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Death Squad 358:Pablo v Jihad PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hardijan Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Snak The Ripper - Vandalize Shit ft. Onyx. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
33 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sub Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hardijan Matic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris moves out of range of the body kick from Matic.
Norris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Norris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matic tries to avoid it but Norris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matic to the ground. Matic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Matic finds it's way through Norris's defenses.
It looks like Sub Norris has been cut.
Norris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matic cracks Norris with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Matic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Norris to stand back up!
Norris is rocked!
Matic closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Norris out cold! Norris corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hardijan Matic!
Hardijan Matic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kool Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Clattenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Kool Keith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Clattenburg!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keith tries to clinch up
enabling Clattenburg to counter with a crisp jab.
Keith misses with a jab to the body
and Clattenburg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clattenburg misses with a head kick.
Clattenburg lands a slapping body shot.
Keith thumps Clattenburg with a low kick.
Keith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clattenburg to score with a decent uppercut.
Clattenburg checks a low kick from Keith.
Clattenburg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clattenburg darts in and clinches Keith up against the cage.
Keith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keith is leaning against Clattenburg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Keith tries a body shot but Clattenburg blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clattenburg.
Clattenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keith misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clattenburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keith digs a right hand underneath Clattenburg's ribcage. Clattenburg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Clattenburg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clattenburg tries to work over Keith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keith is working Clattenburg over against the cage.
Keith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keith lands with a right to the head.
Keith throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Keith fails to land.
Keith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Keith - that landed with a thud.
Clattenburg takes a shot to the head.
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Keith.
Keith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keith avoids a wild elbow strike from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg misses with the head strike.
Clattenburg throws a head punch that misses.
Keith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Clattenburg - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keith avoids a wild elbow strike from Clattenburg.
Keith can't find room to land a body shot as Clattenburg controls the action.
Keith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keith blocking some punches.
Keith misses with a punch to the body.
Keith avoids a wild elbow strike from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clattenburg scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Keith fails to land.
Clattenburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keith backwards.
Keith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clattenburg working aggressively here.
Keith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keith has a couple of punches blocked by Clattenburg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keith.
Keith tries to work over Clattenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keith.
Clattenburg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clattenburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Keith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg blocks an uppercut.
Clattenburg prevents a body shot from Keith.
Keith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clattenburg pushes Keith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keith misses with a body punch.
Clattenburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keith misses with a punch on the inside.
Keith tries to work over Clattenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clattenburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keith misses with a punch on the inside.
Clattenburg swings wildly with an uppercut but Keith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clattenburg's elbow.
Keith misses with the head strike.
Keith tries to throw a body punch but Clattenburg avoids it by throwing Keith back against the cage.
Clattenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keith misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clattenburg backwards.
Keith pushes Clattenburg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keith struggles to land a body shot inside as Clattenburg controls his hands.
Keith throws a punch but it's blocked by Clattenburg.
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Keith.
Keith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clattenburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keith tries a body shot but Clattenburg blocks it.
Keith misses with the head strike.
Keith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clattenburg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clattenburg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clattenburg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keith tries a body shot but Clattenburg blocks it.
Clattenburg prevents a body shot from Keith.
Keith lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johny Clattenburg will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clattenburg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Keith.
Clattenburg looks to throw the jab but Keith is out of range.
It looked like Keith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Keith misses the shot to the body.
Keith 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.
Keith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clattenburg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keith throws a good cross that connects.
Keith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keith misses with a low kick.
Keith moves in looking to clinch but Clattenburg pushes him off.
Clattenburg connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Kool Keith has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clattenburg scores with a sloppy right hand. Keith should have avoided that one.
Keith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clattenburg lands a big head kick that sends Keith tumbling to the mat! Clattenburg takes a step backwards and waves Keith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keith is looking to clinch.
Clattenburg throws out a counter right but Keith avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clattenburg misses with a double jab.
It appears Keith was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johny Clattenburg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Keith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Keith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Keith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clattenburg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keith.
Keith misses with a wild combination.
Clattenburg misses with a double jab.
Keith avoids the head kick by Clattenburg.
Keith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clattenburg counters with a straight right hand.
Clattenburg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keith lands a glancing blow to the side of Clattenburg's head.
Keith misses the shot to the body.
Clattenburg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clattenburg.
Clattenburg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keith's head.
Kool Keith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clattenburg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clattenburg checks the leg kick.
Keith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clattenburg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Keith just misses with a punch to the body.
Clattenburg misses with a wild body shot.
Keith lands with a shot to the body.
Keith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clattenburg.
Keith wants to clinch up but Clattenburg keeps it at a distance.
Clattenburg is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Keith misses its target.
A punch lands to the side of Clattenburg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keith throws a right and a left that Clattenburg avoids nicely.
Clattenburg tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clattenburg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keith throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clattenburg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keith lands the left hand.
Keith misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Keith coming out on top.
Keith is looking to land body kicks.
Keith tries a head kick but it misses.
Clattenburg slips a jab and a cross from Keith.
Clattenburg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Keith is looking to wear down Clattenburg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clattenburg throws a shot from downtown. Keith moves away and avoids it.
Keith blocks a head kick by Clattenburg.
Clattenburg works the jab nicely.
Keith fails to land with a series of punches.
Keith walks into a jab.
Keith swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clattenburg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keith scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keith.
Keith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keith lands with a good body shot.
Keith dodges the punch combination from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg swings for the body but Keith moves out of range.
Clattenburg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keith lands with a kick to the temple. Clattenburg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keith lands a right hook to the body.
Clattenburg misses with a lunging right hand
and Keith counters with a nice uppercut.
Keith tries to clinch there but Clattenburg circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clattenburg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clattenburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keith.
Keith closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clattenburg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Clattenburg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kool Keith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Keith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clattenburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clattenburg gets tackled into the cage by Keith. Keith maintains the clinch.
Keith tries a body shot but Clattenburg blocks it.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clattenburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clattenburg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Keith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clattenburg.
Keith can't find room to land a body shot as Clattenburg controls the action.
Keith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Keith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clattenburg's elbow.
Johny Clattenburg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg misses with a body punch.
Keith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clattenburg misses with an elbow strike.
Keith tries to work over Clattenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keith avoids the elbow strike from Clattenburg, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keith.
A left hand lands to the body for Keith.
Clattenburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keith struggles to land a body shot inside as Clattenburg controls his hands.
Clattenburg blocks an uppercut.
Clattenburg working aggressively here.
Keith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clattenburg's elbow.
Keith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clattenburgs head.
Keith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clattenburg throws an elbow that misses.
Clattenburg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clattenburg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Keith.
Clattenburg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keith misses with a punch on the inside.
Clattenburg blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg pushes off an throws an elbow but Keith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Keith lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Clattenburg.
Keith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keith throws a punch but it's blocked by Clattenburg.
Clattenburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keith backwards.
Clattenburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keith blocking some punches.
Clattenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keith's elbow.
Keith swings wildly with an uppercut but Clattenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clattenburg lands an elbow that stopped Keith in his tracks for a moment.
Keith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Keith.
A hook to the body from Keith.
Clattenburg misses with the head strike.
Keith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keith tries a body shot but Clattenburg blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg struggles to land a body shot inside as Keith controls his hands.
Keith scores with a shot to the side of Clattenburg's head.
It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
Clattenburg misses with the head strike.
Clattenburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keith tries a body shot but Clattenburg blocks it.
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Keith.
Keith misses with a punch on the inside.
Keith blocks an elbow strike.
Clattenburg tries a body shot but Keith blocks it.
Clattenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clattenburg.
Keith swings wildly with an uppercut but Clattenburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keith misses with the head strike.
Clattenburg pushes Keith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keith misses with a body punch.
Kool Keith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith pushes Clattenburg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clattenburg is working Keith over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keith blocking some punches.
Keith struggles to land a body shot inside as Clattenburg controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Keith.
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!
Keith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clattenburg blocks an uppercut.
Keith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clattenburg backwards.
Keith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clattenburg.
Clattenburg working aggressively here.
Clattenburg misses with the head strike.
Clattenburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clattenburg misses with a punch to the body.
Keith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keith misses with some punches.
Clattenburg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clattenburg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keith's defenses.
Keith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johny Clattenburg.
Well Clattenburg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Clattenburg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stem Cell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Andrey's choice of entrance music: Gunther -Ding Dong Song . Malutin Andrey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
39 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stem Cell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malutin Andrey!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey throws a body punch but Cell moves out of range.
Andrey looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Andrey tries a low kick but Cell avoids it.
Cell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cell lands in his opponent's guard.
Cell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Andrey told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Cell working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cell trying to control but Andrey is working from the bottom.
Cell distracts Andrey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cell lands a couple of digs.
Cell wants to control from the top but Andrey keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cell is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cell wants to control from the top but Andrey keeps moving.
Cell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cell working the head and body with strikes.
Cell prevents Andrey from standing back up.
Cell wants to control but Andrey is keeping him busy.
Cell lands strikes from half guard.
Cell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Cell.
Cell working over Andrey with some ground and pound. Andrey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andrey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andrey is refusing to be controlled, as Cell sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andrey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cell is keen to just control but Andrey is a slippery customer.
Cell is controlling the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cell connects with a nice short shot to Andrey's temple.
Cell slips a nice elbow through Andrey's hands, connecting with Andrey's forehead.
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!
Cell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cell wants to take a breather but Andrey is having none of it.
Cell is nestled in close to Andrey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Andrey pushes Cell off looking to stand but Cell dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey taking some punishment here, with Cell in his half guard.
Cell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cell connects with a nice short shot to Andrey's temple.
Cell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Andrey pushes Cell off looking to stand but Cell dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cell lands a nice short elbow.
Cell wants to control but Andrey is keeping him busy.
Andrey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Andrey is rocked!
Cell 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.
Cell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andrey is still in real trouble! Can Cell finish him?
Cell lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Andrey quite badly. Andrey pulls Cell in close trying to recover. Cell postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Andrey on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Andrey doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stem Cell!
In his post fight interview, Stem Cell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes has chosen Blood Warriors as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29 - 20 - 0 |
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170 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
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao walks into a stiff left hand from Hayes.
Brandao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brandao throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brandao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brandao misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Brandao misses.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Hayes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brandao avoids it really well and circles away.
Brandao throws a chopping leg kick but Hayes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hayes to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayes lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Hayes does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes tries to sprawl but Brandao drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brandao lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brandao throws a strike but Hayes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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.
Brandao scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hayes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brandao manages to get himself to full guard.
Brandao is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Iron Palace that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hayes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hayes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Casino. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Brandao is controlling Hayes's posture.
Hayes has gone for a leg lock! Brandao slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hayes's guard.
Hayes trying to control the position.
Brandao is looking to work some ground and pound but Hayes has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hayes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brandao's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hayes wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Hayes throwing strikes from guard but Brandao blocks nicely.
Hayes throws a strike but Brandao rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hayes wants to sweep here but Brandao controlling him for the moment.
Hayes managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao stands up over Hayes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hayes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
Hayes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brandao's guard.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandao is keeping the position for now.
Brandao is trying to keep Hayes in close.
Hayes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hayes postures up in Brandao's guard and throws a big left but Brandao blocks it.
Hayes is pushing down on Brandao's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brandao is fighting to maintain full guard but Hayes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hayes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hayes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Hayes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big right from Brandao misses.
Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hayes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brandao. That did some damage!
Brandao scores with a nice head shot.
Brandao checks a low kick from Hayes.
Hayes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Brandao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Hayes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hayes pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brandao connects with a couple of short punches.
Brandao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hayes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brandao scoring with some ground and pound.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
Brandao throwing strikes but missing.
Brandao preventing the sweep.
Brandao missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michael Hayes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brandao trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes keeping full guard, as Brandao tries to pass.
Brandao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brandao stopping the sweep attempt from Hayes.
Hayes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brandao manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes passes Brandao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hayes is keen to just control but Brandao is a slippery customer.
Brandao is doing well to control the position and prevent Hayes from advancing to side control.
Brandao continues to stall.
Brandao trying to control from the bottom.
Hayes moves into full mount! Brandao won't be happy about that!
Brandao bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brandao postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hayes wants to sweep but no luck.
Brandao lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hayes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brandao defends well.
Brandao working some strikes from top position.
Brandao makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brandao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayes's head.
Brandao works over Hayes with some ground and pound from guard.
Hayes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandao is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hayes is on top in guard.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandao is keeping the position for now.
Brandao working a defensive guard here.
Hayes looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Brandao 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. This is the final round!
Brandao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayes tries to keep at a distance but Brandao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brandao obliges.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayes tries to pull guard but Brandao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brandao misses with an elbow over the top.
Brandao lands with a right to the head.
Hayes jumps guard but Brandao stands there with Hayes around his waist. Hayes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hayes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brandao looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayes controls his hands.
Brandao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Brandao avoiding damage as Hayes throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hayes.
Brandao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hayes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Hayes is trying to pull guard but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Jose Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Hayes.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Hayes misses with a body punch.
Brandao scores with a hook to the body.
Hayes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
Hayes scores a nice knee to the body.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayes backwards.
Brandao working aggressively here.
Hayes blocking some punches.
Hayes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayes.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Brandao throws a body punch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayes.
Brandao misses with a hook.
Brandao walks into a jab.
Hayes throws a looping overhand right but Brandao ducks down to avoid it.
Brandao clinches.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayes avoids it.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jose Brandao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hayes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brandao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Hayes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brandao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brandao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hayes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao working Hayes over with knees to the body.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Hayes.
Brandao with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Hayes.
Brandao takes an elbow to the temple.
Brandao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brandao trying to control the position but instead, Hayes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brandao into the cage.
Hayes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brandao's face.
Hayes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brandao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayess head.
Hayes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brandao walks away with a smile on his face. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandao.
Hayes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
Hayes lands a jab.
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!
Hayes moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Hayes tries to counter with a clinch but Brandao shakes him off and moves away.
Brandao lands with a nice body punch.
Hayes moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Michael Hayes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandao slips under a jab from Hayes.
Brandao scores with a nice right hand.
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hayes there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
Hayes lands a jab-cross combination.
Brandao throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Brandao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brandao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jose Brandao!
Jose Brandao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiichi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Hanzzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiichi Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanzzle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanzzle tries to score with a low kick but Yamada moves his leg out of the way.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Hanzzle is looking to chop away at Yamada's legs.
Hanzzle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Hanzzle ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanzzle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamada throws a push kick but Hanzzle slaps the foot to one side.
Hanzzle walks into a jab.
Hanzzle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamada swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzzle gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hanzzle tries to score with some ground and pound. Yamada controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada is looking to reverse the position.
Hanzzle is looking to take a break and control but Yamada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamada is looking to reverse the position.
Yamada struggling a bit here.
Yamada is looking for a sweep.
Yamada regains half guard.
Hanzzle is pressing down on Yamada's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamada is holding on for now.
Hanzzle passes to side control.
Hanzzle throws a strike aimed at the side of Yamada's head but Yamada avoids it well.
Hanzzle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yamada down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada gets back to half guard.
Hanzzle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamada taking some punishment here, with Hanzzle in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanzzle is working away from the top position though.
Yamada wants to get back to full guard.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanzzle.
Yamada tries to roll over but Hanzzle keeps him under control.
Hanzzle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hanzzle there.
Yamada is looking to improve his position.
Hanzzle is trying to control the action in half guard but Yamada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanzzle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hanzzle prevents Yamada from improving his position.
Hanzzle trying to control the action but Yamada is working from the bottom.
Hanzzle prevents Yamada from improving his position.
Hanzzle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yamada keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hanzzle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yamada gets full guard.
Hanzzle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanzzle chips away with some ground and pound.
Hanzzle wanted to stand there but Yamada had control of the position.
Yamada wants to sweep here but Hanzzle controlling him for the moment.
Hanzzle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yamada working for a triangle but Hanzzle defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hanzzle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hanzzle throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle trying to stall but Yamada improves his position.
Hanzzle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hanzzle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada gets through Hanzzle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hanzzle misses with a punch to the body.
Hanzzle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hanzzle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamada can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Hanzzle fails to land.
Hanzzle tries to score a body lock takedown but Yamada shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hanzzle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.
I was talking to Hanzzle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Hanzzle tries to circle away but Yamada has him pinned against the cage.
Hanzzle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanzzle misses with a punch to the body.
Hanzzle working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada trying to stall but Hanzzle improves his position.
Hanzzle blocking some punches.
Hanzzle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanzzle jumps guard and drags Yamada to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yamada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yamada forces his way into half guard.
Yamada wants to take a breather but Hanzzle is having none of it.
Yamada controlling the action here.
Yamada is trying to control. Hanzzle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hanzzle won't allow Yamada to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Yamada is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yamada prevents Hanzzle from improving his position.
Yamada wants to pass to mount but Hanzzle is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Yamada.
Hanzzle gets back to full guard.
Yamada stands up over Hanzzle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada landing some decent shots from guard.
Hanzzle 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.
Yamada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanzzle pulls Yamada in to control the position.
Yuri Hanzzle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamada working some strikes from top position.
Yamada stopping the sweep attempt from Hanzzle.
Yamada is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hanzzle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yamada forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle moves into full guard.
Hanzzle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamada defends well.
Yamada works over Hanzzle with some ground and pound from guard.
Yamada slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yamada landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada trying to control the position but Hanzzle is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiichi Yamada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yamada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanzzle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hanzzle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hanzzle cracks Yamada with a big right hand but Yamada just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yamada is trying to improve his position.
Hanzzle working the ground and pound.
Yamada stops Hanzzle from passing to mount.
Yamada sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yamada moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzzle wants to control from the top but Yamada keeps moving.
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.
Hanzzle pushing down on Yamada's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yamada is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yamada manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hanzzle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanzzle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hanzzle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yamada has momentary wrist control but Hanzzle slips an elbow through the middle.
Yamada has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hanzzle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hanzzle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanzzle throwing strikes from guard but Yamada blocks nicely.
Yamada wants to sweep here but Hanzzle controlling him for the moment.
Yamada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hanzzle stands and throws Yamada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yamada takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yamada wants to control but Hanzzle postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle is looking to take a break and control but Yamada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yamada is looking to reverse the position.
Hanzzle throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yamada tries to improve position but can't.
Hanzzle cracks Yamada with a big elbow.
Hanzzle is working Yamada over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hanzzle trying to control the action but Yamada is working from the bottom.
Yamada gets back to half guard.
Yamada is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yamada wants to control the action here but instead Hanzzle manages to pass to full mount!
Hanzzle lands a big elbow.
Hanzzle with a couple of short strikes.
Yamada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yamada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanzzle with good strikes from the mount here!
Yamada is bucking up trying to escape but Hanzzle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yamada is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanzzle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yamada is still in real trouble! Can Hanzzle finish him?
Yamada can't escape the position.
Hanzzle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Hanzzle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanzzle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Hanzzle!
Yuri Hanzzle managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Slade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Bane!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slade takes a swing at Bane's ribcage but misses.
Slade takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Slade.
Bane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slade misses with a two punch combination.
Crunch! Slade slams his shin into Bane's torso.
Bane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slade stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been hearing reports that Slade has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bane throws a right and a left that Slade avoids nicely.
Slade throws a leg kick but Bane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No joy there for Slade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bane connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Tyrone Slade has been cut.
Slade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slade to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Lucas Bane has been cut.
Bane lands with an overhand left.
Bane misses with a body shot.
Bane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slade takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Slade connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Bane to the floor! Slade dives in looking for the finish!
Bane is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slade is thwarting Bane's attempts to control the position.
Bane is still in real trouble! Can Slade finish him?
Slade lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Bane! More strikes land and this one is all over! Slade jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Slade!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Vitalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitalli has chosen i kill cause im hungry as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincenzo Vitalli!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Villefort.
De Villefort swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vitalli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Villefort seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De Villefort's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vitalli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Villefort scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
Vitalli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vitalli sizes up De Villefort with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vitalli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Villefort was well out of range. Poor timing from Vitalli.
De Villefort with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vitalli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Villefort takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vitalli sizes up De Villefort with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort throws a lazy right hand but Vitalli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vitalli throws a combination that misses
and Vitalli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vitalli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vitalli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Villefort moves away from the strike by Vitalli.
De Villefort feinted with a counter takedown.
Vitalli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Villefort appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vitalli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Villefort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Vitalli misses its intended target.
De Villefort throwing a counter right hand but Vitalli manages to avoid it.
De Villefort uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitalli.
De Villefort half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vitalli scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitalli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Villefort counters with a straight right hand.
Vitalli throws a lazy right hand but De Villefort sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Villefort is looking to counter punch.
Vitalli misses with a looping right.
Vitalli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Villefort lands a jab to the head.
Vitalli cracks De Villefort with an open hand slap.
Gerard De Villefort's cut is getting worse.
Vitalli misses with a left hand
and De Villefort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vitalli misses the body punch
and De Villefort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vincenzo Vitalli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vitalli throws a body punch but De Villefort moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vitalli.
Nice uppercut lands for Vitalli. That snapped De Villefort's head back.
Vitalli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Villefort moves out of range of the strikes.
De Villefort thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vitalli. De Villefort does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from De Villefort misses.
De Villefort slips a jab from Vitalli.
De Villefort appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Villefort lands a right hook to the body.
De Villefort throws out a loose jab but Vitalli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vitalli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Villefort had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Vitalli.
Vitalli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Villefort lands a jab to the nose.
Vincenzo Vitalli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Villefort steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vitalli.
Vitalli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Villefort cracks Vitalli with an uppercut from hell and Vitalli crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of De Villefort's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Vitalli is rocked!
De Villefort passes Vitalli's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vitalli is still in real trouble! Can De Villefort finish him?
Vitalli tries to roll over but De Villefort keeps him under control.
Vitalli is still trying to improve position.
De Villefort lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Vitalli! More strikes land and this one is all over! De Villefort jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerard De Villefort!
An out of breath Gerard De Villefort thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Vincenzo Vitalli had this to say: 'I believe, in my prime, I could have fought with anybody alive.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ЦельРазгроl. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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177 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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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
33 - 13 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksei Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarpong.
Sarpong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarpong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Marshal.
Marshal throws out a counter right but Sarpong avoids it with no problem.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarpong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marshal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sarpong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sarpong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sarpong preventing the sweep.
Sarpong tries to free his leg and advance position but Marshal is retaining full guard.
Marshal wants to get back to his feet but Sarpong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marshal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sarpong's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarpong keeping full guard, as Marshal tries to pass.
Sarpong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sarpong looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarpong, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshal gets to his feet. Sarpong looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice body punch from Sarpong.
Sarpong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marshal tries a head kick but it misses.
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marshal.
Sarpong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sarpong looking to score a takedown here. Marshal is defending well but Sarpong drives through and ends up in Marshal's guard.
Marshal keeping moving, preventing Sarpong from controlling successfully.
Marshal looking for a sweep. Not yet Marshal, not yet.
Marshal has control of Sarpong's left arm, preventing Sarpong from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Marshal manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marshal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong misses the jab.
Marshal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marshal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshal is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sarpong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marshal throws a body kick that misses.
Marshal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marshal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sarpong moves out of range of the body kick.
Marshal misses with an uppercut. Sarpong saw that one coming.
Marshal lands with an uppercut that bounces Sarpong off the cage and back into range.
Aleksei Marshal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarpong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarpong misses the target.
Marshal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarpong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sarpong lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses with a body kick.
Marshal loads up on a big right hand but Sarpong slips the punch.
Marshal lands with a nice body punch.
Marshal throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Sarpong 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.
Marshal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarpong throws a hook but Marshal avoids it easily.
Marshal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sarpong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marshal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sarpong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sarpong connects with an inside leg kick.
Sarpong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshal was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarpong.
Marshal flicks out a counter leg kick but Sarpong steps away.
Sarpong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshal.
Sarpong throws out a loose jab but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarpong.
Marshal scores with a punch 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!
Marshal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marshal scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses with a low kick.
Sarpong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sarpong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marshal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshal throws a chopping leg kick but Sarpong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sarpong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marshal counters with a left to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Marshal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot lands for Marshal.
Marshal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Sarpong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marshal's waist but Marshal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sarpong off to one side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sarpong!
Nice takedown defense from Marshal. No joy for Sarpong on that attempt.
Marshal steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Sarpong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Sarpong.
Marshal replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sarpong blocks it well.
Sarpong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshal throws the kick towards the body but Sarpong avoids it.
Sarpong misses with a left hand
and Marshal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarpong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marshal scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksei Marshal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marshal pushes Sarpong away with a front kick.
Sarpong misses with a body kick.
Marshal thinks about the counter body kick.
Marshal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarpong.
Marshal checks the leg kick.
Sarpong looks to land a left hand but Marshal moved out of range nicely.
Marshal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Marshal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marshal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marshal throws a leg kick
and Sarpong counters with a good low kick that Marshal was not able to check.
Marshal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Sarpong misses.
Marshal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sarpong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sarpong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marshal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarpong.
Sarpong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marshal defends it nicely.
Marshal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sarpong or perhaps it was just good defense by Marshal, which made it look bad.
Marshal misses with an uppercut.
Sarpong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marshal sprawls and moves away.
Marshal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sarpong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
Sarpong misses with a leg kick
and Marshal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarpong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marshal takes a step back to recover.
Marshal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sarpong.
Marshal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marshal loads up on a big right hand but Sarpong slips the punch.
Sarpong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Marshal finds it's way through Sarpong's defenses.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but Marshal checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Marshal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Sarpong there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marshal scores with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sarpong - that will leave a mark!
Marshal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marshal!
Sarpong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marshal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Sarpong moves out of range easily.
Sarpong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marshal, right into the meat.
Sarpong misses with a body kick.
Marshal thumps Sarpong with a low kick.
Sarpong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marshal checks it well.
Sarpong scores with a nice head shot.
Sarpong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshal was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a chopping leg kick but Marshal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marshal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sarpong.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarpong misses the target.
Marshal connects with a jab.
Marshal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sarpong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aleksei Marshal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshal throws a hook but Sarpong avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marshal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marshal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marshal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marshal.
Sarpong misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sarpong throws out a loose jab but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marshal takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshal should have avoided that one.
Marshal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarpong can pounce on him.
Marshal lands a glancing blow to the side of Sarpong's head.
Marshal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marshal tries to land a front kick but Sarpong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sarpong looks to throw the jab but Marshal is out of range.
Marshal throws a chopping leg kick but Sarpong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sarpong walks into a straight right hand from Marshal.
Sarpong is rocked!
Marshal closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sarpong! Marshal dives in looking to finish! Sarpong is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksei Marshal!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jihad comes to the cage accompanied by America! Fuck Yeah!. Escobar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Big Pun - Brave in The Heart. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Mohammed Jihad has been cut.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Jihad.
Escobar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jihad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Jihad moved out of range.
Jihad shoots in and drives through. Escobar sprawls well.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jihad momentarily.
Escobar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jihad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jihad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar cracks Jihad with a good jab.
Jihad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
A shot to the body from Jihad misses
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Jihad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jihad throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Jihad swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
As Escobar tries to get set, Jihad tries to push him back and clinch up but Escobar manages to avoid the attempt.
Jihad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Jihad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar thinking.
Jihad throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jihad slips under a jab from Escobar.
Escobar pushes Jihad up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Jihad takes a shot to the head.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jihads 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!
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Jihad controls the action.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Jihad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Jihad is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Jihad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jihad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jihad misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
Jihad manages to break the clinch.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
and Jihad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jihad postures up and lands a big shot to Escobar's brow.
Escobar keeping full guard, as Jihad tries to pass.
Escobar controls Jihad momentarily but Jihad frees himself.
Jihad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jihad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jihad 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.
Escobar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jihad postures up in Escobar's guard and throws a big left but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jihad wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Jihad is in close to Escobar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Escobar wants to hit a switch here but Jihad passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Escobar there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jihad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Escobar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Jihad's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jihad swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
Escobar closes the distance and pushes Jihad back into the cage.
Jihad manages to break the clinch.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Jihad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jihad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Jihad blocks an uppercut.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jihad.
A left hand lands to the body for Jihad.
Pablo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Jihad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escobar or not.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
Jihad is working Escobar over against the cage.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Jihad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Jihad blocks the leg kick.
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escobar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Escobar 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.
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!
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jihad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jihad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jihad throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Jihad cracks Escobar with a good jab.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Both fighters circling a little - Jihad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Jihad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jihad just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Jihad's ribs.
Jihad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jihad has a takedown stuffed.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jihad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Jihad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Jihad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Jihad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar leaves Jihad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a glancing blow to the side of Jihad's head.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Escobar has knocked Jihad down with a huge combo! Escobar steps away and waves a wobbly Jihad back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Escobar misses.
Jihad throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jihad throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Jihad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Jihad's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escobar 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.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Jihad misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jihad misses with a body kick.
Escobar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jihad keeps the fight on the outside.
Jihad tries to clinch
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar throws the left hand but Jihad avoids the punch easily.
Escobar 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.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jihad.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jihad.
Jihad lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar seems unphased.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick from Jihad.
A lazy body kick from Jihad
and Escobar counters with a thumping low kick.
Jihad tries to land a body kick
and Escobar counters with a low kick, right behind Jihad 's knee.
Jihad scores with a leg kick.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jihad on the side of the head.
Escobar clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Jihad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jihad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Escobar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Jihad blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Escobar tries a body shot but Jihad blocks it.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jihad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad works on Escobar's body with a couple of short punches.
Jihad can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar tries to work over Jihad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jihad misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Jihad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jihad blocks a body shot from Escobar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
A left hand lands to the body for Jihad.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad lands an uppercut.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jihad prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jihad's efforts to push away.
Jihad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jihad prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Jihad controls the action.
Jihad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad misses with a punch to the body.
Jihad misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jihad turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Escobar is trying to control Jihad's posture but Jihad avoids it.
Escobar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Jihad's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Escobar tries to keep at a distance but Jihad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Jihad.
Jihad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jihad working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Escobar tries a body shot but Jihad blocks it.
Jihad tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jihad tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Jihad is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar drops Jihad onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jihad is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Jihad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar dips a shoulder and cracks Jihad with a mighty uppercut! Jihad falls back against the cage and Escobar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jihad is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Escobar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar! Pablo Escobar retains his heavyweight title!
Pablo Escobar 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.
In defeat, Mohammed Jihad stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit!'.
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