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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Solberg (ranked 5588 p4p, 578 weight class) and Steven Tauer (ranked 20433 p4p, 714 weight class). Peter Solberg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Solberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Tauer!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solberg lands a head kick. Tauer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Solberg scores with a jab. Tauer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Solberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tauer throws a body shot but no joy.
Solberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tauer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tauer connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Tauer finds it's target.
Solberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tauer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Solberg's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Tauer.
Tauer throws a series of punches but Solberg avoids them all with ease.
Solberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Tauer tries to sprawl out of it but Solberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tauer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Solberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauer misses with a takedown attempt - Solberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tauer lands a slapping body shot.
Tauer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solberg.
Solberg misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Tauer.
Tauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solberg moves away.
Tauer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tauer scores with a jab to the head.
Solberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Tauer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tauer blocks a head kick by Solberg.
Tauer connects with a jab.
Tauer lands a jab to the head.
Tauer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Solberg throws a head kick but Tauer moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauer scores with a hook.
Solberg is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tauer throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Solberg tumbling to the canvas!
Oh Solberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tauer stays in close to Solberg's body and controls the position.
Solberg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tauer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Solberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Tauer gets to his feet - Solberg follows without any prompting.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tauer.
Solberg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tauer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Solberg is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solberg wants to work for an arm triangle but Tauer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tauer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Solberg is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Solberg maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tauer could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Solberg has cracked it and Tauer is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Solberg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Solberg!
Peter Solberg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Gagnon (ranked 3418 p4p, 392 weight class) and Trevor Garcia (ranked 4501 p4p, 481 weight class). Gagnon's entrance music is Hand Clap by Fitz and the Tantrums. A fine choice. Garcia has chosen Guantanamera - Los Paraguayos as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Gavin Gagnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon lands a high kick!
It looks like Trevor Garcia has been cut.
A head kick misses from Gagnon.
Gagnon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Gagnon is just out of range.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gagnon throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia jabs Gagnon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gagnon!
Gagnon tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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!
Gagnon is trying to improve his position.
Gagnon sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon trying to control but Garcia postures up.
Gagnon is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard.
Gagnon is trying to maintain the position but Garcia is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia prevents Gagnon from improving his position.
Gagnon controlling the position for now.
Gagnon wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Garcia is trying to control. Gagnon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Garcia blocks the strikes from Gagnon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gagnon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garcia is controlling the pace.
Garcia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gagnon is controlling Garcia's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Garcia scores with a one two! Gagnon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gagnon shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gagnon looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gagnon is in Garcia's guard.
Garcia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gagnon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gagnon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gagnon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gagnon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Garcia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gagnon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gagnon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcia!
Gagnon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Garcia off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia can't escape the position.
Garcia 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.
Gagnon lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia just trying to survive but Gagnon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Garcia grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Gagnon 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.
Gagnon is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Gagnon has managed to slip his arm under Garcia's chin. This could be all over... yep, Garcia is tapping out! Submission win for Gagnon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gavin Gagnon!
Gavin Gagnon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doug Funnie (ranked 4004 p4p, 456 weight class) and Kasa Panos (ranked 4743 p4p, 511 weight class). Funnie comes to the cage accompanied by Doug Theme Song. Panos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Doug Funnie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kasa Panos's chin.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Funnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kasa Panos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panos lands a lovely overhand right.
Panos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funnie clinches up against the cage.
Panos lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funnie.
Panos misses with a punch on the inside.
Funnie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panos.
Funnie tries to work over Panos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funnie throws a punch but it's blocked by Panos.
Funnie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Panos misses with the head strike.
Panos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Panos lands a hook that snaps the head of Funnie backwards.
Funnie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Panoss head.
A head punch on the inside from Panos fails to land.
Panos lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panos working aggressively here.
Panos lands a body shot.
Funnie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panos blocks a body shot from Funnie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funnie's elbow.
Funnie presses Panos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Funnie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funnie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funnie pushes off an throws an elbow but Panos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Panos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Panos avoids the elbow strike from Funnie, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Panos.
Panos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Panos.
Funnie can't find room to land a body shot as Panos controls the action.
Funnie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Panos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Funnie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Panos's brow.
Funnie misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funnie.
Panos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funnie blocks an uppercut.
Panos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Panos - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funnie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Panos blocks an elbow strike.
Funnie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Panos blocks it with crossed arms.
Funnie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panos backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funnie.
Nice elbow from Funnie.
It looks like Kasa Panos has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Panos fails to land.
Panos breaks the clinch.
Panos moves out of range of the strikes.
Panos with a nice cross.
A lazy left from Panos finds it's target.
Funnie is rocked!
Panos is stalking Funnie. Funnie circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Panos, and it's lights out! Funnie really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kasa Panos!
Kasa Panos decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Apollo (ranked 2662 p4p, 253 weight class) and Elijah David (ranked 3240 p4p, 307 weight class). DJ Apollo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah David!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
David keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Apollo shoots in and bounces David off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Apollo won't allow David to sweep him here.
Apollo trying to move into half guard but instead David has managed to sweep!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David won't allow Apollo to sweep him here.
David lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David trying to control but Apollo is working from the bottom.
Apollo looking to control.
Apollo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
David is working Apollo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
David works over Apollo with some ground and pound from guard.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Apollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Apollo is controlling David's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David won't allow Apollo to sweep him here.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
David wants to control from the top but Apollo keeps moving.
David must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Apollo controlling the position.
Apollo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Apollo controlling David's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
David misses with the combination.
David connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
A swing and a miss from David.
David thuds his shin into the meat of Apollo's side.
David fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Apollo on the side of the head.
Apollo tries to score a power double leg takedown but David sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Apollo somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
David gets caught flat footed, as Apollo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
David bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Apollo's guard.
Apollo is trying to control the position but David postures up.
Apollo keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
Apollo working for a triangle but David defends it easily.
David stays in close to Apollo's body and controls the position.
Apollo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Apollo trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in David's guard.
Apollo trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
Apollo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Apollo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Apollo wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
Apollo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
David is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
David thows a huge punch but Apollo dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah David dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Apollo dives in and grabs David's left leg, looking for a takedown. David pushes down on Apollo's head and hops out.
Apollo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from David.
DJ Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David takes a swing at Apollo's ribcage but misses.
Apollo checks a leg kick nicely.
David has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Apollo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
David wants to get back to full guard.
Apollo is trying to control. David wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Apollo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Apollo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David is refusing to be controlled, as Apollo sits in half guard.
Apollo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but David sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, David has managed to free his arm - good work.
Apollo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but David does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Apollo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but David sees it coming and defends easily.
Apollo moves into full mount! David won't be happy about that!
Apollo tries to control but David wriggling away.
David really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
Apollo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and David is now in Apollo's guard. A big mistake from Apollo there, giving up the dominant position!
Apollo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DJ Apollo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Apollo trying to control the position here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw David working his ground and pound in the gym.
Apollo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. David doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. David manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Apollo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Apollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David preventing the sweep.
David trying to control but Apollo is working from the bottom.
Apollo looking to hit a scissor sweep but David is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David controlling from the top position.
Apollo is adopting a defensive guard.
Apollo continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
David stopping the sweep attempt from Apollo.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
David is looking to work some ground and pound but Apollo has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Apollo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Apollo darts in looking for a takedown but David gets double underhooks and turns Apollo into the cage.
Apollo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apollo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
David is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Apollo wants to lay and pray for a moment but David keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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 DJ Apollo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Apollo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around David's waist but David gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Apollo off to one side.
David is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Apollo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Elijah David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Apollo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Apollo lands in his opponent's guard.
Apollo trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Apollo tries to free his leg and advance position but David is retaining full guard.
Apollo is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as David holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Apollo's guard.
Apollo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
David is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Apollo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Apollo working a defensive guard here.
David throws an elbow that misses. Apollo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in David's guard. Nice move by Apollo!
Apollo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Apollo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Apollo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. David is keeping the position for now.
David keeping moving, preventing Apollo from controlling successfully.
Apollo controlling from the top position.
Apollo looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Apollo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. David swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from David misses.
Apollo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
David throws a body punch but Apollo moves out of range.
David scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Apollo doesn't seem bothered though.
David has closed the distance and engaged Apollo in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, David just misses with a elbow thrown towards Apollo's brow.
Apollo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. David fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apollo.
Apollo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and David duly obliges.
David throws a nice inside leg kick.
Apollo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. David sprawls well initially but Apollo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Apollo tries to pass to full mount but David defends it.
David tries to get to full guard but Apollo has control of the leg.
Apollo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. David doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Apollo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Apollo wants to take a breather but David is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think David has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah David!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Mercy (ranked 2236 p4p, 278 weight class) and Adlet Mayer (ranked 4611 p4p, 493 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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203 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adlet Mayer !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer misses with a hook.
Mayer walks into a straight right hand from Mercy.
Mayer jabs Mercy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mayer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mayer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mercy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayer .
Mayer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mercy lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mercy fails to land.
Good body shot from Mayer .
Mercy misses with a body punch.
Mayer avoiding damage.
Mercy breaks the clinch.
Mayer drops his hands momentarily and Mercy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mayer looks to land a left hand but Mercy moved out of range nicely.
Mercy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayer ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Mercy cracks Mayer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Adlet Mayer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayer .
Mayer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mayer misses with an uppercut.
Mayer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mayer fails to land.
Mayer blocks a body shot from Mercy.
Mercy misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Mercy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Mayer .
Mayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mercy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mercy blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayer .
Mercy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayer tries to clinch up but Mercy circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Mercy coming out on top.
Mayer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy misses with a looping right.
Mayer throws a lazy right hand but Mercy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mercy throws a right hand that misses
and Mayer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercy avoids the body shot from Mayer .
Mayer throws a lazy right hand but Mercy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Mayer , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayer 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.
Mayer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mercy lands a jab to Mayer 's midsection.
A slow jab from Mayer misses its intended target.
It looks like Mercy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mayer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Mercy misses its intended target.
Mercy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercy throws an off balance right hand
and Mayer counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercy scores with a jab. Mayer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mayer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mercy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mercy.
Mercy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mayer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercy manages to avoid it.
Mercy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayer misses with a hook to the body
and Mercy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mayer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mayer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mayer tries to clinch up.
Mayer lands with a nice body punch.
Mercy throws a hook to the side of Mayer 's head but Mayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayer misses with a hook to the body
and Mercy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mayer 's knee momentarily.
Mercy misses with the combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Mayer misses.
Mercy swings for the body but Mayer moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercy breaks the clinch.
Mayer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercy. Mayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mayer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mayer looks to clinch
and Mayer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mayer misses with a wild body shot.
Mayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercy misses with a double jab.
Mayer slips a jab from Mercy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy lands a body shot.
Mayer works Mercy's body with a nice hook.
Mercy misses with a looping left.
Mercy throws a sloppy head kick
letting Mayer counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adlet Mayer 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mercy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mayer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Mayer misses its intended target.
Donk. Mayer catches Mercy right on the button with a cross.
Mayer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mayer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercy.
Mayer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mayer misses with a right hand
and Mercy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mayer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercy is just out of range.
Mercy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mayer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mayer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mayer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Mercy misses.
Mercy misses with a low kick.
Mercy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mercy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercy slips a straight right by Mayer .
Decent striking displayed by Mercy there.
That has opened up Adlet Mayer 's cut even more.
Mercy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayer can do to turn this around?
Mayer lands with a cross.
Mayer slips a jab from Mercy.
Mercy lands a jab.
Mayer stuns Mercy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
A nice side step and Mayer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mayer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercy momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mercy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Mayer .
Mayer moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercy blocks an uppercut.
Mercy tries to circle away but Mayer has him pinned against the cage.
Mayer tries to work over Mercy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayer misses with the head strike.
Adlet Mayer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mercy swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mayer misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy has a couple of punches blocked by Mayer .
Mayer blocks an elbow strike from Mercy.
Mercy blocks an uppercut.
Mercy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mercy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mayer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mercy scrambles back to his feet.
Mercy blocks a jab.
Mercy tries to counter by clinching up but Mayer breaks away and moves out of range.
Mercy takes a swing at Mayer 's ribcage but misses.
Mayer tries to counter with a clinch but Mercy shakes him off and moves away.
Mercy looks to land a left hand but Mayer moved out of range nicely.
Mercy fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayer scores with a hook to the body. Mercy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mayer throws the left hand but Mercy avoids the punch easily.
Mayer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mercy needs to keep his hands up - Mayer had a free shot at his head there.
Mercy throws a shot to the body.
Mayer drops his hands momentarily and Mercy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mayer tests Mercy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mercy misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer scores with a nice strike.
Mercy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mayer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mercy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayer moves out of range of the body kick.
Mayer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mayer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayer drives through and clinches with Mercy against the cage.
Good body shot from Mayer .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayer .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mercy breaks the clinch.
Mercy avoids the body shot from Mayer .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayer throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercy swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adlet Mayer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adlet Mayer 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mayer works Mercy's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Mayer . Beautiful body shot.
Mayer lunges at Mercy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercy's hand.
Mercy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayer missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayer jabs Mercy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayer scores with a shot to the body.
Mayer throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mayer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mercy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercy throws a hook but Mayer avoids it easily.
Mayer misses the shot to the body.
Mercy moves out of range as Mayer strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Mercy scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy misses with a looping right.
Mercy works the jab nicely.
Mercy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mercy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mercy misses with a looping right.
Mayer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mercy scores with a nice right hand.
Mercy throws the left hand but Mayer avoids the punch easily.
Mercy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercy staying out of range there.
A cross from Mayer lands.
Mayer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayer is looking to clinch.
A jab lands there for Mayer .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mercy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer scores with the left hand. Mercy knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercy avoids the body shot from Mayer .
Mayer scores with a decent looking hook.
Mercy is rocked!
Mercy swings widly with a right hand
and Mayer counters by clinching up.
Oh Mercy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercy tries to break the clinch but Mayer is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercy.
Mayer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercy backwards.
Mercy blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Mayer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mayer - that landed with a thud.
Mayer creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mercy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mercy drops to his knees and Mayer pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adlet Mayer !
After winning the bout, Adlet Mayer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cisowianka Naleczowianka (ranked 1204 p4p, 157 weight class) and Donald Chartier (ranked 4579 p4p, 491 weight class). Chartier is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed - Stricken. Cisowianka Naleczowianka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cisowianka Naleczowianka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Chartier!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naleczowianka digs a good hook to Chartier's body.
A swing and a miss from Chartier.
Naleczowianka slips under a jab from Chartier.
Chartier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka slips a straight right by Chartier.
Naleczowianka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chartier throws a hook but Naleczowianka avoids it easily.
Naleczowianka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chartier connects with the punch.
It looks like Cisowianka Naleczowianka has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naleczowianka ducks under a wild hook from Chartier.
Chartier loads up on a big right hand but Naleczowianka slips the punch.
Naleczowianka misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naleczowianka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chartier thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Chartier misses
and Naleczowianka counters with a good, hard body kick but Chartier shrugs it off.
Chartier takes a swing at Naleczowianka's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naleczowianka. Chartier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naleczowianka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chartier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Naleczowianka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naleczowianka fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chartier just manages to avoid it.
Naleczowianka misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chartier throws a jab but it's blocked by Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka lands a slapping body shot.
Chartier misses with a looping left.
Chartier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naleczowianka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Naleczowianka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chartier. Naleczowianka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chartier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chartier misses with a lunging right hand
and Naleczowianka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Naleczowianka slips under a jab from Chartier.
Chartier misses with a hook
and Naleczowianka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chartier throws an off balance right hand
and Naleczowianka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chartier lands with a shot to the body.
Naleczowianka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chartier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chartier throws a right hand that misses
and Naleczowianka counters with a nice body kick.
Chartier misses with a looping right.
Naleczowianka scores with a head kick.
Chartier throws a right hand that misses
and Naleczowianka counters with a nice body kick.
Naleczowianka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chartier if he has to take too many more of those.
Chartier connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka throws a lazy head kick
and Chartier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Naleczowianka misses with a body kick.
Chartier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Naleczowianka is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Chartier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chartier misses with a combination
and Naleczowianka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chartier has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka connects with a leg kick. Chartier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chartier misses with an uppercut. Naleczowianka saw that one coming.
Naleczowianka thinks about countering with a body kick.
Naleczowianka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cisowianka Naleczowianka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Naleczowianka throws a sloppy body shot
and Chartier counters with a stiff right hand.
Naleczowianka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chartier if he has to take too many more of those.
Naleczowianka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chartier's head.
Chartier throws the left hand but Naleczowianka avoids the punch easily.
Naleczowianka misses with a body kick.
Chartier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Naleczowianka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chartier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Naleczowianka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chartier throws a shot from downtown. Naleczowianka moves away and avoids it.
Chartier misses with a leg kick
and Naleczowianka counters with a solid body kick.
Chartier misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chartier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Naleczowianka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naleczowianka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chartier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Naleczowianka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chartier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Naleczowianka throws a shot to the body.
Naleczowianka has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab lands there for Chartier.
Chartier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donald Chartier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naleczowianka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chartier manages to avoid it.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka is winning the standup battle so far.
Naleczowianka connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chartier avoids the head kick by Naleczowianka.
Chartier misses with an uppercut.
Naleczowianka throws a body shot but no joy.
Naleczowianka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chartier.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Chartier misses.
Naleczowianka is looking to wear down Chartier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Naleczowianka tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naleczowianka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chartier throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chartier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Naleczowianka slips a straight right by Chartier.
Naleczowianka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Naleczowianka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chartier misses with a looping right.
Chartier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chartier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chartier avoids the head kick by Naleczowianka.
Chartier misses the jab.
Naleczowianka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chartier.
Naleczowianka throws a sloppy head kick and Chartier moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Chartier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Naleczowianka tries a head kick but it misses.
Naleczowianka moves out of range of the strikes.
Chartier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Naleczowianka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Naleczowianka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chartier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naleczowianka.
Chartier misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cisowianka Naleczowianka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chartier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Naleczowianka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chartier.
A slow jab from Chartier misses its intended target.
Naleczowianka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chartier can do to turn this around?
Chartier throws a head kick that misses.
Chartier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Chartier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chartier misses with a lunging right hand
and Naleczowianka counters with an outside leg kick.
Chartier misses with an uppercut. Naleczowianka saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naleczowianka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Naleczowianka lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from Chartier misses.
Naleczowianka looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chartier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naleczowianka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chartier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chartier misses with a looping left.
Naleczowianka throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chartier avoids it.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that half lands.
Naleczowianka lands a head kick!
Naleczowianka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chartier was well out of range. Poor timing from Naleczowianka.
Chartier misses with an uppercut. Naleczowianka saw that one coming.
Chartier throws a hook but Naleczowianka avoids it easily.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cisowianka Naleczowianka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka lands a head kick. Chartier smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chartier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naleczowianka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naleczowianka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Naleczowianka quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chartier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Chartier misses.
Nice body kick from Naleczowianka.
Naleczowianka tries a head kick but it misses.
Naleczowianka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naleczowianka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chartier.
Chartier missing with a left hand there. Naleczowianka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chartier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chartier misses with a hook
and Naleczowianka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chartier misses with a hook
and Naleczowianka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Naleczowianka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Naleczowianka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chartier motions for Naleczowianka to come forward. Chartier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chartier.
Naleczowianka lands a high kick!
Naleczowianka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chartier 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 Naleczowianka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Naleczowianka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Naleczowianka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donald Chartier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naleczowianka misses with a body shot
and Chartier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naleczowianka jabs at Chartier's body.
Naleczowianka lands a high kick!
Naleczowianka tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cisowianka Naleczowianka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Naleczowianka 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cisowianka Naleczowianka!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Peterson (ranked 3233 p4p, 391 weight class) and Kane Artman (ranked 8771 p4p, 678 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Peterson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fivefold - Not The Only One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kane Artman!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artman just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Artman pushes him off.
Artman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peterson throws a hook but Artman avoids it easily.
Artman is looking to slow Peterson down with leg kicks.
Artman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Artman thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Artman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peterson. That did some damage!
Peterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Artman. Artman obviously looking to wear him down.
Artman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Artman throws a front kick aimed at Peterson's knee but Peterson avoids it well.
Artman tries to keep at a distance but Peterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Peterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Artman misses with the head strike.
Artman working aggressively here.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Artman avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Artman.
Artman tries to stall but Peterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Artman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Artman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Artman controls the action.
Peterson pushes Artman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Peterson lands a left hand.
Peterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Artman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artman is trying to stall.
A short right from Peterson on the inside.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artman throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Artman prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Artman.
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!
Artman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peterson is keeping busy.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Artman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Artman backwards.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Peterson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Peterson pushes Artman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Artman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson cracks Artman with a nice body shot.
Peterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Artman looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson scores with a hook to the body.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Artman fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Artman presses Peterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artman prevents a body shot from Peterson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Peterson.
Artman blocks an uppercut.
Artman misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Artman trying to stall but Peterson improves his position.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Artman digs a right hand underneath Peterson's ribcage. Peterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Artman's ribcage. Artman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Peterson.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Peterson lands a right hand.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Artman misses with a punch on the inside.
Artman lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Artman backwards.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Artman backwards.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Artman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Artman.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Artman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Artman misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Artman to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
A short left from Artman.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Peterson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Artman misses with a head kick.
Artman throws a head kick that Peterson semi-blocks.
Thomas Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson gets a clinch.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Artman taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson works on Artman's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
A head punch on the inside from Artman fails to land.
Artman throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Artman throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson scores with a hook to the body.
Peterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Artman.
Peterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson is leaning against Artman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Artman backwards.
Artman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Artman is rocked!
I was talking to Peterson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thomas Peterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peterson is leaning against Artman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Artman takes a shot to the head.
Artman is still on wobbly legs! Can Peterson finish him?
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Artman can do to turn this around?
Peterson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Artman with a big uppercut! Artman tries to clinch up but Peterson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Artman to the mat! Artman covers up and Peterson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Peterson!
Thomas Peterson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 1622 p4p, 186 weight class) and Victor Ruiz (ranked 2784 p4p, 317 weight class). Almasy comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - South Of Heaven. Seifer Almasy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Ruiz's chin.
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266 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almasy feints and then cracks Ruiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruiz down.
Ruiz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ruiz lands in his opponent's guard.
Ruiz stopping the sweep attempt from Almasy.
Ruiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almasy seems keen to control Ruiz's posture.
Almasy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz wants to control from the top but Almasy keeps moving.
Almasy keeping full guard, as Ruiz tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ruiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almasy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruiz on the ground.
Ruiz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Almasy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Almasy has escaped and now he's on top!
Ruiz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almasy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruiz working for a triangle but Almasy defends it easily.
Ruiz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Almasy defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almasy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Almasy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Almasy postures up.
Ruiz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Almasy is aware though and is defending well.
Almasy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ruiz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Almasy has managed to get both his arms back between Ruiz's legs - danger averted.
Almasy tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruiz is retaining full guard.
Almasy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ruiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ruiz, not yet.
Almasy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruiz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Almasy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruiz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Almasy defends well.
Almasy is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruiz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Almasy defends it easily.
Ruiz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Almasy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almasy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ruiz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruiz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Almasy defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Almasy controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ruiz 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.
Almasy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Almasy misses with a looping right.
Ruiz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Almasy scores with a jab.
It looks like Victor Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz looks for a takedown but Almasy sprawls well.
A quick step to the side and Almasy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almasy looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Almasy backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Ruiz's temple! It sends Ruiz violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Almasy celebrates and the doctors try to help Ruiz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Seifer Almasy!
An out of breath Seifer Almasy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahti Saarelainen (ranked 2563 p4p, 327 weight class) and El Misterioso Damballah (ranked 2535 p4p, 321 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahti Saarelainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Misterioso Damballah!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damballah misses with a wild body shot.
Saarelainen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Saarelainen ducks under a wild hook from Damballah.
Damballah digs a good hook to Saarelainen's body.
El Misterioso Damballah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damballah jabs Saarelainen right on the nose. Saarelainen blinks but takes it well.
Damballah misses the jab.
Saarelainen with a jab.
Saarelainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saarelainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Ahti Saarelainen has been cut.
Damballah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damballah throws a poor cross that misses
and Damballah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circle momentarily. Damballah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Damballah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Damballah misses the target.
Saarelainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been hearing reports that Saarelainen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Saarelainen jabs Damballah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saarelainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damballah.
Saarelainen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Saarelainen with a nice cross.
Saarelainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damballah throws a poor cross that misses
and Damballah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damballah checks a low kick from Saarelainen.
Saarelainen cracks Damballah with a good jab.
Saarelainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saarelainen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Damballah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saarelainen is in Damballah's guard.
Saarelainen won't allow Damballah to get back to his feet.
Saarelainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damballah wants to get back to his feet but Saarelainen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saarelainen 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.
Damballah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saarelainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saarelainen drops back looking for a leg! Damballah is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damballah manages to kick Saarelainen off! Saarelainen jumps back into Damballah's guard.
Damballah wants to stand up but Saarelainen is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarelainen shoots in and gets a takedown into Damballah's guard.
Damballah wants to stand but Saarelainen is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damballah has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Saarelainen is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saarelainen.
Saarelainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saarelainen gets through Damballah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damballah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damballah tries a body shot but Saarelainen blocks it.
Saarelainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damballah misses with a punch on the inside.
Saarelainen blocks a body shot from Damballah.
Saarelainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damballah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saarelainen drags the fight down to the ground.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Damballah working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Saarelainen looking for a guillotine here but Damballah defends easily.
Damballah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saarelainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damballah postures up.
Saarelainen 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! Damballah rolls with it to try and escape but Saarelainen cranks on the arm and Damballah is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahti Saarelainen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 1297 p4p, 130 weight class) and Glen Taylor (ranked 2461 p4p, 232 weight class). Julian Gniewek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Gniewek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Gniewek counters with a good, hard body kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Taylor misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Gniewek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taylor doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
Taylor wants to counter with a clinch but Gniewek pushes him away.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Gniewek's ribs.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gniewek.
Gniewek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Gniewek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gniewek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor tries to counter with a clinch but Gniewek shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taylor is rocked!
Gniewek rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Gniewek finish him?
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Gniewek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gniewek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taylor effectively controlling the action here.
Gniewek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gniewek.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Taylor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gniewek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taylor can turn it around.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gniewek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gniewek jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Gniewek around his waist. Gniewek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gniewek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek working aggressively here.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gniewek.
Gniewek has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Gniewek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taylor is keeping busy.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek has Taylor pressed against the cage.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek jumps guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Gniewek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gniewek lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Gniewek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek is trying to stall.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
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 Julian Gniewek will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gniewek has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Gniewek to work.
Gniewek fails to pull guard.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gniewek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gniewek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek misses with a double jab.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gniewek.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Julian Gniewek is winning the standup battle so far.
Gniewek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Gniewek misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Gniewek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gniewek misses the jab.
Taylor slips a straight right by Gniewek.
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Gniewek throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gniewek on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gniewek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gniewek. Gniewek obviously looking to wear him down.
Gniewek misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Gniewek lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gniewek's head backwards.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Gniewek throws a quick counter kick to the body but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Gniewek misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gniewek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Gniewek.
Gniewek throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Gniewek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gniewek throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek slips under a jab.
Gniewek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gniewek takes a jab right on the kisser.
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 Julian Gniewek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Gniewek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gniewek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gniewek throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Gniewek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Gniewek.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gniewek doesn't seem bothered though.
Gniewek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gniewek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glen Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Gniewek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gniewek.
Gniewek scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek drops Taylor with a straight right hand, right on the button! Gniewek follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Gniewek!
During a confident post fight interview, Julian Gniewek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Glen Taylor stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck all you bitches!'.
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