary wrist control but Queen slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen lands a couple of digs.
Ballinger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Queen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Queen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Queen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Queen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Queen is looking to pass into half guard but Ballinger pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ballinger is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen can't keep his opponent in guard - Ballinger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Queen is staying active underneath Ballinger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Queen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen keeping full guard, as Ballinger tries to pass.
Queen keeping moving, preventing Ballinger from controlling successfully.
Ballinger preventing the sweep.
Queen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ballinger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Queen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Queen is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
Ballinger throws a big elbow that misses.
Ballinger wants to control from the top but Queen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Queen looking for a sweep. Not yet Queen, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Queen holds on and takes a little breather.
Ballinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballinger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ballinger seems to be working for a kimura but Queen defends the submission attempt.
Ballinger trying to mount his opponent but Queen defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Queen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ballinger 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.
Ballinger is trying to control. Queen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Queen is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Queen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ballinger has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Queen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ballinger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jo Ballinger will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ballinger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Queen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ballinger is trying to control the position but Queen postures up.
Queen working some strikes from top position.
Queen is working Ballinger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Queen is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ballinger has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Queen is looking to defend but Ballinger has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Queen! Ballinger pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Queen taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jo Ballinger!
A very excited looking Jo Ballinger made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Seinfeld is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Seinfeld!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Seinfeld slips under a jab.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seinfeld scores with a head kick. Harris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Seinfeld connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seinfeld lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seinfeld lands with an uppercut that bounces Harris off the cage and back into range.
Seinfeld buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seinfeld moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld moves out of range as Harris throws a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seinfeld sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seinfeld feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Seinfeld misses with a lunging right hand
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Seinfeld 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.
Seinfeld misses with an uppercut.
Seinfeld looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Seinfeld takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Seinfeld lands a body shot.
Seinfeld scores with a jab.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seinfeld counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld takes one on the button.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seinfeld dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Harris is rocked!
Harris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Seinfeld drops Harris with a straight right hand, right on the button! Seinfeld follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Seinfeld!
Jerome Seinfeld thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelos Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis comes to the cage accompanied by Audiomachine - Earth Shaker. Van Roost is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man. Angelos Stamatis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelos Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Van Roost!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stamatis throws the left hand but Van Roost avoids the punch easily.
Van Roost fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Angelos Stamatis has been cut.
Stamatis avoids the body shot from Van Roost.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown but Van Roost shows good takedown defense.
Van Roost appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stamatis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Roost getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stamatis is rocked!
Van Roost lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Stamatis up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Van Roost from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Stamatis's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Van Roost!
In his post fight interview, Michael Van Roost gave a big smile as he said '4 in a row now. Hahaha Mr.Universe you're next I am fucking sure!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerard De Villefort 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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291 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller cracks a nice hook into De Villefort's ribs.
De Villefort slips a jab from Miller.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by De Villefort.
De Villefort is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miller to keep the fight standing.
De Villefort tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Villefort misses with a punch to the body.
Miller misses with the head strike.
De Villefort blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Villefort scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Villefort jumps guard.
De Villefort is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miller is aware though and is defending well.
De Villefort looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
De Villefort looking for a sweep. Not yet De Villefort, not yet.
De Villefort looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Miller passes into side control.
Miller has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
De Villefort circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Villefort ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but De Villefort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Villefort looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Villefort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Villefort defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller tries to clinch up.
De Villefort changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Villefort takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
De Villefort is looking for the big counter here.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Villefort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Villefort is defending well for now.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Villefort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Villefort changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller tries to clinch up.
De Villefort feints the counter takedown.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darius Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Villefort shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab when De Villefort was well out of range.
De Villefort doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Miller stalks De Villefort and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Villefort's face. De Villefort staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but De Villefort slips the punch.
It seemed like De Villefort was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Villefort in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller misses with a right hand
and De Villefort counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miller won't be happy with that.
Miller manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Villefort's best efforts.
De Villefort is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Miller as he works his way to full guard.
De Villefort throws an elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Villefort's guard. Nice move by Miller!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard De Villefort's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Villefort staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Villefort! But no joy.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but De Villefort pushes him off.
De Villefort just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Villefort cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Villefort throws out a powerful jab.
Darius Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Villefort changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Miller! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Darius Miller has been cut.
Miller has momentary wrist control but De Villefort slips an elbow through the middle.
De Villefort throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Villefort accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller pulls De Villefort in to control the position.
De Villefort postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Villefort is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but De Villefort has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Villefort moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Villefort lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort is putting a hurting on Miller here, landing some big shots from side control.
Miller is rocked!
De Villefort working the ground and pound but Miller is defending the strikes.
Oh Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Villefort creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
De Villefort tries to move to mount but Miller blocks the move with his legs.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
De Villefort cracks Miller with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort throws an elbow but Miller slips to the side and avoids it well.
De Villefort misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
De Villefort is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Miller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Villefort throws a strike aimed at the side of Miller's head but Miller avoids it well.
De Villefort working the ground and pound but Miller is defending the strikes.
De Villefort is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Miller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Villefort landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller regains half guard, as De Villefort was trying to land strikes.
De Villefort throws a strike but Miller avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
De Villefort missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Villefort trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Villefort throws a big elbow that misses.
De Villefort is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard De Villefort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Villefort counters with a big uppercut that knocks Miller off his feet! De Villefort dives into side control looking to finish!
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller parries the strikes from De Villefort easily there. De Villefort is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miller to escape.
De Villefort lands a big left to the face of Miller, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from De Villefort and another - Miller is out! De Villefort stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gerard De Villefort!
A victorious Gerard De Villefort thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Bolton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bolton misses.
Chigg feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chigg ducks under a wild hook from Bolton.
Bolton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bolton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chigg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charles Bolton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chigg momentarily.
Chigg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolton.
Bolton misses with a straight left.
Bolton blocks a head kick by Chigg.
Bolton steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Chigg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chigg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bolton's calf.
Chigg connects with a high kick.
Chigg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chigg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bolton lands with a slapping head kick.
Chigg tries to land a front kick but Bolton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton catches Chigg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chigg moves out of range as Bolton strikes.
Chigg misses with a low kick as Bolton jumps back.
Bolton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chigg in his tracks.
Bolton sizes up Chigg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chigg is rocked!
Chigg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolton. That did some damage!
Bolton digs a good hook to Chigg's body.
Bolton swings for the body but Chigg moves out of range.
Bolton lands a jab to Chigg's midsection.
Bolton with a nice cross.
Bolton misses with a straight left.
Bolton jabs Chigg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chigg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolton.
Chigg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chigg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chigg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolton.
Bolton lands an overhand right.
A jab from Chigg misses.
Chigg is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bolton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chigg throws a leg kick but Bolton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chigg throws a front kick aimed at Bolton's knee but Bolton avoids it well.
Chigg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chigg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chigg is looking to score with low kicks.
Chigg throws an overhand right that lands on Bolton's shoulder, as Bolton tries to avoid the shot.
Bolton loads up on a big right hand but Chigg slips the punch.
Chigg stuns Bolton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chigg.
Chigg throws a sloppy head kick and Bolton moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Bolton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bolton checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Bolton does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chigg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolton.
Chigg throws out a leg kick but Bolton moves out of range and Chigg only half commits.
Bolton misses the body punch
and Chigg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chigg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chigg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chigg misses with a body shot
and Bolton counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolton drops Chigg with a naaaaasty hook - Chigg is in real trouble here! Bolton dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bolton!
Charles Bolton very nearly forgot to thank Spartan Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Jergensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sven Jergensen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Jergensen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jergensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xenophobus moves away.
Jergensen throws out a loose jab but Xenophobus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xenophobus connects with the punch.
Xenophobus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jergensen.
Jergensen blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Jergensen misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Xenophobus misses the target.
Jergensen avoids the body shot from Xenophobus.
Jab from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jergensen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Xenophobus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jergensen.
Xenophobus misses with a straight left.
Jergensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xenophobus.
Jergensen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jergensen scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xenophobus misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Jergensen misses its intended target.
Jergensen jabs Xenophobus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jergensen misses with an uppercut. Xenophobus saw that one coming.
It looked like Xenophobus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jergensen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jergensen moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Jergensen.
Jergensen lands with a right to the head.
Xenophobus prevents the takedown attempt.
Jergensen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Xenophobus after a bit of a struggle.
Xenophobus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jergensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xenophobus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xenophobus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jergensen digs a right hand underneath Xenophobus's ribcage. Xenophobus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jergensen misses with some punches.
Xenophobus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jergensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xenophobus moves away.
Jergensen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xenophobus.
Sven Jergensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jergensen digs a good body shot into Xenophobus's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen avoids the body shot from Xenophobus.
Jergensen jabs Xenophobus right on the nose. Xenophobus blinks but takes it well.
Xenophobus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jergensen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Jergensen shoots in for a takedown but Xenophobus shows good takedown defense.
Ulysseus Xenophobus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Jergensen.
Xenophobus misses with a series of wild punches.
Xenophobus lands with an overhand left.
Xenophobus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jergensen slips a straight right by Xenophobus.
Jergensen tries to counter with a clinch but Xenophobus shakes him off and moves away.
Xenophobus slips a jab from Jergensen.
Xenophobus lands with an uppercut that bounces Jergensen off the cage and back into range.
Jergensen tries to clinch up.
Jergensen clinches.
Jergensen can't find room to land a body shot as Xenophobus controls the action.
Jergensen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Xenophobus is looking to control Jergensen's arms but Jergensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xenophobus has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Xenophobus has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jergensen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jergensen tries to clinch up but Xenophobus circles away and keeps his distance.
Jergensen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xenophobus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jergensen scores with a decent looking hook.
Jergensen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xenophobus connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jergensen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus throws a jab but it's blocked by Jergensen.
Jergensen avoids the body shot from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus dips to his left and cracks Jergensen with an uppercut!
Xenophobus throws a jab when Jergensen was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Xenophobus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xenophobus.
Xenophobus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Xenophobus throws a right and a left that Jergensen avoids nicely.
Jergensen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Xenophobus tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jergensen is in Xenophobus's guard.
Xenophobus pushes Jergensen off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen dives in and grabs Xenophobus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xenophobus pushes down on Jergensen's head and hops out.
Jergensen missing with a left hand there. Xenophobus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jergensen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Xenophobus misses with a hook. Jergensen ducked under it nicely.
Jergensen lands a glancing blow to the side of Xenophobus's head.
Xenophobus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jergensen.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Jergensen avoids it easily.
Jergensen slips a straight right by Xenophobus.
Jergensen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Xenophobus.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jergensen or perhaps it was just good defense by Xenophobus, which made it look bad.
Xenophobus is looking to counter punch.
Ulysseus Xenophobus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Jergensen misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xenophobus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Xenophobus misses.
Jergensen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jergensen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jergensen throws a lazy right hand but Xenophobus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ulysseus Xenophobus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xenophobus looks to throw the jab but Jergensen is out of range.
Jergensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jergensen lands a jab to Xenophobus's midsection.
Nice shot by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus slips a straight right by Jergensen.
Xenophobus throws out a powerful jab.
Xenophobus with a jab.
Jergensen closes the distance and pushes Xenophobus back into the cage.
Jergensen is looking for a takedown.
Jergensen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Xenophobus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jergensen can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Jergensen fails to land.
Good body shot from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus blocks a body shot from Jergensen.
Xenophobus misses with a punch to the body.
Xenophobus tries a body shot but Jergensen blocks it.
Xenophobus blocks a body shot from Jergensen.
Come on Xenophobus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Xenophobus.
Jergensen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xenophobus backwards.
Xenophobus misses with a punch on the inside.
Jergensen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jergensen wants a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jergensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Xenophobus.
Jergensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xenophobus misses with a punch on the inside.
Jergensen misses with the head strike.
Xenophobus lands a shot to the body.
Xenophobus lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus lands with a left to the head.
Jergensen slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Xenophobus.
Jergensen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Xenophobus is keeping busy.
Jergensen tries to score a body lock takedown but Xenophobus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ulysseus Xenophobus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Jergensen.
Xenophobus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jergensen backwards.
Xenophobus can't find room to land a body shot as Jergensen controls the action.
Jergensen tries to throw a body punch but Xenophobus avoids it by throwing Jergensen back against the cage.
Xenophobus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xenophobus tries to work over Jergensen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jergensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jergensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Xenophobus controls his hands.
Jergensen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xenophobus or not.
Jergensen can't find room to land a body shot as Xenophobus controls the action.
Xenophobus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jergensen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus throws a body shot but no joy.
Xenophobus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jergensen lands a body shot.
Xenophobus missing with a left hand there. Jergensen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xenophobus gets caught flat footed, as Jergensen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Xenophobus has his foot on Jergensen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jergensen works his way back into a safe position though.
Xenophobus keeping moving, preventing Jergensen from controlling successfully.
Jergensen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen wants to control from the top but Xenophobus keeps moving.
Jergensen won't allow Xenophobus to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jergensen avoids the body shot from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus throws a shot from downtown. Jergensen moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ulysseus Xenophobus will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Jergensen walks into a stiff left hand from Xenophobus.
Jergensen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Xenophobus is fending him off so far but Jergensen persists. Nope, Xenophobus circles away and we're back to standing.
Jergensen connects with a jab.
Ulysseus Xenophobus is winning the standup battle so far.
Jergensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenophobus.
Jergensen tries for a takedown but Xenophobus circles away easily
and Xenophobus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xenophobus leaves Jergensen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ulysseus Xenophobus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Jergensen.
Xenophobus loads up on a big right hand but Jergensen slips the punch.
Jergensen throws a big shot that misses.
Xenophobus moves out of range as Jergensen strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jergensen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Jergensen blocks it.
Jergensen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jergensen misses with a body shot.
Jergensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jergensen misses with a hook.
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Jergensen.
Xenophobus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jergensen. Jergensen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xenophobus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jergensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Xenophobus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xenophobus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jergensen dodges the punch combination from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus cracks Jergensen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xenophobus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jergensen moves in looking to clinch but Xenophobus pushes him off.
Xenophobus keeps the fight on the outside.
Jergensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the liver by Jergensen. Beautiful body shot.
Xenophobus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus fails to land with a series of punches.
Xenophobus lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jergensen moves in looking to clinch but Xenophobus pushes him off.
Xenophobus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Xenophobus.
Jergensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Xenophobus.
A swing and a miss from Jergensen.
Jergensen closes the distance and clinches.
Xenophobus can't find room to land a body shot as Jergensen controls the action.
Jergensen is trying to maintain a safe position but Xenophobus gets an underhook and turns Jergensen into the cage.
A body shot lands from Xenophobus.
Jergensen tries to work over Xenophobus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jergensen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xenophobus backwards.
Jergensen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Xenophobus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xenophobus backwards.
Jergensen is trying to stall.
Jergensen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jergensen working aggressively here.
Jergensen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jergensen taking a breather.
Jergensen looking to stall.
Jergensen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xenophobus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Xenophobus throws a good cross that connects.
Jergensen misses with an uppercut.
Xenophobus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Xenophobus misses with the combination.
Jergensen dives in for a single leg takedown but Xenophobus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jergensen takes a swing at Xenophobus's ribcage but misses.
Xenophobus looks to land a right hand but Jergensen moved out of range.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Jergensen avoids it easily.
Jergensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenophobus.
Sven Jergensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xenophobus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jergensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xenophobus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Jergensen avoids it easily.
Xenophobus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jergensen.
Jergensen throws a right hand that misses
and Jergensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jergensen. Xenophobus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot.
Jergensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xenophobus scores with a punch to the head.
Xenophobus misses with a hook. Jergensen ducked under it nicely.
Ulysseus Xenophobus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jergensen throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysseus Xenophobus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Xenophobus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulysseus Xenophobus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Vurny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Vurny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman throws an overhand right that lands on Vurny's shoulder, as Vurny tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sandman.
Sandman looks for a takedown but Vurny sprawls well.
Sandman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandman feints the counter takedown.
Vurny leaves Sandman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vurny drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sandman sprawls and moves away.
Aldo Vurny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
Sandman fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Vurny was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman throws a jab when Vurny was well out of range.
Sandman misses with an uppercut
and Vurny counters with a nice body shot.
Sandman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vurny counters with a shoot takedown. Sandman fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Vurny defends easily.
Vurny distracts Sandman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sandman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sandman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vurny defends well.
Vurny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vurny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vurny landing with the ground and pound.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny works over Sandman with some ground and pound from guard.
Sandman working for a triangle but Vurny defends it easily.
Sandman is trying to control the position but Vurny postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny working some strikes from top position.
Vurny trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Vurny wants to pass the guard but Sandman is keeping the position.
Vurny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sandman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vurny doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vurny manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vurny working some strikes from top position.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vurny jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sandman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vurny defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.
Vurny stopping the sweep attempt from Sandman.
Vurny working some strikes from top position.
Vurny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandman's head.
Vurny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vurny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sandman keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny 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.
Vurny stands up over Sandman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vurny postures up and lands a big shot to Sandman's brow.
Our spies down at at The Axis of Evil inform us that Sandman has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sandman has his foot on Vurny's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vurny works his way back into a safe position though.
Vurny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sandman's head.
Vurny trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Sandman keeping full guard, as Vurny tries to pass.
Vurny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny scores with punches from side control.
Sandman can't do much from the bottom here.
Vurny looks up at the clock and then as Sandman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vurny smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Vurny controlling the position from side mount.
Sandman sneaks back into half guard.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vurny is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sandman defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Sandman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sandman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sandman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vurny stops a takedown attempt from Sandman.
Vurny is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sandman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vurny fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aldo Vurny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
Sandman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vurny as he jumps to the side.
The Sandman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurny looking to score a takedown here. Sandman is defending well but Vurny drives through and ends up in Sandman's guard.
Vurny wants to control from the top but Sandman keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vurny passes Sandman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sandman trying to control here.
Vurny tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sandman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sandman is staying active underneath Vurny, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vurny prevents Sandman from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Vurny.
Vurny lands with a punch from half guard.
Sandman tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
Vurny trying to control the action but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Vurny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandman can do to turn this around?
Sandman tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
Sandman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sandman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vurny looking to pass the guard.
Sandman controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
Vurny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sandman's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aldo Vurny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vurny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vurny working over Sandman with some ground and pound. Sandman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sandman is trying to control but can't.
Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vurny pulls his head out easily.
Sandman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vurny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vurny pulls his head out easily.
Sandman is looking for a sweep. Vurny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vurny working over Sandman with some ground and pound. Sandman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sandman looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vurny working Sandman over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is looking to improve his position.
Vurny trying to control the action but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Sandman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vurny pulls his head out easily.
Vurny seems to be looking for submissions.
Sandman actively working from the bottom here.
Vurny has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vurny landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vurny trying to control but Sandman is having none of it.
Vurny with a couple of short strikes.
Vurny in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sandman is rocked!
Sandman wants to hold on but Vurny pushes him away.
Sandman is still in real trouble! Can Vurny finish him?
Vurny lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vurny looking to control but Sandman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vurny is looking to take a break and control but Sandman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sandman seems to have recovered his senses.
Sandman wants to improve his position but Vurny is controlling well.
Vurny is nestled in close to Sandman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vurny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Vurny.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vurny lands a nice short elbow.
Sandman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Vurny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vurny prevents Sandman from improving his position.
Sandman taking some punishment here, with Vurny in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sandman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vurny.
Vurny defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sandman.
Sandman wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sandman or perhaps it was just good defense by Vurny, which made it look bad.
Vurny shoots in and bounces Sandman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman trying to keep a closed guard but Vurny is proving a slippery customer.
Sandman looking for a guillotine here but Vurny defends easily.
Vurny distracts Sandman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny looking to pass the guard.
Sandman has his foot on Vurny's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vurny works his way back into a safe position though.
Sandman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vurny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vurny drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vurny jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vurny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sandman controls Vurny momentarily but Vurny frees himself.
Sandman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sandman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vurny trying to control but Sandman is working from the bottom.
Vurny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vurny forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandman manages to get to full guard.
Vurny works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sandman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vurny scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sandman tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
Vurny is trying to control. Sandman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sandman trying to hold on to Vurny's head to control him but Vurny postures up.
Vurny working the head and body with strikes.
Sandman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vurny trying to pass the guard but Sandman defending well.
Vurny working Sandman over with strikes.
Aldo Vurny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman is looking for a sweep. Vurny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vurny takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sandman wants to improve his position but Vurny is controlling well.
Vurny looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sandman tries to roll over but Vurny keeps him under control.
Sandman looking for submissions off his back.
Vurny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vurny is looking for a kimura here.
Vurny prevents Sandman from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vurny is pressing down on Sandman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sandman is holding on for now.
Vurny lands with a punch from half guard.
Sandman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vurny lands a nice short elbow.
Vurny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vurny controlling the action here.
The Sandman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Vurny.
Sandman wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandman looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vurny is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Vurny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vurny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Vurny!
After the fight, Aldo Vurny 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.
The Sandman was interviewed post fight and said 'cunt was doped up'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barca comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carthage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca lands a lovely overhand right.
Barca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynch.
Lynch tries to score with a low kick but Barca moves his leg out of the way.
Barca feints the counter takedown.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynch throws a quick counter head kick but Barca was just out of range.
Barca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barca gets tackled into the cage by Lynch. Lynch maintains the clinch.
Barca tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lynch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lynch misses with the head strike.
Lynch lands a hook that snaps the head of Barca backwards.
Lynch prevents Barca from breaking the clinch.
Barca tries to break the clinch but Lynch is controlling the position.
Barca has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lynch is trying to keep an underhook but Barca manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lynch regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
Lynch is controlling Barca's posture.
Barca preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barca lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barca is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barca stays in close to Lynch's body and controls the position.
Barca looking to pass the guard.
Barca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lynch keeping full guard, as Barca tries to pass.
Lynch keeping moving, preventing Barca from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca is looking to work some ground and pound but Lynch has wrist control.
Barca working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lynch's head.
Lynch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lynch is working for a submission of some sort.
Barca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lynch wants to pass to mount but Barca is defending the position.
Barca is pressing down on Lynch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barca has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lynch has managed to get both his arms back between Barca's legs - danger averted.
Barca throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lynch uses it to pass to side control.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
Barca manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Barca trying to control the action but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Barca winds up and cracks Lynch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barca thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lynch's head.
Barca is looking to take a break and control but Lynch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
Barca misses with a head shot. Lynch uses the momentum to regain guard.
Barca lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lynch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barca throws an elbow that misses. Lynch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barca's guard. Nice move by Lynch!
Lynch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barca's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barca tries to roll over but Lynch keeps him under control.
Lynch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barca sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barca misses with a wild body shot.
As Barca tries to get set, Lynch tries to push him back and clinch up but Barca manages to avoid the attempt.
Lynch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lynch walks into a left hand.
Lynch staying out of range there.
Lynch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab lands there for Barca.
Good shot there by Lynch.
Barca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A leg kick checked by Barca.
Barca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynch.
Lynch avoids the body shot from Barca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynch moves away.
Barca staying out of range there.
Hannibal Barca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Barca does it's job there.
A low kick from Lynch misses
and Barca decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lynch's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch looking for a guillotine here but Barca defends easily.
Lynch is trying to control the position but Barca postures up.
Barca forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barca thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
Barca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barca 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.
Barca content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barca trying to mount his opponent but Lynch defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is holding on to half guard well.
Barca is looking to take a break and control but Lynch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barca is looking for a kimura but Lynch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barca to get the leverage.
Barca trying to control the action but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Lynch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lynch is defending against the submission attempts here by Barca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barca thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
Lynch is defending against the submission attempts here by Barca.
Lynch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barca.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lynch is trying to maintain the position but Barca is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lynch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lynch misses with the body kick
and Barca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barca slips under a jab from Lynch.
Barca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barca checks a leg kick nicely.
Barca misses with an uppercut.
Lynch keeps Barca at a distance using the push kick.
A swing and a miss from Lynch.
A slow jab from Lynch misses its intended target.
Barca with the counter takedown but Lynch avoids it easily.
Lynch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barca has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barca misses the jab.
Barca lands a jab to the nose.
Lynch throws a body kick that misses
and Barca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Lynch misses.
Barca scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hannibal Barca has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lynch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barca wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barca scores with punches from side control.
Lynch is not content to let Barca control the position.
Barca creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lynch sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Barca creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lynch sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cilian Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch taking a bit of punishment here - Barca scoring with strikes.
Lynch is not content to let Barca control the position.
Barca thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barca throws an elbow but Lynch slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lynch gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barca missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
Lynch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barca drops an elbow to the side of Lynch's head.
Lynch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca lands with a punch from half guard.
Barca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Barca thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
Lynch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barca scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barca is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lynch still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lynch has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Lynch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barca knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Barca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barca 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Barca!
Hannibal Barca really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Cilian Lynch spoke after the fight, saying 'Feck ye, ye cunt'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridgeway's entrance music is The Forgotten War. A fine choice. Emelienko has chosen Sedar Diakhate is a refugee who recently entered europe. After signing up f as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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164 lbs
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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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Emelienko!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelienko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emelienko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ridgeway is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Emelienko blocks the body kick.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelienko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ridgeway.
It seemed like Emelienko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ridgeway keeps Emelienko at a distance using the push kick.
Ridgeway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ridgeway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Emelienko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelienko scores with a hook to the body. Ridgeway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ridgeway tries to land a front kick but Emelienko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Ridgeway.
And Ridgeway counters with a quick kick to the body but Emelienko blocks it.
Emelienko throws a body punch but Ridgeway moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Emelienko misses
and Ridgeway counters with a stiff right hand.
Ridgeway checks the leg kick nicely there.
A combination from Ridgeway does no damage.
Ridgeway throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Emelienko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelienko cracks Ridgeway with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ridgeway checks the leg kick.
Emelienko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ridgeway rather than just go for the knockout.
Ridgeway checks a leg kick.
Emelienko tries to score with a low kick but Ridgeway moves his leg out of the way.
Ridgeway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Emelienko throws a body punch but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Emelienko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ridgeway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelienko wants to clinch up but Ridgeway keeps it at a distance.
Ridgeway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emelienko ducks under a wild hook from Ridgeway.
Emelienko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws the left hand but Ridgeway avoids the punch easily.
Emelienko moves out of range of the body kick.
Emelienko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ridgeway counters with a leg kick.
Ridgeway throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Ridgeway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeway tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Emelienko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Emelienko throws a hook but Ridgeway avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses the shot to the body.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Ridgeway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelienko swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Emelienko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelienko down.
Ridgeway tries to land a front kick but Emelienko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Emelienko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Emelienko is looking to score with low kicks.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ridgeway half committed to a counter leg kick.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
Emelienko looks to land a right hand but Ridgeway moved out of range.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that misses.
Ridgeway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but Ridgeway moved away.
Ridgeway half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ridgeway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelienko throws a hook but Ridgeway blocks it.
Ridgeway fires out a quick counter leg kick but Emelienko just manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelienko is just out of range.
Ridgeway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelienko throws a lazy uppercut
and Ridgeway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ridgeway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Emelienko thows a leg kick but Ridgeway checks it
and Ridgeway counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Ridgeway misses its intended target.
Emelienko misses with a right hand
and Ridgeway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ridgeway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelienko misses the body punch
and Ridgeway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway misses with the body kick
and Emelienko counters with a stiff right hand.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Emelienko misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
That's time! Ridgeway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ridgeway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelienko's calf.
Emelienko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mathew Ridgeway is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelienko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ridgeway.
Jab from Emelienko.
Emelienko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ridgeway.
Emelienko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Ridgeway counters with a quick kick to the body but Emelienko blocks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Emelienko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ridgeway has got the better of the exchanges.
Emelienko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ridgeway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelienko at a distance.
Ridgeway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko throws a jab but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway is looking to counter punch.
Emelienko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ridgeway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Emelienko backs away, Ridgeway returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Emelienko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Emelienko defending well as Ridgeway loads up on a big left hand.
Emelienko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelienko throws a lazy uppercut
and Ridgeway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelienko blocks the body kick.
Ridgeway lands a head kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ridgeway, as that shot connected.
Ridgeway slips a straight right by Emelienko.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway defending well as Emelienko loads up on a big left hand.
Ridgeway misses with a hook
and Emelienko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelienko avoids a kick to the body.
Emelienko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ridgeway.
Emelienko misses with a left hand
letting Ridgeway counter with a right hand.
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!
Emelienko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Emelienko moves out of range as Ridgeway throws a body kick.
Emelienko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Emelienko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelienko throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeway ducks down to avoid it.
Ridgeway misses with a hook.
Emelienko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Emelienko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ridgeway can pounce on him.
Emelienko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelienko takes one on the button.
Ridgeway lands a jab to the nose.
Emelienko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelienko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emelienko throws a low kick but Ridgeway avoids it.
Ridgeway fakes the leg kick and cracks Emelienko in the body.
Ridgeway misses with a looping right.
Emelienko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ridgeway.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ridgeway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ridgeway defending well as Emelienko loads up on a big left hand.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick
and Emelienko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelienko avoids the head kick by Ridgeway.
Emelienko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ridgeway.
Good standup being displayed there by Ridgeway as he connects with a hook.
Ridgeway scores with a kick to the body.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick
and Emelienko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that misses.
Ridgeway throws a sloppy head kick
and Emelienko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ridgeway misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Emelienko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Emelienko jabs Ridgeway to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
Ridgeway tries a low kick but Emelienko avoids it.
Emelienko looks to land a right hand but Ridgeway moved out of range.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the side of Emelienko's head but Emelienko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Emelienko throws a body punch but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Emelienko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Emelienko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ridgeway.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Ridgeway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Emelienko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ridgeway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelienko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ridgeway throws out a leg kick but Emelienko moves out of range and Ridgeway only half commits.
Ridgeway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelienko can do to turn this around?
Emelienko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ridgeway swings widly with a right hand
and Emelienko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ridgeway throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Emelienko misses with a hook to the body
and Ridgeway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelienko swings for the body but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Ridgeway looks to throw a body kick
and Emelienko counters with a stiff right hand.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
Ridgeway lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Emelienko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelienko counters with a nice body shot.
Emelienko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ridgeway lands with a nice combination. Emelienko backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko blocks a head kick by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut. Emelienko saw that one coming.
Emelienko throws out a counter right but Ridgeway avoids it with no problem.
Emelienko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Emelienko. Beautiful body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Emelienko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ridgeway on the side of the head.
Emelienko misses with a left hand
and Ridgeway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Ridgeway is predictable there
and Emelienko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ridgeway throws an overhand right that lands on Emelienko's shoulder, as Emelienko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelienko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ridgeway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ridgeway fires out a quick counter leg kick but Emelienko just manages to avoid it.
Emelienko misses with a looping left.
Ridgeway throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Emelienko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Emelienko misses.
Ridgeway looks to throw a body kick
and Emelienko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelienko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks a leg kick.
Ridgeway is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ridgeway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelienko.
A little feinted left hand from Ridgeway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ridgeway moves out of range as Emelienko strikes.
Ridgeway staying out of range there.
Ridgeway scores with a leg kick.
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Emelienko misses its intended target.
Ridgeway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ridgeway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ridgeway connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a lunging right hand
letting Emelienko counter with a right hand.
Emelienko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ridgeway slips a jab from Emelienko.
Ridgeway scores with a leg kick.
Emelienko is looking to slow Ridgeway down with leg kicks.
Ridgeway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emelienko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ridgeway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelienko misses the jab.
Emelienko throws a leg kick which misses Ridgeway's front leg but catches the back leg as Ridgeway tries to avoid it.
Ridgeway looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ridgeway tries to land a leg kick but Emelienko saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Emelienko misses with a body shot
and Ridgeway makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Emelienko really felt that one!
Emelienko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ridgeway, right into the meat.
Ridgeway works the jab nicely.
A jab from Ridgeway does it's job there.
Emelienko throws an overhand right that lands on Ridgeway's shoulder, as Ridgeway tries to avoid the shot.
Ridgeway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Emelienko throws a body punch but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Emelienko misses with a hook
and Ridgeway counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelienko's knee momentarily.
Ridgeway throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Emelienko counter with a right hand.
Ridgeway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelienko momentarily.
Ridgeway lands a nice shot that snaps Emelienko's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ridgeway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ridgeway pushes Emelienko away with a front kick.
Emelienko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ridgeway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emelienko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelienko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelienko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelienko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emelienko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgeway was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelienko.
Emelienko with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko lands with an uppercut that bounces Ridgeway off the cage and back into range.
Ridgeway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ridgeway is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Emelienko misses.
Ridgeway throwing a counter right hand but Emelienko manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ridgeway throws a sloppy head kick and Emelienko moves out of range easily.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Emelienko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelienko down.
Emelienko misses with a hook. Ridgeway ducked under it nicely.
Ridgeway moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Emelienko misses the jab.
Emelienko misses with a jab to the body
and Ridgeway counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick that misses.
Ridgeway misses with a body kick.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
As Emelienko backs away, Ridgeway returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ridgeway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the body
and Emelienko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelienko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko wants to clinch up but Ridgeway keeps it at a distance.
Emelienko scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the side of Emelienko's head but Emelienko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ridgeway throws a lazy body kick
and Emelienko counters with a low kick, right behind Ridgeway 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway takes a swing at Emelienko's ribcage but misses.
Ridgeway checks a low kick from Emelienko.
And Ridgeway counters with a quick kick to the body but Emelienko blocks it.
Ridgeway moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ridgeway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Emelienko lands an overhand right.
Emelienko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a hook but Ridgeway avoids it easily.
Ridgeway lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Emelienko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Emelienko looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgeway is just out of range.
Ridgeway scores with a push kick.
Emelienko avoids a kick to the body.
Emelienko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Ridgeway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Emelienko misses.
Ridgeway throws a push kick but Emelienko slaps the foot to one side.
Ridgeway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Ridgeway misses
and Ridgeway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Emelienko digs a good hook to Ridgeway's body.
Donk. Ridgeway catches Emelienko right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway lands a nice shot that snaps Emelienko's head back.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body punch from Emelienko.
Ridgeway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ridgeway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ridgeway misses with a looping right.
Emelienko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ridgeway pushes Emelienko away with a front kick.
Emelienko cracks Ridgeway with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ridgeway misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mathew Ridgeway will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ridgeway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ridgeway there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ridgeway misses with a series of wild punches.
Ridgeway throws the kick towards the body but Emelienko avoids it.
Emelienko misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway throws a body kick that misses
letting Emelienko counter with a right hand.
Ridgeway throws a push kick but Emelienko slaps the foot to one side.
Emelienko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ridgeway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelienko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ridgeway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelienko scores with a jab to the body.
Ridgeway delivers a nice body kick.
Ridgeway slips a straight right by Emelienko.
Emelienko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ridgeway counter with a right hand.
Emelienko avoids a kick to the body.
Emelienko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko has Ridgeway up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelienko struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Emelienko misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ridgeway digs a right hand underneath Emelienko's ribcage. Emelienko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emelienko.
Emelienko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ridgeway misses with a looping right.
Ridgeway throws a wild body kick that Emelienko sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Ridgeway counters with a quick kick to the body but Emelienko blocks it.
Ridgeway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ridgeway there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ridgeway takes one on the button.
Vladimir Emelienko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway thows a leg kick but Emelienko checks it
and Emelienko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ridgeway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelienko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ridgeway is able to avoid easily.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Ridgeway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Emelienko.
Emelienko catches Ridgeway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ridgeway jabs Emelienko right on the nose. Emelienko blinks but takes it well.
Emelienko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ridgeway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ridgeway.
Emelienko misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick that knocks Emelienko off balance momentarily.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Ridgeway.
Emelienko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ridgeway.
Emelienko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ridgeway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emelienko throws out a leg kick but Ridgeway moves out of range and Emelienko only half commits.
Ridgeway blocks a leg kick.
Ridgeway checks a leg kick.
Emelienko misses with a looping left.
Donk. Emelienko catches Ridgeway right on the button with a cross.
Emelienko misses the body punch
and Ridgeway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a wild body kick that Emelienko sees coming a mile off.
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!
Ridgeway's jab looks to have found its range, popping Emelienko under the eye.
Ridgeway thows a body kick. Emelienko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Emelienko misses with a left hand
and Ridgeway counters with a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Emelienko misses with a double jab.
Emelienko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A jab from Ridgeway does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ridgeway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ridgeway tries to land a front kick but Emelienko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ridgeway throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelienko.
Emelienko slips under a jab from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a hook but Emelienko blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emelienko! But no joy.
Emelienko lands the left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Ridgeway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ridgeway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway is the new lightweight champion!
Mathew Ridgeway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Vladimir Emelienko had this to say: 'Good fight. Glad to lose to someone I respect. I will be cutting this cocksmoker. By the way i didnt realize i had a fight until i was already here'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Alternative Ulster - SLF as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Perry circles away and keeps his distance.
Perry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Kelly 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Kelly slips a straight right by Perry.
Perry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perry thows a body kick. Kelly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Perry should have avoided that one.
Perry pushes Kelly away with a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perry. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Perry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perry will feel that in the morning.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Perry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perry misses with a hook to the body
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Perry misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Perry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly digs a good hook to Perry's body.
Kelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perry rather than just go for the knockout.
Kelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Perry.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perry moves out of range as Kelly throws a body kick.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Kelly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kelly blocks the leg kick.
Duane Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Perry blocks the body kick.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Perry circles away easily
and Perry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perry content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perry thows a huge punch but Kelly dodges it nicely.
Perry is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly is looking to escape.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kelly kicks Perry off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
Perry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Perry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
And Perry counters with a quick kick to the body but Kelly blocks it.
Perry motions for Kelly to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a low kick, right behind Kelly 's knee.
Kelly blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Perry tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Perry blocks the leg kick.
Perry lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Perry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly tries a quick counter leg kick but Perry is wise to it.
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 Duane Perry 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.
Perry leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Perry lands a front kick.
A jab from Perry misses.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly fails to land the takedown.
Perry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
Perry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Perry slips a straight right by Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Perry throws a body kick that misses.
Kelly dives in and scores a takedown into Perry's guard.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
Kelly might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Perry haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Perry looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kelly's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Perry is trying to keep Kelly in close.
Kelly throws a strike but Perry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kelly is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Perry content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perry.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry throwing a counter right hand but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Perry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Kelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Kelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly 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.
Kelly throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Perry was covering up waiting for the punch and Kelly finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kelly content to stall in guard here.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Perry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Perry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gerry Kelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly with a jab.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Perry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Perry saw that one coming.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Kelly throws a big counter head kick but Perry avoids it with no problem.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
Perry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Perry scores with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perry.
Kelly moves out of range as Perry strikes.
Kelly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perry with a body shot.
Kelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Perry throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly misses with the body kick
and Perry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Perry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kelly checks it well.
And Kelly tries to counter it with a takedown but Perry pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Kelly scores with a punch to the head.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duane Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly throws a front kick that sends Perry stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perry, right into the meat.
Kelly throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kelly just manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kelly checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Kelly 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.
Kelly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perry finds it's way round the side to connect with Kelly's head.
Perry tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Kelly lands a jab.
Kelly misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Perry motions for Kelly to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perry cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
Perry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Kelly misses the body punch
and Perry counters with a good low kick that Kelly was not able to check.
Kelly takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry takes one to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Perry lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelly off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Kelly finds it's way through Perry's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly thuds a left hand into Perry's body.
Perry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kelly is able to avoid easily.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelly checks the leg kick.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Perry lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerry Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Perry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Decent striking displayed by Perry there.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
Kelly throws an overhand right that lands on Perry's shoulder, as Perry tries to avoid the shot.
Perry tries to land a body kick
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Perry.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly shoots in but Perry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perry on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry blocks a leg kick.
Perry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A left lands for Perry.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
You can see that Kelly has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Perry.
Kelly slips a straight right by Perry.
Kelly throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Perry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perry cracks Kelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelly is out of range and Perry settles back down.
Perry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelly finds it's way round the side to connect with Perry'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!
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Perry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
Perry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Kelly is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perry.
Perry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Perry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Perry thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perry, as that shot connected.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries a low kick but Kelly avoids it.
Good shot there by Kelly.
Kelly lunges at Perry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perry's hand.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Kelly blocks the low kick.
Kelly follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Perry jabs at Kelly's body.
Perry connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perry jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Perry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Perry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perry's calf.
Perry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelly will feel that in the morning.
Perry misses with a hook.
A left lands for Kelly.
Kelly goes for a double leg but Perry avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Perry continues to drive forward.
Duane Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Kelly.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
Kelly throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
Perry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Perry's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Perry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kelly - the referee stops the clock and Perry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kelly. Perry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Duane Perry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Perry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kelly misses with the body kick
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws a low kick but Perry moves out of range easily.
Perry misses the jab.
Perry connects with the punch.
Perry scores with a hook.
Kelly scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perry checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kelly is defended easily by Perry.
Kelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry misses with a kick to the body.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick from Kelly misses
and Perry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perry ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Perry slips a jab from Kelly.
Perry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kelly's head backwards.
Perry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Kelly misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Perry. Kelly shrugs it off though.
Kelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perry ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Perry stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perry.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Perry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Perry looks to land a body kick but Kelly moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly throws a push kick but Perry slaps the foot to one side.
Perry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gerry Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a jab.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Perry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Perry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Perry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perry.
Perry throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Perry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
A jab from Kelly misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Perry connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Perry slips under a jab.
Perry scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Perry counters with a leg kick.
Kelly tests Perry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Perry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly pushes Perry away with a front kick.
Perry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perry misses with a straight right.
Duane Perry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Perry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Perry!
Duane Perry is the new light heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Duane Perry took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'ROTFLMAO did you really think you could beat me? LOL hAhahahahah. STFU noob.'.
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