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Mayhem 10 Laston vs McVitie PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker comes to the cage accompanied by Turning Japanese. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker misses the shot to the body.
Stroker 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.
Lewis moves to clinch but Stroker breaks away
and Stroker counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Lewis gets a clinch.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stroker.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Stroker avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stroker throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
A head punch on the inside from Stroker fails to land.
Stroker scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to break free of the clinch but Stroker has double underhooks.
Stroker lands an uppercut.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stroker backwards.
Stroker tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Stroker back against the cage.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Stroker avoids the damage to the body.
Stroker misses with the head strike.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stroker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Stroker there.
Stroker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stroker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lewis's hands.
Lewis looks to land a combination. Stroker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Willie Stroker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Stroker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to clinch but Stroker moves out of range.
Stroker lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Stroker stalks Lewis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lewis's face. Lewis staggers backwards, shaken.
Stroker wants to clinch
and Lewis counters with a straight that turns Stroker's legs to rubber! Lewis pushes forward with more strikes and Stroker goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Lewis!
In his post fight interview, Jon Lewis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Willie Stroker stepped up to the mic, saying 'Do not worry, I will continue to come back and fight for those Stroker fans out there!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hundo Varga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hundo Varga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Demon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Varga changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Demon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Varga decides to stand back up. Varga steps back and let's Demon get back to his feet.
Demon slips a jab and a cross from Varga.
A nice side step and Demon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've been hearing reports that Varga has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Demon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Varga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Demon checks a leg kick.
Varga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Demon keeping full guard, as Varga tries to pass.
Varga gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Varga shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Demon is trying to defend but Varga finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Varga working Demon over with strikes.
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.
Demon wants to control but Varga is keeping busy.
Varga is working for a kimura but Demon is defending it quite comfortably.
Demon wants to get back to his feet.
Varga tries to pass the half guard into mount. Demon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Varga looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Varga tries to pass the half guard into mount. Demon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Varga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Varga is looking to advance position but Demon won't allow it.
Varga is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varga is controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Varga has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Varga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Demon regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Varga trying to control the pace.
Varga is trying to work for a kimura but Demon is defending well.
Demon is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hundo Varga dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Varga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demon misses with a wild combination.
Varga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Demon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Varga is fending him off so far but Demon persists. Nope, Varga circles away and we're back to standing.
Demon slips under a jab from Varga.
Demon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Varga slaps away a takedown attempt from Demon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Varga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demon.
Demon tries to counter with a clinch but Varga shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Varga closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Varga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Varga is putting a hurting on Demon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Varga is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hundo Varga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Demon, who protects the arm well.
Demon being controlled for a moment.
Demon prevents Varga from improving position.
Demon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Varga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Varga happy to just control the position for now.
Varga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Varga thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Demon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varga is putting a hurting on Demon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Varga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demon can do to turn this around?
Varga controlling the position from side mount.
Demon is trying to get back to half guard.
Varga decides to stand up, so the ref orders Demon to his feet.
Demon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Demon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Varga circles away.
Varga half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hundo Varga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Demon.
Demon slips a straight right by Varga.
Varga throws a head kick but Demon moves out of range.
Varga takes a swing at Demon's ribcage but misses.
Varga gets the takedown into side control.
Demon throws Varga to one side and escapes!
Demon is breathing heavily.
Varga misses with a straight right.
Demon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Demon dives in and grabs Varga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Varga pushes down on Demon's head and hops out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Varga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Varga finds it's way through Demon's defenses.
Demon shoots in for a takedown but Varga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Demon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Varga to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hundo Varga dominated that second round.
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!
Varga looks to throw the jab but Demon is out of range.
Demon throws a big counter head kick but Varga avoids it with no problem.
Demon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Varga moves away.
Varga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Demons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Demon dives in for a single leg takedown but Varga sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Varga just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Demon misses.
Demon slips under a jab.
Demon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Varga throws a lazy right hand but Demon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Varga scores with a hook.
Demon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Varga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Varga misses the target.
Varga misses with a looping right.
Demon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Varga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Demon's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demon clinches up against the cage.
Demon trying to control the position but instead, Varga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Demon into the cage.
Varga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Varga has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Demon regains guard immediately.
Varga advances position into side control!
Varga is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varga controlling from side mount.
Varga is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Varga is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Demon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Demon is trying to control Varga's posture but Varga avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varga goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Demon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Varga but great work by Demon.
Demon has control of an arm but Varga manages to advance to Demon's back!
Demon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Demon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Demon is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Varga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varga has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Varga is persistently looking for the submission but Demon is defending it well.
Demon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jacob Demon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hundo Varga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Varga is persistently looking for the submission but Demon is defending it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hundo Varga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Varga, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hundo Varga!
A victorious Hundo Varga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Lombarge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Lombarge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Gunner's chin.
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187 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Lombarge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombarge stuffs the takedown attempt from Gunner. Gunner gets slowly back to his feet.
Lombarge scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lombarge gets to mount! Gunner was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lombarge unloading with bombs!
It looks like Tommy Gunner has been cut.
Gunner working to try and regain half guard.
Lombarge is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gunner tries to reverse the position but Lombarge maintains control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombarge landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombarge with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lombarge cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gunner is rocked!
Lombarge lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Gunner! Lombarge sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Gunner and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Viktor Lombarge!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dada Buckeye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Struwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stefan Struwe enters the cage!
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146 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dada Buckeye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Struwe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struwe lands a head shot.
Buckeye looks to score with a jab to the body but Struwe is just out of range.
A combination from Buckeye does no damage.
Struwe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buckeye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Buckeye.
Buckeye cracks Struwe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Struwe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buckeye under the eye.
Buckeye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buckeye misses with a low kick.
A jab from Buckeye misses.
Buckeye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struwe avoids the body shot from Buckeye.
Buckeye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buckeye lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buckeye lands with a shot to the body.
Buckeye scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckeye looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Buckeye throws a hook but Struwe blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Struwe! But no joy.
Buckeye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struwe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Struwe.
Struwe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckeye manages to avoid it.
Struwe misses with an uppercut.
As Struwe backs away, Buckeye returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Buckeye lands with a nice body punch.
Struwe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buckeye, pushing him back against the cage.
Buckeye's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Buckeye's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Struwe has a couple of punches blocked by Buckeye.
Buckeye is trying to force a seperation but Struwe has the dominant position.
Struwe has Buckeye pressed against the cage, preventing Buckeye from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Struwe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Struwe lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Buckeye fails to land.
Buckeye blocks an uppercut.
Buckeye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckeye blocking some punches.
Buckeye lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Struwe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Struwe misses with some punches.
Struwe misses with a punch on the inside.
Struwe lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Buckeye.
Buckeye misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckeye.
Struwe swings wildly with an uppercut but Buckeye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckeye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Struwe lands with a short shot to the head.
Struwe gets through Buckeye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buckeye wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Struwe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buckeye is rocked!
Struwe misses with some punches.
Oh Buckeye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buckeye swings wildly with an uppercut but Struwe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckeye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buckeye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buckeye seems to have got his legs back now.
Struwe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struwe working aggressively here.
Struwe throws a punch but it's blocked by Buckeye.
Struwe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buckeye.
Buckeye throws a head punch that misses.
Buckeye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Buckeye misses.
Struwe looks to score with a jab to the body but Buckeye is just out of range.
Struwe scores with a shot to the body.
Struwe just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckeye lands a jab to Struwe's midsection.
Struwe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buckeye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buckeye will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Struwe avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struwe tests Buckeye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buckeye. Struwe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buckeye throws a body kick that misses
and Struwe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Buckeye. That snapped Struwe's head back.
It looks like Stefan Struwe has been cut.
Struwe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Struwe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buckeye throws a looping overhand right but Struwe ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struwe. Buckeye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buckeye misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckeye on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buckeye connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Struwe momentarily.
Buckeye blocks a jab.
Buckeye misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stefan Struwe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stefan Struwe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Buckeye will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Struwe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buckeye's corner calls for a 1-2. Buckeye obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Struwe staying out of range there.
Buckeye will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buckeye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Struwe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buckeye.
Struwe throws a counter combo.
Buckeye lands a head shot.
Dada Buckeye is winning the standup battle so far.
Buckeye throws an off balance right hand
and Struwe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buckeye throws a poor cross that misses
and Struwe counters with a crisp right that sends Buckeye to the canvas! Struwe follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Struwe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hinrik Leifsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leifsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song. Victor Ruiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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266 lbs
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267 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hinrik Leifsson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson is looking to clinch.
Leifsson tries to clinch but Ruiz moves away
so Ruiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ruiz is looking to pass into half guard but Leifsson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Leifsson is in guard.
Ruiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Ruiz pulls Leifsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Leifsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ruiz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Leifsson defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz has a closed guard, preventing Leifsson from standing up.
Ruiz has Leifsson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Leifsson won't allow Ruiz to sweep him here.
Leifsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leifsson trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz pulls Leifsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Leifsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Leifsson throws an elbow that misses. Ruiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leifsson's guard. Nice move by Ruiz!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Leifsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leifsson pushes Ruiz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Leifsson rushes Ruiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leifsson.
Leifsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ruiz.
A shot in the inside from Leifsson.
A short right from Leifsson on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ruiz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leifsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Ruiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leifsson keeps working.
Ruiz controls the position from side control.
Ruiz has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Leifsson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ruiz yanks on the arm and Leifsson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ruiz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor Ruiz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nairo Velasquez Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nairo Velasquez Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nairo Velasquez Quintana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez Quintana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sharpe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Velasquez Quintana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sharpe on the side of the head.
Velasquez Quintana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sharpe is able to avoid easily.
Sharpe connects with a jab.
It looks like Nairo Velasquez Quintana has been cut.
Nice jab there from Velasquez Quintana.
Sharpe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Velasquez Quintana clinches.
Sharpe gets through Velasquez Quintana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sharpe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharpe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Velasquez Quintana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharpe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Velasquez Quintana is keeping busy.
Sharpe misses with the head strike.
Velasquez Quintana has a couple of punches blocked by Sharpe.
Sharpe digs a right hand into Velasquez Quintana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Velasquez Quintana's gas tank.
Velasquez Quintana's coach down at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Velasquez Quintana's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Velasquez Quintana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sharpe pulls guard successfully.
Sharpe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sharpe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Velasquez Quintana!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe moves to back control.
Sharpe is looking to control Velasquez Quintana but Velasquez Quintana is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sharpe is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Velasquez Quintana taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Sharpe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Sharpe!
Marcus Sharpe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Sam and Dave - Hold On I'm Coming. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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156 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith rushes Williamson and presses him up against the cage.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williamson.
Smith pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williamson tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith lands an uppercut.
A short right from Smith.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Billy Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Williamson.
Williamson has picked Smith up - he's going for a ride! Williamson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williamson on the ground.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Williamson is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williamson to get the leverage.
Williamson is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
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!
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Williamson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith kicks off Williamson and gets to his feet.
Williamson fails to land the takedown.
Williamson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williamson shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williamson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williamson swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith pushes Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Williamson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamsons head.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Williamson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williamson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smith can't fight it off and eventually Williamson manages to take the fight to the floor. Smith looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Williamson wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith controlling Williamson's posture.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Williamson looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Williamson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smith dives on top into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith prevents Williamson from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet but Smith passes into half guard.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Williamson is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williamson.
Williamson shoots and misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith pushes Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith taking a breather.
Williamson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williamson tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williamson tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williamson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Williamson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williamson goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Williamson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williamson is rocked!
Williamson misses with a few strikes there.
Williamson is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith pushes Williamson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith drops Williamson with a big left hand! Williamson is injured, injured bad! Smith jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Smith!
Billy Smith tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingram Tottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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26
188 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uriah Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ingram Tottingham!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses with a low kick.
Tottingham steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hall.
Tottingham misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tottingham takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Tottingham's front leg but catches the back leg as Tottingham tries to avoid it.
Tottingham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hall can pounce on him.
Hall has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tottingham wants a takedown.
Hall lands a nice knee to the body.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tottingham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hall avoids it really well and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall drives through and clinches with Tottingham against the cage.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tottingham is defended easily by Hall.
Uriah Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ingram Tottingham.
Tottingham scores with a takedown into Hall's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tottingham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hall has escaped and now he's on top!
Hall stays in close to Tottingham's body and controls the position.
Tottingham looking for a triangle here. Hall is fighting it but it looks tight! Tottingham pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hall is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ingram Tottingham!
The defeated Uriah Hall had this to say: 'Well I learnt a from the fight, and I will look for a comeback win. For now congrats to the winner.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ortais Gatavs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortais Gatavs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
153 lbs
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145 lbs
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Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ortais Gatavs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson moves into the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatavs is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson digs a right hand underneath Gatavs's ribcage. Gatavs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Gatavs controls the action.
Ragnarsson keeps control of Gatavs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatavs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatavs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatavs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Gatavs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson has Gatavs pressed against the cage, preventing Gatavs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson gets through Gatavs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gatavs.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Gatavs avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gatavs backwards.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarsson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatavs can't break the clinch.
Gatavs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatavs uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Gatavs.
Gatavs tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Gatavs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Gatavs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gatavs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatavs controls his hands.
Gatavs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatavs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatavs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson letting Gatavs take a breather here.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatavs.
Gatavs blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatavs.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ragnarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Ragnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gatavs looks to land a left hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Gatavs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ragnarsson clinches.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Gatavs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson digs a right hand underneath Gatavs's ribcage. Gatavs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gatavs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Gatavs controls the action.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatavs being controlled against the cage.
Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Gatavs's head.
Ragnarsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Gatavs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatavs prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gatavs can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gatavss head.
Gatavs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gatavs has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatavs controls his hands.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatavs is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatavs.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gatavs is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Gatavs tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatavs controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatavs blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Gatavs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatavs's elbow.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Gatavs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatavs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatavs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatavs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatavs blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatavs.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Gatavs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatavs blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Ragnarsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Gatavs prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gatavs.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gatavs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ragnarsson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gatavs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnarsson clinches up against the cage.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatavs blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnarsson pushes Gatavs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatavs is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Ragnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatavs seems to have recovered his senses.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores with a hook to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gatavs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatavs controls his hands.
A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Gatavs avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Gatavs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatavs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Gatavs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatavs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Gatavs controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Gatavs blocks it.
Gatavs blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatavs is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Gatavs.
Gatavs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatavs working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatavs.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gatavs is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatavs uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Gatavs is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnarsson has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gatavs.
Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head.
Maximus Ragnarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Ragnarsson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ortais Gatavs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson keeps control of Gatavs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Gatavs.
Gatavs can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatavs misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Ragnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnarsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Ragnarsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McVitie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Laston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack McVitie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McVitie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McVitie lands with a nice combination. Laston backs away looking to recover.
McVitie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McVitie lands with a shot to the body.
McVitie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jack McVitie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McVitie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laston's hands.
McVitie's coach down at Odins Body Workshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McVitie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McVitie misses with a lunging right hand
and Laston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McVitie wants to clinch.
McVitie throws a jab but it's blocked by Laston.
A slow jab from McVitie misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVitie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McVitie moves out of range as Laston strikes.
McVitie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As McVitie looks to move away, Laston throws a big counter combo but McVitie just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from McVitie. Laston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laston is looking to counter punch.
Laston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McVitie scores with a body shot.
McVitie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McVitie just misses with a punch to the body.
Laston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laston drops his hands momentarily and McVitie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McVitie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McVitie moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVitie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McVitie was well out of range. Poor timing from Laston.
Laston thuds his right hand into McVitie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Jack McVitie has been cut.
McVitie just misses with a punch to the body.
Laston seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McVitie throws a series of punches but Laston avoids them all with ease.
Laston moves out of range as McVitie strikes.
Laston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McVitie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laston.
McVitie jabs Laston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McVitie jabs at Laston's body.
McVitie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McVitie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McVitie swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVitie tries to clinch but Laston is having none of it.
Laston needs to keep his hands up - McVitie had a free shot at his head there.
Laston looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Laston slips a jab from McVitie.
McVitie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McVitie misses with a double jab.
McVitie connects with a looping right hand.
Laston is looking to wear down McVitie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McVitie lands a jab-cross combination.
Laston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McVitie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McVitie slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laston throwing a counter right hand but McVitie manages to avoid it.
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!
McVitie misses with a hook.
McVitie throws a nice looking combination but Laston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laston defending well as McVitie loads up on a big left hand.
McVitie throws a shot to the body.
McVitie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McVitie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laston had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McVitie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McVitie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McVitie swinging wildly here.
Laston swings for the body but McVitie moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McVitie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McVitie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack McVitie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Laston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McVitie.
Laston looks to score with a jab to the body but McVitie is just out of range.
McVitie swings for the body but Laston moves out of range.
Laston throws the left hand but McVitie avoids the punch easily.
McVitie scores with a three punch combo!
Laston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McVitie.
McVitie thuds a left hand into Laston's body.
McVitie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laston avoids the body shot from McVitie.
McVitie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVitie misses with a looping right.
Laston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McVitie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McVitie lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laston scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVitie lands with a nice body punch.
Laston walks into a stiff left hand from McVitie.
Laston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McVitie lands with a hook. Laston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McVitie throws a right hand that Laston ducks under and follows up with a left that Laston also avoids with ease.
It looked like Laston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McVitie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McVitie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from McVitie.
Oooooh!!! Laston has knocked McVitie down with a huge combo! Laston steps away and waves a wobbly McVitie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McVitie is rocked!
Jack McVitie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Are you kidding me?! Laston ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent McVitie clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Laston!
Jon Laston retains his middleweight title!
Jon Laston bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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