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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor Henderson (ranked 5045 p4p, 546 weight class) and Balzar Ishura (ranked 5227 p4p, 560 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Balzar Ishura!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson looking for submissions off his back.
Ishura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ishura.
Ishura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Henderson moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ishura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ishura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ishura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishura trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson pushes a forearm under Ishura's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ishura is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conor Henderson!
After the fight, Conor Henderson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Johnson (ranked 4846 p4p, 490 weight class) and DaQuan Zachary (ranked 6064 p4p, 565 weight class). Zachary is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motorsport. Eddie Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DaQuan Zachary's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DaQuan Zachary!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zachary sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Zachary's guard.
Zachary is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Zachary.
Zachary gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson stands and throws Zachary's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zachary for as long as he can get away with.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zachary is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Zachary manages to avoid easily.
Johnson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Zachary's guard.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zachary is keeping the position for now.
Zachary can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zachary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zachary looks winded!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Zachary connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zachary defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Zachary throws a fast counter high kick but Johnson manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zachary sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Zachary sprawls well.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Zachary.
Zachary connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zachary can do to turn this around?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zachary.
Zachary moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zachary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zachary feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Zachary throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zachary lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Zachary, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Zachary against the cage but Zachary circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zachary lands a head kick!
Zachary pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zachary is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zachary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Zachary is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
Johnson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Zachary really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zachary knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!
Johnson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Zachary controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zachary wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is dominant here and he's now got Zachary's back!
Johnson is working for a rear naked choke. Zachary is not defending it well and Johnson has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Zachary refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Zachary's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddie Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Fliegknecht (ranked 6216 p4p, 663 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 6027 p4p, 652 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Fliegknecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fliegknecht throws an overhand right that lands on Samedov's shoulder, as Samedov tries to avoid the shot.
Fliegknecht misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samedov tries to clinch up.
Fliegknecht tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Samedov manages to circle out of the way.
Fliegknecht misses with a leg kick.
Fliegknecht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samedov tries to clinch but Fliegknecht moves out of range.
Fliegknecht misses with a body kick.
Samedov avoids the head kick by Fliegknecht.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fliegknecht.
Samedov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Herbert Fliegknecht has been cut.
Fliegknecht lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Samedov tries to clinch there but Fliegknecht circles away.
Fliegknecht has managed to clinch.
Samedov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fliegknecht misses with a knee strike.
Fliegknecht missing with knees to the body.
Fliegknecht looking to throw knees to the head but Samedov is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samedov tries a knee to the head but Fliegknecht blocks it.
Fliegknecht throws an elbow that misses.
Come on Fliegknecht - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fliegknecht blocks the elbow strike.
Fliegknecht stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Samedov fails to land.
Fliegknecht avoids the elbow strike from Samedov, against the cage.
Fliegknecht blocks an elbow strike.
Fliegknecht is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fliegknecht tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fliegknecht blocks the elbow strike.
Fliegknecht misses with a knee to the head.
Fliegknecht avoids the elbow strike from Samedov, against the cage.
Fliegknecht blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Fliegknecht lands a knee to the head.
Samedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Samedov.
Fliegknecht pressing his opponent against the cage.
Samedov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fliegknecht connects with a nasty looking knee right to Samedov's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samedov lands an elbow inside that Fliegknecht shrugs off.
Fliegknecht takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fliegknecht tries to land a knee to the head but Samedov blocks with his arms.
Fliegknecht avoids the elbow strike from Samedov, against the cage.
Fliegknecht takes an elbow to the forehead.
Samedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fliegknecht avoids a wild elbow strike from Samedov.
Fliegknecht just leaning against Samedov, taking a breather.
Fliegknecht misses with the head strike.
Fliegknecht using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fliegknecht looking to throw knees to the head but Samedov is blocking nicely.
Fliegknecht could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Samedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Samedov.
Still in the clinch, Samedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Samedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fliegknecht's brow.
Samedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samedov misses with a knee to the head.
Fliegknecht missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samedov throws an elbow but misses.
Fliegknecht blocks an uppercut.
Fliegknecht blocks an uppercut.
Samedov lands an elbow inside.
Samedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fliegknecht is struggling to control the position.
Samedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fliegknecht has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fliegknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Samedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Samedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Fliegknecht leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fliegknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fliegknecht creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Fliegknecht leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Samedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fliegknecht landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fliegknecht looking to throw knees to the head but Samedov is blocking nicely.
Fliegknecht is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fliegknecht leaning against his opponent.
Samedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fliegknecht is stalling here.
A short right from Samedov.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fliegknecht with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Samedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Fliegknecht.
Fliegknecht blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Samedov.
Fliegknecht throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fliegknecht tries to land a knee to the head but Samedov blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Samedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herbert Fliegknecht's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Samedov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fliegknecht blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Samedov has a couple of punches blocked by Fliegknecht.
Samedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Samedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Samedov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fliegknecht blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Fliegknecht tries to land a knee to the head but Samedov blocks with his arms.
Samedov misses with an elbow strike.
Samedov looking to throw knees to the head but Fliegknecht is blocking nicely.
Samedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fliegknecht takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fliegknecht landing knees to the body.
Fliegknecht blocks an elbow strike.
Samedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samedov lands an elbow inside that Fliegknecht shrugs off.
Fliegknecht tries a knee to the head but Samedov blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fliegknecht dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Samedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fliegknecht.
Zabit Samedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fliegknecht avoids a wild elbow strike from Samedov.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Fliegknecht tries to land a knee to the head but Samedov blocks with his arms.
Fliegknecht misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samedov.
Samedov throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Samedov on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Samedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fliegknecht's brow.
Samedov lands a shoulder strike.
Samedov misses with an elbow strike.
Fliegknecht blocks an elbow strike.
Fliegknecht with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fliegknecht connects with a knee to the head.
Fliegknecht misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samedov.
Fliegknecht with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samedov looking to throw knees to the head but Fliegknecht is blocking nicely.
Fliegknecht scores with a shoulder strike.
Fliegknecht avoids a wild elbow strike from Samedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fliegknecht looking to throw knees to the head but Samedov is blocking nicely.
Fliegknecht avoids the elbow strike from Samedov, against the cage.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Fliegknecht takes an elbow to the temple.
Fliegknecht misses with an elbow strike.
Fliegknecht using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fliegknecht missing with knees to the body.
Fliegknecht misses with a knee strike.
Samedov lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samedov lands with a left to the head.
Fliegknecht blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Fliegknecht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fliegknecht backwards.
Samedov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fliegknecht tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Samedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Fliegknecht.
Samedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fliegknecht stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Samedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Samedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Samedov gets through Fliegknecht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Fliegknecht leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Samedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fliegknecht throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samedov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fliegknecht with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samedov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Fliegknecht.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fliegknecht throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Samedov.
Herbert Fliegknecht's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov lands a damaging elbow.
Fliegknecht is rocked!
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!
Samedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fliegknecht backwards.
Oh Fliegknecht is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fliegknecht utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Samedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Samedov lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Fliegknecht senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zabit Samedov!
Zabit Samedov very nearly forgot to thank Phantom Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Wills (ranked 6139 p4p, 182 weight class) and Harald Knochmal (ranked 6302 p4p, 186 weight class). Wills kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shattered-by A PERFECT CIRCLE. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harald Knochmal!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knochmal!
Knochmal throws a nice looking combination but Wills bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knochmal clinches.
Knochmal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knochmal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wills's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Matt Wills has been cut.
Knochmal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knochmal throws a good cross that connects.
Wills needs to keep his hands up - Knochmal had a free shot at his head there.
Knochmal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wills circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Wills takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wills is rocked!
Knochmal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knochmal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wills shoots in and drives through. Knochmal sprawls well.
Knochmal blocks a jab.
Knochmal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knochmal cracks Wills with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Knochmal has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wills to stand back up!
Oh Wills is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knochmal goes for a small jab and connects. Now Knochmal goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Wills stumbles back but Knochmal runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Wills to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Wills will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harald Knochmal!
Harald Knochmal very nearly forgot to thank Phantom Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigga Boo (ranked 5429 p4p, 170 weight class) and Jeff Messer (ranked 6326 p4p, 187 weight class). Messer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lumberjacks march-by Conway Twittie. Jeff Messer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jigga Boo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Messer!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boo darts in trying to clinch
and Messer counters with a straight right hand.
Boo doesn't manage to clinch there - Messer circles away.
Boo is looking to clinch.
Boo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Jigga Boo has been cut.
Messer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Messer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boo swinging wildly here.
Messer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Messer swats away the attempt to clinch by Boo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messer misses with a body kick.
Messer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Messer keeps the fight on the outside.
Messer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Messer rushes Boo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Messer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boo backwards.
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!
Messer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boo backwards.
Boo is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Boo throws an elbow but misses.
Oh Boo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messer throws a big uppercut that drops Boo! More strikes from Messer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Boo lies dazed against the cage as Messer celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Messer!
Jeff Messer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cat Fhin (ranked 8373 p4p, 220 weight class) and Scot Thepins (ranked 7172 p4p, 203 weight class). Scot Thepins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cat Fhin's chin.
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cat Fhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Thepins!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fhin throws a series of punches but Thepins moves out of range.
Thepins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fhin moves out of range as Thepins strikes.
Fhin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Fhin clinches with his opponent.
Fhin tries to pull guard but Thepins holds him up against the cage and eventually Fhin drops back down to his feet.
Thepins decides to pull guard.
Thepins looking for a sweep. Not yet Thepins, not yet.
Fhin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thepins on the ground.
Fhin tries to stand but Thepins is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thepins seems keen to control Fhin's posture.
Fhin stopping the sweep attempt from Thepins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhin wants to stand but Thepins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fhin wants to stand and escape but instead Thepins has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fhin wants to stand and escape but Thepins is having none of it.
Fhin manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Thepins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thepins wants a takedown.
Thepins jumps guard but Fhin stands there with Thepins around his waist. Thepins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thepins is looking for a takedown.
Cat Fhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scot Thepins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fhin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thepins prevents it.
Thepins breaks from the clinch.
Fhin has Thepins up against the cage in a clinch.
Thepins goes for a takedown attempt but Fhin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fhin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Scot Thepins has been cut.
Fhin lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fhin clinches up with Thepins and pushes him back against the cage.
Fhin is pressed up against the cage. Thepins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fhin down to the mat. Fhin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fhin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thepins.
Thepins looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fhin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fhin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thepins, pushing him back against the cage.
Fhin tries to pull guard but Thepins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thepins misses with a body punch
and Fhin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thepins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fhin circles away.
Thepins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fhin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fhin lands a slapping body shot.
Fhin misses with a series of wild punches.
Fhin throws a series of punches but Thepins avoids them all with ease.
Fhin misses with a double jab
and Thepins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fhin moves into the clinch.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fhin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thepins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thepins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cat Fhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thepins misses with a few strikes there.
Fhin drives through and clinches with Thepins against the cage.
Fhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fhin feints a jab promting Thepins to slip. Fhin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thepins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thepins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fhin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thepins throws a leg kick but Fhin moved away.
Fhin moves into the clinch.
Fhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thepins shoots in for a double leg but Fhin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cat Fhin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scot Thepins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fhin misses with a wild combination.
Thepins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thepins walks into a stiff left hand from Fhin.
Fhin scores with a shot to the body.
Thepins throws a head kick but Fhin moves out of range.
Thepins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fhin defends it nicely.
Fhin misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the liver by Fhin. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thepins slips a jab and a cross from Fhin.
Thepins is breathing heavily.
Fhin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thepins walks into a stiff left hand from Fhin.
Cat Fhin is winning the standup battle so far.
Fhin swings for the body but Thepins moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thepins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fhin, pushing him back against the cage.
Fhin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fhin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thepins jumps guard but Fhin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thepins is looking to clinch.
A combination from Fhin does no damage.
Fhin throws a one two combo.
Cat Fhin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thepins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fhin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cat Fhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scot Thepins.
Fhin misses with a series of wild punches.
Fhin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thepins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fhin.
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!
Thepins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thepins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fhin throws a series of punches but Thepins avoids them all with ease.
Fhin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fhin manages to break the clinch.
Fhin lands with an uppercut that bounces Thepins off the cage and back into range.
Thepins tries to land a front kick but Fhin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thepins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fhin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fhin wants it to stay on the feet.
Thepins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fhin is looking to wear down Thepins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fhin darts in and clinches Thepins up against the cage.
Fhin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thepins postures up in Fhin's guard and throws a big left but Fhin blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thepins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fhin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thepins can do to turn this around?
Fhin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thepins seems to be working for a kimura but Fhin defends the submission attempt.
Fhin is refusing to be controlled, as Thepins sits in half guard.
Fhin is in trouble now - Thepins has advanced to mount!
Thepins tries to control but Fhin wriggling away.
Fhin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fhin tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thepins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thepins looking to ground and pound but Fhin is blocking nicely.
Fhin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thepins.
Thepins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cat Fhin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scot Thepins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fhin throws a right hand that Thepins ducks under and follows up with a left that Thepins also avoids with ease.
Fhin wants to clinch up but Thepins keeps it at a distance.
Fhin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thepins looks for a takedown but Fhin sprawls well.
Thepins has closed the distance and engaged Fhin in a clinch.
Thepins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thepins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fhin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cat Fhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scot Thepins.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fhin manages to break the clinch.
Thepins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thepins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fhin misses with the combination.
Thepins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fhin cracks a nice hook into Thepins's ribs.
Fhin tries to bum rush Thepins with a series of wild strikes but Thepins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fhin connects with a body shot that sends Thepins's belly button to the back.
Thepins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fhin misses with a wild combination.
Fhin connects with a body shot that sends Thepins's belly button to the back.
A left and a right from Fhin both land. Nice combination.
Fhin throws a shot to the body.
Thepins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fhin pinned against the cage. Fhin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fhin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fhin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fhin clinches.
Fhin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fhin breaks from the clinch.
Fhin lands a slapping body shot.
Fhin clinches with his opponent.
Thepins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fhin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fhin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fhin rushes Thepins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fhin looking for a takedown.
Fhin breaks from the clinch.
Fhin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cat Fhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Fhin as he connects with a hook.
Fhin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thepins at a distance.
Fhin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thepins.
A combination from Fhin does no damage.
Fhin stalks Thepins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thepins's face. Thepins staggers backwards, shaken.
Thepins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fhin defends well and Thepins ends up having to push Fhin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fhin closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thepins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thepins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thepins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thepins shoots in for a takedown but Fhin shows good takedown defense.
Fhin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fhin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fhin connects with a nice looking jab.
Thepins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thepins dives in and grabs Fhin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fhin pushes down on Thepins's head and hops out.
Fhin jabs Thepins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fhin lands with a shot to the body.
Fhin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thepins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thepins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thepins shoots in for a takedown but Fhin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Scot Thepins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cat Fhin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fhin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cat Fhin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fhin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cat Fhin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Derrick (ranked 6303 p4p, 667 weight class) and Ryan Wilson (ranked 7443 p4p, 715 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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212 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emil Derrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Derrick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wilson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wilson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Derrick.
Wilson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Derrick has cracked Wilson with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Derrick lands another huge swinging hook and Wilson tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Wilson, before Derrick can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Emil Derrick!
Emil Derrick really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Phantom Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alek Ivanov (ranked 4568 p4p, 494 weight class) and Nicholas Diaz (ranked 4753 p4p, 509 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ICE CUBE- Why We Thugs. Nicholas Diaz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alek Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ivanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Alek Ivanov has been cut.
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ivanov's waist but Ivanov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Ivanov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Ivanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ivanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivanov has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Ivanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ivanov after a bit of a struggle.
Ivanov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alek Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Diaz.
Diaz looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Nicholas Diaz has been cut.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ivanov walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ivanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
Ivanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Ivanov is stalling here.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Ivanov crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Ivanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Ivanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanov finish him?
Ivanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ivanov with a knee to the head.
Ivanov leaning against his opponent.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ivanov working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Ivanov is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Ivanov manages to get underhooks.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ivanov is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ivanov looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Ivanov avoiding damage.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ivanov after a bit of a struggle.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ivanov working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ivanov.
Ivanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Ivanov crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alek Ivanov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Ivanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Ivanov. Ivanov maintains the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ivanov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ivanov stalling.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ivanov controlling the action here for a moment.
A knee to the head by Ivanov.
Ivanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ivanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ivanov scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ivanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov stalling in the clinch.
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alek Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Diaz.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov with a knee to the head.
Ivanov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ivanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov stops a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Alek Ivanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ivanov.
Ivanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Ivanov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ivanov.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ivanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ivanov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ivanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ivanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ivanov is stalling here.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ivanov is defending well.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ivanov lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alek Ivanov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ivanov defends it nicely.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alek Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Diaz.
Ivanov leaning against his opponent.
Ivanov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivanov pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov slows down the pace here.
Ivanov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ivanov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Ivanov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
Ivanov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Diaz up against the cage.
Ivanov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nicholas Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diaz is working for takedown but Ivanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ivanov obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz letting Ivanov take a breather here.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alek Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivanov prevents it.
Ivanov stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Ivanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Ivanov landing knees to the head.
Diaz is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
Ivanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Ivanov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivanov.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ivanov after a bit of a struggle.
Ivanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ivanov lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alek Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivanov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alek Ivanov!
A very excited looking Alek Ivanov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Nicholas Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'FUCK YOU!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Chang (ranked 3969 p4p, 202 weight class) and Dani Yadin (ranked 6168 p4p, 275 weight class). Mike Chang had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dani Yadin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yadin tries to clinch up but Chang circles away and keeps his distance.
Yadin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yadin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yadin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yadin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chang.
Yadin shoots in looking for a takedown but Chang manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yadin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yadin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chang sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yadin has a takedown stuffed.
Mike Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dani Yadin.
Yadin looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang stuffs the takedown attempt from Yadin. Yadin gets slowly back to his feet.
Yadin avoids the head kick by Chang.
Chang thumps Yadin with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mike Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yadin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chang throws a head kick that Yadin semi-blocks.
A head kick from Chang lands but Yadin takes it in his stride.
Chang lands with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Chang slams his shin into Yadin's torso.
Chang works the jab nicely.
Chang moves into the clinch.
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!
Nice elbow from Chang.
Chang lands an elbow just above Yadin 's eye.
Yadin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chang lands a good knee to the midsection. Yadin won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yadin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chang to score with a decent uppercut.
Good leg kick by Chang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yadin. That did some damage!
Chang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yadin, pushing him back against the cage.
Chang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yadin is rocked!
Chang lands an elbow just above Yadin 's eye.
Yadin is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Chang stalls.
Chang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yadin is pressed against the cage. Chang pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Yadin! Two more big strikes from Chang and Yadin crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Chang!
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