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OFC 293: Dark Knight PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buck Futter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
21 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Futter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill gets a clinch.
Futter jumps guard but McGill stands there with Futter around his waist. Futter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McGill throws an elbow but it misses.
Futter dodges an elbow strike from McGill.
Futter tries to pull guard but McGill won't allow it.
Futter has McGill pushed against the cage.
Futter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Futter pulls guard successfully.
Futter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Futter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGill defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGill trying to control but Futter is working from the bottom.
McGill connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter keeping moving, preventing McGill from controlling successfully.
Futter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Futter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGill trying to control but Futter is working from the bottom.
McGill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McGill trying to control the position from guard on top but Futter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGill tries to free his leg and advance position but Futter is retaining full guard.
Futter looking for a guillotine here but McGill defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Futter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Futter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McGill has managed to get both his arms back between Futter's legs - danger averted.
Futter trying to control the position.
McGill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Futter keeping moving, preventing McGill from controlling successfully.
McGill might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Futter haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Futter throws a hook to the side of McGill's head but McGill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGill misses with a combination
and Futter counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGill won't be happy with that.
Futter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGill has escaped the position, nice work there.
McGill is looking to reverse the position.
McGill taking a bit of punishment here - Futter scoring with strikes.
Futter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGill is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futter landing strikes.
Futter trying to control the action but McGill is working from the bottom.
Futter looks up at the clock and then as McGill takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Futter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Futter controls the position from side control.
Futter trying to control the position but McGill is working away.
McGill struggling a bit here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGill is looking for a sweep.
McGill prevents Futter from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Futter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGill gets a clinch.
McGill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Futter successfully pulls guard.
Futter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGill with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Futter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Futter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McGill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Futter is adopting a defensive guard.
Futter looking for a guillotine here but McGill defends easily.
Futter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGill can do to turn this around?
Futter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Futter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McGill has managed to get both his arms back between Futter's legs - danger averted.
Futter has his foot on McGill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGill works his way back into a safe position though.
Futter looking for a guillotine here but McGill defends easily.
Futter is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! McGill rolls with it to try and escape but Futter cranks on the arm and McGill is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buck Futter!
Post fight, Buck Futter stared into the camera and said 'My hair is purple but my belt is red'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Xll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vahan Karamyenyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Xll might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scarab - Ankh. Karamyenyan has chosen Bonecrusher - Saw Theme Remix as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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36
216 lbs
15 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Xll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahan Karamyenyan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karamyenyan. Xll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Xll misses the target.
A cross from Xll lands.
Xll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karamyenyan moves away.
And Karamyenyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Xll pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Xll throws a hook but Karamyenyan avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Karamyenyan.
Xll throws a sloppy head kick and Karamyenyan moves out of range easily.
Karamyenyan flicks out a counter leg kick but Xll steps away.
Xll takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karamyenyan tries to land a body kick
and Xll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Vahan Karamyenyan has been cut.
Xll swinging wildly here.
Karamyenyan goes for a double leg but Xll avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Xll continues to drive forward.
Karamyenyan tries to score with a low kick but Xll moves his leg out of the way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karamyenyan.
It looks like Ramses Xll has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Xll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Karamyenyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Xll pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Xll avoids the head kick by Karamyenyan.
Xll misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan scores with a head kick.
Xll stuffs the takedown.
Karamyenyan misses with a hook to the body
and Xll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xll thuds a left hand into Karamyenyan's body.
Ramses Xll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karamyenyan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xll counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Karamyenyan!
Karamyenyan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xll is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Karamyenyan is still in real trouble! Can Xll finish him?
Xll tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karamyenyan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karamyenyan seems to have recovered his senses.
We've been hearing that Xll has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Karamyenyan tries to roll over but Xll keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xll looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Xll looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Xll is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Xll is working for a submission of some sort.
Karamyenyan is looking for a sweep. Xll is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xll is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Xll seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karamyenyan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karamyenyan gets back to full guard.
Xll has gone for a leg lock! Karamyenyan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Xll's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karamyenyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xll has his feet on Karamyenyan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xll connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karamyenyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xll checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karamyenyan throws a sloppy head kick and Xll moves out of range easily.
Karamyenyan throws a leg kick that misses.
Xll feints and then cracks Karamyenyan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karamyenyan down.
Xll misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xll lands a nice shot that snaps Karamyenyan's head back.
Vahan Karamyenyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karamyenyan lands a leg kick that knocks Xll off balance momentarily.
Xll dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karamyenyan. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karamyenyan.
Karamyenyan shoots in and gets a takedown into Xll's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karamyenyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Xll is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ramses Xll will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karamyenyan delivers a nice body kick.
Karamyenyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xll.
Karamyenyan misses with a kick to the body.
Karamyenyan looks to land a right hand but Xll moved out of range.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that Xll semi-blocks.
Xll throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karamyenyan misses with a kick to the body.
Xll moves out of range of the body kick from Karamyenyan.
Xll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xll looks to score with a jab to the body but Karamyenyan is just out of range.
Karamyenyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karamyenyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Xll.
Karamyenyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karamyenyan throws a push kick but Xll slaps the foot to one side.
Karamyenyan motions for Xll to come forward. Karamyenyan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karamyenyan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamyenyan throws a head kick that misses
and Xll counters with an inside leg kick.
Karamyenyan lands a head kick!
Xll connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karamyenyan misses with a kick to the body.
Karamyenyan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xll misses with a head kick.
Xll misses with a straight left.
Xll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karamyenyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Xll.
Karamyenyan throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Xll to counter with a crisp jab.
Xll lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xll throws a leg kick but Karamyenyan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karamyenyan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karamyenyan catches Xll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamyenyan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karamyenyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That kick from Karamyenyan tenderised Xll's leg. Xll is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramses Xll is winning the standup battle so far.
Xll lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xll feints with a jab and clips Karamyenyan right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Karamyenyan is sent crashing into the canvas and Xll leaps in for the kill! Karamyenyan tries to get to his feet but Xll is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Karamyenyan is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramses Xll!
Ramses Xll seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wu Fei Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Name Less (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Chung kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is God of Gamblers. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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28
146 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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28
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Wu Fei Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Name Less!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Less looks to land a left hand but Fei Chung moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Fei Chung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fei Chung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Less throws a nice inside leg kick.
Less throws out a leg kick but Fei Chung moves out of range and Less only half commits.
Fei Chung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Less looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fei Chung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fei Chung backing away here, and Less unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Less throws a solid leg kick but Fei Chung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Less.
Fei Chung checks a leg kick nicely.
Fei Chung moves out of range of the body kick.
Fei Chung was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Less misses with a head kick.
It looked like Fei Chung wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Less fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fei Chung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Less throws out the jab.
Fei Chung is looking to counter punch.
Fei Chung checks a leg kick nicely.
Fei Chung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fei Chung shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Less tried to score with a low kick but Fei Chung checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Less has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fei Chung.
Less lands a jab to Fei Chung's midsection.
Less throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Less swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Fei Chung has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fei Chung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Less throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fei Chung makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Less feints and then cracks Fei Chung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fei Chung down.
Fei Chung misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Less on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Less connects with an inside leg kick.
Less throws a chopping leg kick but Fei Chung manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Less scoring well with a low kick there.
Less lands a nice shot that snaps Fei Chung's head back.
Less just misses with a punch to the body.
Fei Chung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fei Chung.
Fei Chung avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fei Chung ducks right into an uppercut from Less.
Less connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Less tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fei Chung was well out of range. Poor timing from Less.
Less has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Less is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fei Chung.
Fei Chung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Less ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Less misses with the combination.
Fei Chung swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Less on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fei Chung. Fei Chung obviously looking to wear him down.
Less thows a leg kick but Fei Chung checks it
and Fei Chung decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Less's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fei Chung forces his way into half guard.
Less is defending against the submission attempts here by Fei Chung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less is staying active underneath Fei Chung, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fei Chung is taking a breather. Less says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fei Chung moves nicely into side control.
Fei Chung is staying tight to Less's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Less is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fei Chung is working to tighten his grip on Less's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Less has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Fei Chung is really squeezing tight and eventually Less passes out! Fei Chung breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wu Fei Chung!
A relieved looking Wu Fei Chung thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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275 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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Garrison!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martinez misses with a hook. Garrison ducked under it nicely.
Garrison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Garrison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Garrison back into the cage.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Garrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garrison lands a big head kick that sends Martinez tumbling to the mat! Garrison takes a step backwards and waves Martinez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martinez is rocked!
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez tries to clinch but Garrison moves out of range.
Garrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garrison slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez defending well as Garrison loads up on a big left hand.
Garrison throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Garrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Martinez. Those never looked like landing.
Garrison walks into a left hand.
Martinez gets a clinch.
Garrison blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez avoiding damage.
Martinez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Garrison improves position.
Garrison blocks an uppercut.
Martinez slows down the pace here.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrison tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
Martinez has Garrison pressed against the cage.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses.
Martinez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez connects with a right hand. Garrison shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martinez moves in looking to clinch but Garrison pushes him off.
Garrison throws a head kick that Martinez semi-blocks.
Leonard Martinez's cut is getting worse.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Garrison throws a sloppy head kick
and Garrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garrison moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
A big left from Garrison misses.
Garrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garrison wants it to stay on the feet.
Garrison throws a sloppy head kick and Martinez moves out of range easily.
Martinez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Garrison moved out of range.
Martinez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Garrison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Martinez is in Garrison's guard.
Garrison is adopting a defensive guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Garrison keeps moving.
Garrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez throws a strike but Garrison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martinez trying to control the position.
Martinez wants to hit a switch here but Garrison passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Martinez there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Martinez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martinez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martinez lands a brutal head kick. Garrison looks out on his feet and Martinez throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Leonard Martinez!
Leonard Martinez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hone Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huia has chosen Poi E - Patea Maori Club 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Pichushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hone Huia!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pichushkin throws a low kick but Huia moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Huia! But no joy.
Huia throws a looping overhand right but Pichushkin ducks down to avoid it.
Huia throws a hook but Pichushkin blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pichushkin.
Huia throws a series of punches but Pichushkin avoids them all with ease.
Pichushkin misses with a low kick.
Huia throws out a counter right but Pichushkin avoids it with no problem.
Huia throws an overhand right that lands on Pichushkin's shoulder, as Pichushkin tries to avoid the shot.
Huia swings for the body but Pichushkin moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pichushkin.
Huia looks to land a right hand but Pichushkin moved out of range.
Pichushkin misses with a low kick.
Huia throws a shot from downtown. Pichushkin moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Huia.
It looks like Alexander Pichushkin has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huia.
Hone Huia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huia catches Pichushkin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Huia checks the leg kick.
Pichushkin tries to land a leg kick but Huia saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pichushkin is looking to chop away at Huia's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Huia. That snapped Pichushkin's head back.
Pichushkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Huia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Pichushkin.
Pichushkin staying out of range there.
As Huia backs away, Pichushkin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pichushkin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Huia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pichushkin is rocked!
Alexander Pichushkin's cut is getting worse.
Pichushkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Huia is able to avoid easily.
Oh Pichushkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pichushkin throws a low kick but Huia moves out of range easily.
Huia drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Pichushkin's head, knocking him out cold! Huia is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hone Huia!
Hone Huia made sure to mention his sponsor, Amped Performance in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Tanahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanahashi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blood Stain Child - Stargazer. Revazshvili has chosen Georgia National Anthem as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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218 lbs
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212 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Satoshi Tanahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanahashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tanahashi with a hook.
Tanahashi throws a leg kick but Revazshvili checks it.
Revazshvili is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tanahashi with a body shot.
Tanahashi misses with a looping left.
Tanahashi misses with an uppercut.
Tanahashi scores with a jab.
Revazshvili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Revazshvili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot.
Revazshvili slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tanahashi misses with a body kick.
Tanahashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tanahashi connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanahashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Revazshvili.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili throws out a powerful jab.
Revazshvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Revazshvili.
Tanahashi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Revazshvili sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanahashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tanahashi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tanahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanahashi throws a shot from downtown. Revazshvili moves away and avoids it.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanahashi.
Revazshvili throws the left hand but Tanahashi avoids the punch easily.
We've been hearing reports that Tanahashi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Revazshvili connects with a single shot there.
Tanahashi throws a right hand that Revazshvili ducks under and follows up with a left that Revazshvili also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Revazshvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanahashi swings for the body but Revazshvili moves out of range.
Revazshvili swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tanahashi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanahashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Revazshvili moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Revazshvili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Revazshvili.
Tanahashi tries to counter with a takedown but Revazshvili is quick to defend against it.
Tanahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tanahashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Satoshi Tanahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanahashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Revazshvili.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Revazshvili looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Revazshvili swings for the body but Tanahashi moves out of range.
Tanahashi feinted with a counter takedown.
Tanahashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanahashi throws out the jab.
Revazshvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanahashi moves away.
Tanahashi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Revazshvilis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tanahashi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Revazshvili lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Satoshi Tanahashi has been cut.
Revazshvili will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanahashi looks for the body kick but Revazshvili saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili blocks a head kick by Tanahashi.
Revazshvili misses with a wild body shot.
Tanahashi slips a jab from Revazshvili.
Levan Revazshvili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanahashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Revazshvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Tanahashi.
Revazshvili looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Revazshvili throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanahashi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Revazshvili wants to get back to full guard.
Tanahashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Revazshvili makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Revazshvili.
Tanahashi 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.
Tanahashi landing with the ground and pound.
Revazshvili working a defensive guard here.
Tanahashi throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Satoshi Tanahashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Tanahashi's cut.
That's time! Tanahashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tanahashi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Revazshvili lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanahashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanahashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanahashi doesn't seem bothered though.
Revazshvili looks to throw the jab but Tanahashi is out of range.
Tanahashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanahashi.
Revazshvili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanahashi.
Tanahashi scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Tanahashi tenderised Revazshvili's leg. Revazshvili is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tanahashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Revazshvili looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanahashi.
A big right from Tanahashi misses.
Revazshvili checks a leg kick nicely.
Revazshvili moves into range and connects with a jab.
Revazshvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanahashi is just out of range.
Revazshvili takes a swing at Tanahashi's ribcage but misses.
Tanahashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Revazshvili to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi misses with a right hand
and Revazshvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Tanahashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Revazshvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanahashi.
Revazshvili misses with a hook. Tanahashi ducked under it nicely.
Revazshvili with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revazshvili throws a right hand that misses
and Revazshvili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanahashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Revazshvili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Revazshvili throws a jab when Tanahashi was well out of range.
Revazshvili moves away from the strike by Tanahashi.
Revazshvili moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi throws a right hand that Revazshvili ducks under and follows up with a left that Revazshvili also avoids with ease.
Tanahashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Revazshvili scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tanahashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Revazshvili's sensitive parts.
Revazshvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanahashi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Revazshvili avoids it.
Tanahashi scores with a leg kick.
Tanahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Revazshvili takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanahashi.
Tanahashi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tanahashi tries to land a leg kick but Revazshvili saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Tanahashi. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Revazshvili lands a body shot.
Tanahashi clobbers Revazshvili with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tanahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Revazshvili throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanahashi.
Revazshvili throws a shot from downtown. Tanahashi moves away and avoids it.
Tanahashi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Revazshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanahashi feinted with a counter takedown.
A shot to the liver by Tanahashi. Beautiful body shot.
Tanahashi throws an overhand right that lands on Revazshvili's shoulder, as Revazshvili tries to avoid the shot.
Tanahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Revazshvili. That did some damage!
Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Satoshi Tanahashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Tanahashi'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. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Tanahashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Revazshvili missing with a left hand there. Tanahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Revazshvili misses its intended target.
Tanahashi dodges the punch combination from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tanahashi.
Tanahashi needs to keep his hands up - Revazshvili had a free shot at his head there.
Revazshvili throws a body punch but Tanahashi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revazshvili misses with the combination.
Tanahashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Revazshvili.
Tanahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili throws a body punch but Tanahashi moves out of range.
Revazshvili takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tanahashi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanahashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanahashi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Revazshvili sprawls well. Revazshvili wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tanahashi gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tanahashi. Revazshvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot.
Tanahashi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Revazshvili sprawls and moves away.
Levan Revazshvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanahashi.
Tanahashi lands the left hand.
Tanahashi throws a leg kick but Revazshvili checks it.
Revazshvili throws a jab when Tanahashi was well out of range.
Tanahashi scores with a jab.
Revazshvili takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Revazshvili misses with a wild body shot.
Revazshvili pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanahashi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Revazshvili is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ground and pound from Tanahashi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Revazshvili is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tanahashi trying to control the position but Revazshvili is working away.
Revazshvili manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tanahashi's best efforts.
Tanahashi working over Revazshvili with some ground and pound. Revazshvili looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Revazshvili controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Tanahashi throwing shots but Revazshvili is blocking nicely.
Revazshvili trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanahashi seems to be working for a kimura but Revazshvili defends the submission attempt.
Revazshvili tries to kick Tanahashi off but Tanahashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Revazshvili actively working from the bottom here.
Revazshvili has a hand on Tanahashi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tanahashi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Tanahashi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Revazshvili looks a forlorn figure.
Revazshvili swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Revazshvili is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Satoshi Tanahashi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanahashi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pelle Hermano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermano comes into the arena with Deadhead blaring out of the sound system. Halleck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Simple Minds - Changeling. Gurney Halleck has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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148 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pelle Hermano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck lands a jab to the head.
Hermano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hermano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hermano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Halleck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Halleck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Halleck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halleck throws a hook but Hermano avoids it easily.
Halleck tries to close the distance and clinch but Hermano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halleck tries to clinch there but Hermano circles away.
Hermano throws a quick counter head kick but Halleck was just out of range.
Hermano lands a nice shot to the body.
Hermano scores with a shot to the body.
Hermano misses with a body punch
enabling Halleck to counter with a crisp jab.
Halleck misses with a looping right.
Hermano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Halleck defends it nicely.
Halleck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Halleck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halleck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hermano is looking to counter punch.
Halleck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hermano.
Hermano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano sizes up Halleck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hermano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halleck lands with a nice body punch.
Hermano is looking to wear down Halleck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Halleck throws a poor cross that misses
and Hermano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hermano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hermano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hermano.
Hermano dives in and grabs Halleck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halleck pushes down on Hermano's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelle Hermano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck for Hermano with that takedown attempt.
Halleck forces Hermano back against the cage and clinches.
Halleck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hermano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hermano misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermano 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hermano.
Halleck defending well as Hermano loads up on a big left hand.
Halleck lands a glancing blow to the side of Hermano's head.
Halleck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hermano.
Hermano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Halleck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hermano counters with an outside leg kick.
That kick from Halleck tenderised Hermano's leg. Hermano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Halleck checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Halleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halleck misses with a body shot.
Hermano swings for the body but Halleck moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halleck, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Hermano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hermano throws a shot from downtown. Halleck moves away and avoids it.
Halleck misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Halleck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano misses with a looping right.
And Halleck tries to counter it with a takedown but Hermano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Halleck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halleck connects with a leg kick. Hermano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halleck checks the leg kick nicely there.
Halleck throws a combination. Hermano tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Halleck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hermano drops his hands momentarily and Halleck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Halleck.
Halleck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hermano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halleck swings for the body but Hermano moves out of range.
Hermano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halleck needs to keep his hands up - Hermano had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Halleck misses.
Hermano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermano throws a chopping leg kick but Halleck manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halleck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gurney Halleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halleck moves into the clinch.
Hermano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halleck's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hermano.
Hermano can't find room to land a body shot as Halleck controls the action.
Hermano blocks a body shot from Halleck.
Halleck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Halleck misses with a body punch.
Halleck misses with a punch to the body.
Hermano lands a hook that snaps the head of Halleck backwards.
Halleck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hermano's elbow.
Halleck struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermano controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Halleck.
Hermano can't break the clinch.
Hermano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halleck's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermano scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halleck. That's going to slow Hermano down.
Halleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hermano, as that shot connected.
Hermano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halleck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gurney Halleck 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Halleck, as that shot connected.
Hermano ducks under a wild hook from Halleck.
Halleck gets caught napping as Hermano dives in and scores a takedown. Halleck manages to retain guard.
Halleck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hermano 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.
Hermano throws a strike but Halleck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Halleck trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halleck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hermano's head.
Hermano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halleck is aware though and is defending well.
Hermano controls Halleck momentarily but Halleck frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halleck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hermano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Halleck is aware though and is defending well.
Hermano working a defensive guard here.
Halleck working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano wants to sweep but no luck.
Hermano might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Halleck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halleck postures up and lands a big shot to Hermano's brow.
Halleck trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hermano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halleck throws an elbow that misses. Hermano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Halleck's guard. Nice move by Hermano!
Halleck is pulling down on Hermano's head. It's preventing any offense from Hermano, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hermano wants to pass the guard but Halleck is keeping the position.
Hermano throws a big right hand that misses.
Hermano wants to control from the top but Halleck keeps moving.
Hermano passes Halleck's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halleck felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck tries to get to full guard but Hermano has control of the leg.
Hermano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hermano trying to control the action but Halleck is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hermano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halleck scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Halleck.
Hermano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hermano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halleck.
Hermano feinted with a counter takedown.
Halleck wants to clinch but Hermano slips to the side
and Halleck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hermano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halleck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gurney Halleck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermano. Halleck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halleck thumps Hermano with a low kick.
Halleck lands with an uppercut that bounces Hermano off the cage and back into range.
Hermano looks to throw the jab but Halleck is out of range.
Halleck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hermano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hermano avoids the body shot from Halleck.
Gurney Halleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hermano with the ground and pound but Halleck uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gurney Halleck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Hermano.
Hermano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hermano lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Halleck. Those never looked like landing.
Halleck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halleck throws a body punch but Hermano moves out of range.
Donk. Halleck catches Hermano right on the button with a cross.
Hermano tries to land a front kick but Halleck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halleck throws a jab when Hermano was well out of range.
Halleck cracks Hermano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hermano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hermano lands a couple of digs.
Hermano trying to control the position from guard on top but Halleck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halleck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Halleck has control of Hermano's left arm, preventing Hermano from doing any damage.
Hermano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hermano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hermano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Halleck dives on top into guard.
Halleck tries to free his leg and advance position but Hermano is retaining full guard.
Hermano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halleck manages to get himself to full guard.
Hermano wants to control from the top but Halleck keeps moving.
Pelle Hermano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck is adopting a defensive guard.
Hermano wants to control from the top but Halleck keeps moving.
Halleck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pelle Hermano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halleck has momentary wrist control but Hermano slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermano looking to pass the guard.
Hermano throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermano throws a big elbow that misses.
Hermano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gurney Halleck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halleck pulls Hermano in close to his closed guard and prevents Hermano from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Halleck throws out a leg kick but Hermano moves out of range and Halleck only half commits.
Hermano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Halleck throws a big shot that misses.
Halleck looks to land a right hand but Hermano moved out of range.
Halleck misses the jab.
Halleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hermano.
Halleck avoids a kick to the body.
Hermano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halleck throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halleck is fending him off so far but Hermano persists. Nope, Halleck circles away and we're back to standing.
Hermano misses with a low kick.
Halleck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hermano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hermano throws a shot from downtown. Halleck moves away and avoids it.
Halleck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hermano.
Halleck bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hermano's head.
Halleck scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hermano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halleck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hermano moves away from the strike by Halleck.
Hermano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Halleck sprawls and moves away.
Hermano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halleck throws out a loose jab but Hermano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halleck looks to land a combination. Hermano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hermano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hermano, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurney Halleck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Halleck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurney Halleck!
An intense looking Gurney Halleck took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheik Imbula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imbula has chosen ~Apache~ as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbula looks to land a left hand but Stewart moved out of range nicely.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Imbula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stewart can pounce on him.
Imbula has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stewart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Imbula momentarily.
Stewart misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Imbula releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Imbula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Imbula lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart throws an overhand right that lands on Imbula's shoulder, as Imbula tries to avoid the shot.
Imbula looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Imbula throws a body punch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stewart tries to work over Imbula's front leg with a kick but Imbula checks it.
Imbula let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart throws a poor cross that misses
and Imbula counters with a right hand to the body.
Stewart looks to throw a body kick
and Imbula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stewart thuds a left hand into Imbula's body.
Imbula bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stewart's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imbula darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Imbula lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Stewart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Imbula throws a series of punches but Stewart avoids them all with ease.
Stewart feints and then cracks Imbula's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Imbula down.
Imbula comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stewart misses the jab.
Imbula is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stewart rather than just go for the knockout.
Imbula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stewart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stewart throws a big shot that misses.
Stewart misses with a body kick.
Stewart misses with a hook. Imbula ducked under it nicely.
Imbula thuds his right hand into Stewart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stewart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Imbula counters with a low kick, right behind Stewart 's knee.
Good work by Imbula as he checks the leg kick.
Imbula with a jab.
Stewart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Imbula counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 low kick from Stewart misses
and Imbula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stewart lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Imbula has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Imbula and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stewart throws out a loose jab but Imbula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Imbula counters with a thumping low kick.
Don Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart looks to land a combination but Imbula avoids it well.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Imbula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Imbula. Beautiful body shot.
Stewart is breathing heavily.
A jab from Stewart finds it's way through Imbula's defenses.
Cheik Imbula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Imbula defending well as Stewart loads up on a big left hand.
Stewart is looking to chop away at Imbula's legs.
Imbula staying out of range there.
Imbula sizes up Stewart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stewart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Imbula.
A telegraphed right hand from Imbula misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart looks to land a body kick but Imbula moved away.
Imbula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Imbula is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stewart had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Imbula throws a hook but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good work by Imbula as he checks the leg kick.
Stewart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Imbula.
Stewart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Imbula connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Imbula tries to land a front kick but Stewart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stewart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Imbula.
Imbula connects with a leg kick. Stewart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Imbula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Imbula was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imbula tests Stewart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt - Imbula sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Imbula! But no joy.
Imbula blocks a jab.
Imbula appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stewart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stewart feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Imbulas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Imbula keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stewart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Stewart.
Imbula on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stewart. Stewart obviously looking to wear him down.
Stewart throws a hook to the side of Imbula's head but Imbula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Imbula on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imbula takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Stewart.
Good leg kick by Stewart there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Stewart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheik Imbula dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stewart wants to land a leg kick but Imbula is out of range.
Imbula wants to counter the offense by Stewart and move into the clinch position.
Stewart cracks Imbula with an open hand slap.
Nice body kick there by Imbula.
Stewart misses with a straight left.
Stewart lands a body shot.
Stewart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stewart shoots in for a takedown but Imbula shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Stewart.
Stewart misses with an uppercut
and Stewart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Imbula lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Imbula throws a body shot but no joy.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Imbula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart is looking to score with low kicks.
Imbula misses with a looping right.
Imbula lands with a hook. Stewart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula scores with a hook.
Stewart is rocked!
Stewart throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Stewart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stewart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Imbula counters with a straight right hand.
Stewart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stewart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Imbula scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cheik Imbula seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the body from Stewart misses
and Imbula makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stewart really felt that one!
Stewart cracks Imbula with an open hand slap.
Stewart throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stewart throws a push kick but Imbula slaps the foot to one side.
Stewart seems to have got his legs back now.
Stewart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Imbula.
Imbula misses with a straight left.
Stewart misses with a takedown attempt
and Imbula counters with a nice right hand that sends Stewart toppling to the canvas! Stewart scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Imbula finish him?!
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!
Stewart connects with a crisp jab.
Stewart drives through with a takedown into Imbula's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stewart stopping the sweep attempt from Imbula.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula is trying to control the position but Stewart postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imbula is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Imbula has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stewart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Imbula has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stewart has managed to get both his arms back between Imbula's legs - danger averted.
Stewart trying to control but Imbula is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Imbula is on top in guard.
Stewart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is adopting a defensive guard.
Imbula won't allow Stewart to sweep him here.
Imbula trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imbula is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Imbula is now in half guard.
Imbula is looking to take a break and control but Stewart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Imbula is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Stewart is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cheik Imbula!
Our winner, Cheik Imbula, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slater comes to the cage accompanied by Stop What Ya Doin. Lambert is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. 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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220 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Slater.
Slater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slater tries to move into range but Lambert moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
AC Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lambert manages to avoid it.
Slater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lambert.
Slater looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lambert shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slater eats them both and turns towards Lambert to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slater misses with a two punch combination.
Lambert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slater half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Slater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lambert lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Slater swings for the body but Lambert moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Slater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater is looking to wear down Lambert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lambert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Slater.
Lambert looks to land a combination but Slater avoids it well.
Slater throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lambert on the side of the head.
Slater bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick from Lambert lands but Slater takes it in his stride.
Slater comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater has a takedown stuffed.
Lambert replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Slater blocks it well.
Lambert takes a swing at Slater's ribcage but misses.
Slater lands a nice looking body shot.
Lambert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slater punishes Lambert's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Slater lands with a hook. Lambert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Slater throws a series of punches but Lambert avoids them all with ease.
Lambert follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lambert misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slater lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lambert backs up against the cage.
Lambert lands a jab to Slater's midsection.
Slater scores with a hook.
Lambert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slater moves away.
Slater misses with a hook
and Lambert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lambert throws a right and a left that Slater avoids nicely.
Slater throws an off balance right hand
and Lambert counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lambert gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lambert slips under a jab from Slater.
Mike Lambert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lambert wants to control but Slater is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slater trying to control the action but Lambert is working from the bottom.
Slater throwing shots but Lambert is blocking nicely.
Lambert on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Slater not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lambert wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AC Slater dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Slater misses its intended target.
Lambert is looking for the big counter here.
Slater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lambert misses with a few strikes there.
Slater is looking to counter punch.
Slater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lambert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slater jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slater on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater looks for a takedown but Lambert sprawls well.
Lambert scores with a kick to the midsection.
Slater misses with a hook.
Lambert avoids the body shot from Slater.
As Slater backs off Lambert throws a huge counter combo but Slater manages to avoid it all.
Slater fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lambert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slater attempts a counter takedown but Lambert avoids it well and moves away.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lambert can do to turn this around?
Slater dodges the punch combination from Lambert.
Lambert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slater.
Lambert looks for the body kick but Slater saw that one coming.
Slater drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lambert sprawls and moves away.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AC Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater misses with a combination
and Lambert makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slater cracks Lambert with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lambert connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slater's hands.
Slater throws a shot from downtown. Lambert moves away and avoids it.
Lambert throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Lambert.
Lambert takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slater throws a hook but Lambert avoids it easily.
Lambert on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Slater drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambert keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
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 AC Slater will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lambert defending well as Slater loads up on a big left hand.
AC Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lambert circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Lambert's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
AC Slater is winning the standup battle so far.
Lambert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slater counters with a single leg into guard. Lambert didn't expect that.
Slater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lambert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater won't allow Lambert to sweep him here.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambert keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Lambert looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Slater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lambert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slater fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lambert. Slater does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Slater misses its target.
Lambert gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Slater counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slater fails to land the takedown.
Lambert swinging wildly here.
It looked like Slater wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lambert scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slater misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Lambert.
Lambert gets caught napping as Slater dives in and scores a takedown. Lambert manages to retain guard.
Lambert pushes Slater off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lambert is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Slater lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slater.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AC Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater lands a jab-cross combination.
Mike Lambert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lambert moves away from the strike by Slater.
Lambert throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
AC Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slater has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AC Slater!
In his post fight interview, AC Slater started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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