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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Brahms (ranked 2067 p4p, 199 weight class) and Agustin Benitez (ranked 2237 p4p, 211 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brahms might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hungarian Dance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez swings widly with a right hand
enabling Brahms to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brahms.
Brahms throws a jab when Benitez was well out of range.
Benitez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Benitez connects with a nice looking jab.
Benitez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Brahms. That snapped Benitez's head back.
Benitez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brahms counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brahms won't allow Benitez to get back to his feet.
Brahms stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benitez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benitez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brahms is controlling him.
Benitez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brahms.
Benitez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brahms lands a hook that snaps the head of Benitez backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brahms lands a head kick!
Benitez is rocked!
Benitez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benitez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benitez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benitez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benitez throws a sloppy head kick
and Brahms counters with a stiff right hand.
Benitez throws a series of punches but Brahms moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Brahms misses its target.
Nice jab there from Brahms.
Benitez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brahms circles away quickly and effectively.
Benitez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brahms stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benitez is still on wobbly legs! Can Brahms finish him?
Agustin Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez misses with a straight right.
Benitez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benitez misses with an uppercut
and Brahms counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benitez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brahms circles away quickly and effectively.
Benitez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brahms was well out of range. Poor timing from Benitez.
Brahms lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brahms lands with a good body shot.
Brahms connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle, before Brahms throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Benitez's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Brahms lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Johannes Brahms!
After winning the bout, Johannes Brahms 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joan Vila (ranked 1746 p4p, 178 weight class) and Esteban San Pedro (ranked 893 p4p, 94 weight class). San Pedro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gunman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro blocks a low kick nicely.
San Pedro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vila walks forward, straight into a front kick from San Pedro.
Vila looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vila throws a low kick but it's checked well by San Pedro.
Vila buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
San Pedro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
San Pedro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vila doesn't seem bothered though.
Vila moves out of range of the strikes.
Vila was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vila staying out of range there.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like San Pedro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vila misses the jab.
A combination from Vila does no damage.
Vila throws a looping overhand right but San Pedro ducks down to avoid it.
San Pedro slips a jab and a cross from Vila.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila throws a left and a right that both miss
and San Pedro counters with a solid body kick.
A low kick from Vila is predictable there
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
San Pedro lands with a shot to the body.
San Pedro feints and then cracks Vila's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vila down.
San Pedro checks a low kick from Vila.
Vila misses with a looping right.
Vila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Pedro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vila.
San Pedro scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Vila finds it's way through San Pedro's defenses.
Vila throws a combination that misses
and San Pedro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
San Pedro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vila's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vila throws a combination. San Pedro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to San Pedro's calf.
San Pedro walks into a left hand.
San Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vila lands with a cross.
Vila misses with a body shot.
Vila misses with a body shot
and San Pedro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
San Pedro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vila.
San Pedro slips under a jab.
Vila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. San Pedro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vila thows a leg kick but San Pedro checks it
and San Pedro counters with an inside leg kick.
Vila listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
San Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vila looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
San Pedro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vila looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Pedro counters by clinching up.
San Pedro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
San Pedro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro lands a right hand.
San Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vila throws a punch but it's blocked by San Pedro.
San Pedro pushes Vila back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
San Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vila looking to stall.
San Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Vila avoids it by throwing San Pedro back against the cage.
San Pedro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vila.
Vila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four 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!
Vila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Pedro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vila takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vila throws a big shot that misses.
San Pedro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vila with a body shot.
San Pedro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from San Pedro, right into the meat.
San Pedro lands a slapping body shot.
San Pedro scores with a hook.
Vila misses with the body kick
and San Pedro counters with a good low kick that Vila was not able to check.
San Pedro lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vila throws an off balance right hand
and San Pedro counters with a nice uppercut.
Vila swings widly with a right hand
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vila misses the body punch
and San Pedro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vila misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from San Pedro! But no joy.
Vila moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
San Pedro lands a jab.
San Pedro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Pedro.
Vila swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vila tries to score with a low kick but San Pedro moves his leg out of the way.
Vila misses with a leg kick
and San Pedro counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro lunges at Vila with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vila's hand.
San Pedro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vila goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by San Pedro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract San Pedro.
San Pedro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
San Pedro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vila lands a jab to San Pedro's midsection.
Vila works San Pedro's body with a nice hook.
San Pedro throws a good cross that connects.
Vila misses with a looping left.
San Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vila was well out of range. Poor timing from San Pedro.
Vila was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vila misses with a hook
and San Pedro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vila attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
San Pedro lands with a hook. Vila tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
San Pedro looks to land a right hand but Vila moved out of range.
Vila is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro slips under a jab.
San Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vila throws a sloppy body shot
letting San Pedro counter with a right hand.
Vila is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Pedro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from San Pedro misses the target.
San Pedro has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
San Pedro thuds a left hand into Vila's body.
San Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
Vila tries to counter with a takedown but San Pedro is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from San Pedro.
San Pedro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
San Pedro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
San Pedro lands a big head kick that sends Vila tumbling to the mat! San Pedro takes a step backwards and waves Vila back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Vila is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Joan Vila has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vila walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! San Pedro swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Esteban San Pedro!
A very excited looking Esteban San Pedro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 675 p4p, 101 weight class) and Bradford Forbes (ranked 2401 p4p, 320 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradford Forbes!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Van Buren.
Van Buren walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Forbes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Buren misses with a jab to the body
and Forbes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Buren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Forbes missing with a left hand there. Van Buren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forbes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren scores with a jab to the head.
Forbes misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Forbes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Buren tries to land a front kick but Forbes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Buren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Buren takes a swing at Forbes's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Van Buren.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Forbes misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Buren misses the target.
Van Buren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Buren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Forbes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Buren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Forbes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Buren was well out of range. Poor timing from Forbes.
Forbes misses the jab.
Van Buren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forbes.
Van Buren digs a good body shot into Forbes's ribs.
Forbes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Buren scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Buren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Forbes circles away quickly and effectively.
Forbes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Buren thumps Forbes with a low kick.
Joost Van Buren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Forbes finds it's target.
Van Buren scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Buren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Forbes throws out a counter right but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
Forbes takes one on the button.
Forbes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Buren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren avoids the body shot from Forbes.
Van Buren misses with a body kick.
Van Buren motions for Forbes to come forward. Van Buren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Buren tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Buren missing with a left hand there. Forbes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Forbes misses.
Van Buren is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Forbes swings for the body but Van Buren moves out of range.
Van Buren misses with a body shot
and Forbes counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Buren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forbes.
Van Buren throws a sloppy head kick and Forbes moves out of range easily.
Forbes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Forbes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Buren throws a hook to the side of Forbes's head but Forbes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Buren misses with a low kick.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut.
And Forbes tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Buren pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Forbes dips to his left and cracks Van Buren with an uppercut!
Van Buren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Forbes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Forbes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Van Buren.
Forbes moves out of range of the strikes.
Forbes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Van Buren looks to land a right hand but Forbes moved out of range.
Van Buren throws a low kick but Forbes avoids it.
Forbes looks to throw the jab but Van Buren is out of range.
Van Buren avoids the body shot from Forbes.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Buren misses its target.
Van Buren lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Forbes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forbes. Van Buren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Buren misses with 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!
Van Buren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forbes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a big shot that misses.
Van Buren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Buren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forbes.
Forbes with the counter takedown but Van Buren avoids it easily.
Forbes missing with a left hand there. Van Buren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forbes checks a low kick from Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a chopping leg kick but Forbes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Buren looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Forbes misses its intended target.
Van Buren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forbes.
Van Buren lands a jab.
Forbes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Buren had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Buren swings for the body but Forbes moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Forbes.
Van Buren defending well as Forbes loads up on a big left hand.
Van Buren is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Buren takes a swing at Forbes's ribcage but misses.
Van Buren moves away from the strike by Forbes.
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 Joost Van Buren 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.
Van Buren attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Forbes throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Buren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Buren misses with a leg kick
and Forbes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Forbes.
Forbes trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Buren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Buren pulls Forbes in close to his closed guard and prevents Forbes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Forbes has gone for a leg lock! Van Buren slips out almost immediately though and dives into Forbes's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes has his foot on Van Buren's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Buren works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van Buren has picked Forbes up and slammed him! Forbes can't keep hold of the triangle and Van Buren manages to pass to side control!
Van Buren wants to control but Forbes is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forbes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Forbes struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Forbes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Forbes tries to buck Van Buren off but Van Buren is having none of it.
Van Buren will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Forbes struggling a bit here.
Forbes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Buren's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Forbes looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren trying to mount his opponent but Forbes defends it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Van Buren prevents Forbes from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Forbes blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Buren cracks Forbes with a good jab.
Forbes misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Van Buren is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Buren throws an off balance right hand
and Forbes counters with a single leg into guard. Van Buren didn't expect that.
Van Buren keeping moving, preventing Forbes from controlling successfully.
Forbes preventing the sweep.
Forbes wants to control from the top but Van Buren keeps moving.
Forbes advances position into side control!
Forbes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Forbes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forbes tries for a kimura but Van Buren is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradford Forbes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Van Buren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Forbes lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Buren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forbes.
Forbes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Buren was well out of range. Poor timing from Forbes.
Forbes walks into a stiff left hand from Van Buren.
Forbes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Buren misses with a two punch combination.
Forbes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Buren walks into a jab.
Van Buren misses with a body shot.
Forbes throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes lands with a shot to the body.
Van Buren misses with a leg kick.
Van Buren throws a hook but Forbes blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Van Buren misses.
Forbes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Buren can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes checks a low kick from Van Buren.
Forbes with the counter takedown but Van Buren avoids it easily.
Forbes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Buren lands a really nice looking cross but Forbes seems unphased.
Van Buren lands with a nice body punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Buren 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 Forbes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Forbes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Buren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forbes.
Van Buren takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Forbes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Buren stuns Forbes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Forbes lands a nice looking body shot.
Forbes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Buren at a distance.
Forbes slips a straight right by Van Buren.
Van Buren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Forbes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Buren manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren throws the left hand but Forbes avoids the punch easily.
Forbes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Buren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forbes slips a straight right by Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a head kick that misses.
Van Buren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
Van Buren throws a quick counter head kick but Forbes was just out of range.
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but Forbes checks it.
Forbes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Forbes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Buren slips a jab and a cross from Forbes.
Forbes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Buren was well out of range. Poor timing from Forbes.
Van Buren thows a body kick. Forbes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Buren throws out a loose jab but Forbes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forbes with the counter takedown but Van Buren avoids it easily.
Forbes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Buren missing with a left hand there. Forbes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forbes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forbes dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Buren sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes misses with a straight left.
Van Buren misses with a head kick.
Forbes throws a body shot but no joy.
Forbes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Buren misses with a hook. Forbes ducked under it nicely.
Van Buren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Forbes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Buren manages to avoid it.
Van Buren walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Buren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Forbes throws a lazy right hand but Van Buren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Forbes throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren with a nice cross.
Van Buren misses with a hook.
Forbes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Van Buren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forbes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Forbes scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren scores with a nice right hand.
Forbes throws a hook to the side of Van Buren's head but Van Buren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Buren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Forbes misses with a body shot
enabling Van Buren to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Buren misses with a body shot.
Van Buren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Buren fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Forbes checks it well.
Van Buren throws a low kick but it's checked well by Forbes.
Van Buren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forbes was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Buren.
Van Buren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Forbes is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joost Van Buren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Buren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van Buren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmore James (ranked 1319 p4p, 156 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 2023 p4p, 223 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aMfD2O9Gds. Barnabas Ungar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elmore James'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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmore James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ungar.
James backing away here, and Ungar unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ungar slips under a jab from James.
Ungar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A low kick from James misses
enabling Ungar to counter with a crisp jab.
Ungar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James missing with a left hand there. Ungar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ungar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from James.
Elmore James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James instigates a clinch.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar working aggressively here.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ungar works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
James working aggressively here.
Ungar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar prevents a body shot from James.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
Ungar stalling in the clinch.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ungar blocks a body shot from James.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ungar can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Ungar blocks a body shot from James.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ungar slows down the pace here.
James working aggressively here.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James lands a shot to the body.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ungar's elbow.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Ungar controls his hands.
James tries to work over Ungar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Ungar.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ungar's elbow.
A short left from Ungar.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
James letting Ungar take a breather here.
A short uppercut from James.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ungar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Ungar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ungar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James lands a nice uppercut.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Ungar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ungar blocking some punches.
James blocks an uppercut.
James works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Ungar.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ungar throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ungar has James pressed against the cage.
Ungar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ungar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ungar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ungar blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a shoulder strike.
Ungar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Ungar lands an uppercut.
It looks like Elmore James has been cut.
A body shot lands from Ungar.
Ungar stalling the fight.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Ungar.
Ungar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.
Ungar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James blocks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ungar!
Ungar connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ungar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James misses with an uppercut. Ungar saw that one coming.
James throws a jab when Ungar was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmore James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elmore James's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ungar throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
Ungar avoids the body shot from James.
A countering left hand to the body from Ungar misses.
Ungar throws a nice inside leg kick.
James is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
James throws out a loose jab but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from James.
James throws a hook to the side of Ungar's head but Ungar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Ungar misses its intended target.
Ungar throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ungar checks it well.
Ungar tries to counter by closing the distance.
James lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James clinches with his opponent.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Ungar.
James blocks an uppercut.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ungar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Elmore James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Ungar.
James prevents a body shot from Ungar.
Ungar misses with the head strike.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ungar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James working aggressively here.
James working aggressively here.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ungar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ungar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Ungar.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Ungar controls the action.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ungar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ungar can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ungar.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
James blocking some punches.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by James.
James blocking some punches.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Ungar misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from James.
Ungar working aggressively here.
Ungar lands with a right to the head.
Ungar tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ungar blocks an uppercut.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Ungar controls the action.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James letting Ungar take a breather here.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Ungar controls the action.
Ungar lands a nice uppercut.
Ungar blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ungar.
Ungar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ungar.
Ungar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ungar is working James over against the cage.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James blocks a body shot from Ungar.
Ungar throws a head punch that misses.
James working aggressively here.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James blocking some punches.
James gets through Ungar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
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!
Ungar misses with a short punch on the inside.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ungar.
James blocking some punches.
Ungar misses with some punches.
James lands with a right to the head.
Ungar pulls guard effortlessly.
Ungar looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but James is defending well. Ungar quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! James has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ungar celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barnabas Ungar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neyman Gariniho (ranked 1262 p4p, 170 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 1630 p4p, 214 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neyman Gariniho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gariniho keeps the fight on the outside.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Sideman is having none of it.
Gariniho moves into the clinch.
Gariniho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho working aggressively here.
Gariniho throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Gariniho on the inside.
Sideman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sideman blocks an uppercut.
Sideman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sideman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gariniho finds it's way round the side to connect with Sideman's head.
It looks like Denny Sideman has been cut.
Sideman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gariniho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman misses with a looping right.
Sideman thuds a left hand into Gariniho's body.
Sideman lands with a hook. Gariniho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sideman misses with a right hand
and Gariniho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Gariniho misses the target.
Gariniho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sideman momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gariniho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sideman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gariniho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sideman cracks Gariniho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sideman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gariniho.
A slow jab from Sideman misses its intended target.
Sideman looks to land a combination but Gariniho avoids it well.
Sideman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Gariniho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of Gariniho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sideman misses with a hook to the body
and Gariniho counters with a nice uppercut.
Gariniho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sideman throws a one two combo.
Gariniho throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman missing with a left hand there. Gariniho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gariniho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sideman has time to react.
Sideman staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Gariniho.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sideman can't break the clinch.
Gariniho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gariniho.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Sideman scores with a jab. Gariniho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Gariniho misses its intended target.
Gariniho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sideman.
Gariniho misses with an uppercut.
Sideman misses with a hook
and Gariniho counters with a stiff right hand.
Sideman takes a swing at Gariniho's ribcage but misses.
Gariniho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sideman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Gariniho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gariniho.
Sideman dips to his left and cracks Gariniho with an uppercut!
Sideman lands with a hook. Gariniho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gariniho looks to throw the jab but Sideman is out of range.
Sideman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gariniho with a body shot.
Sideman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gariniho throws out the jab.
Sideman lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sideman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sideman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sideman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Gariniho slams his shin into Sideman's torso.
Gariniho feints and then cracks Sideman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sideman down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sideman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gariniho lands a really nice looking cross but Sideman seems unphased.
Sideman swings for the body but Gariniho moves out of range.
A left lands for Gariniho.
Sideman lands with a cross.
Sideman throws a looping overhand right but Gariniho ducks down to avoid it.
Gariniho tries to counter by clinching up but Sideman breaks away and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sideman. Gariniho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sideman misses with a wild body shot.
Gariniho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sideman slips under a jab.
Gariniho throws a body kick that misses.
Gariniho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sideman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gariniho lunges at Sideman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sideman's hand.
Gariniho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice side step and Sideman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neyman Gariniho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denny Sideman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sideman tries to clinch but Gariniho is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sideman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sideman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gariniho slips a straight right by Sideman.
Neyman Gariniho is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Sideman there.
Nice defenses there by Gariniho.
Gariniho throws a head kick but Sideman moves out of range.
Gariniho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gariniho lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman swings for the body but Gariniho moves out of range.
Gariniho throws a hook but Sideman avoids it easily.
Gariniho throws a head kick but Sideman moves out of range.
Sideman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gariniho has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Gariniho. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman throws a poor cross that misses
and Gariniho counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gariniho doesn't seem bothered though.
Sideman connects with a crisp jab.
Sideman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gariniho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sideman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gariniho.
Gariniho throws the left hand but Sideman avoids the punch easily.
Sideman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Gariniho coming out on top.
Sideman throws a hook but Gariniho blocks it.
Sideman lands a nice looking body shot.
Sideman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gariniho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sideman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gariniho throws a leg kick
and Sideman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gariniho has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gariniho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sideman's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho misses with the head strike.
Gariniho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gariniho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Gariniho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sideman is trying to break the clinch but Gariniho is controlling him.
Sideman is trying to break free.
Sideman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sideman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gariniho.
Sideman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gariniho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gariniho is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gariniho throws a right hand that misses
and Sideman counters with a stiff right hand.
Sideman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gariniho with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho scores with a one two! Sideman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gariniho sizes up Sideman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sideman is rocked!
Sideman misses with a hook. Gariniho ducked under it nicely.
Sideman is still on wobbly legs! Can Gariniho finish him?
Gariniho misses with a hook. Sideman ducked under it nicely.
Sideman seems to have recovered his senses.
Gariniho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sideman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gariniho.
Gariniho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gariniho is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Gariniho shuts the power down on Sideman. Lights out, game over! Gariniho is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Neyman Gariniho!
Our winner, Neyman Gariniho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 4225 p4p, 508 weight class) and Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 955 p4p, 130 weight class). Geordie Power has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspars Petrovs!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Power.
Petrovs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice jab there from Power.
Petrovs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Power scores with a shot to the body.
Power listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petrovs has closed the distance and engaged Power in a clinch.
Petrovs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrovs misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrovs! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrovs lands a right hook to the body.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrovs.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Power connects with the punch.
Power fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrovs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
Power tries to clinch there but Petrovs circles away.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrovs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power misses the jab.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrovs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrovs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrovs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrovs.
Petrovs avoids the head kick by Power.
Power getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petrovs walks into a straight right hand from Power.
Petrovs takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
and Power takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrovs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Power misses.
It seemed like Petrovs was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Power scores with a body shot.
Petrovs slips under a jab from Power.
Petrovs misses with a hook.
Petrovs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Power fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power tries to clinch but Petrovs moves out of range.
Power connects with a high kick.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Petrovs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrovs stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrovs on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Power swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Power there as he acknowledges the shot.
Power scores with a nice right hand.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrovs throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Petrovs looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrovs misses the target.
Petrovs throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geordie Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Power does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Petrovs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Petrovs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power moves out of range as Petrovs strikes.
It looks like Power has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A left lands for Power.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrovs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Petrovs throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Power half committed to a counter leg kick.
Petrovs avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrovs! But no joy.
Power's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrovs under the eye.
Petrovs throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Power on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrovs throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrovs throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power lands a body shot.
Power fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrovs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrovs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Power throws a one two combo.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrovs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrovs.
Power throws an off balance right hand
and Petrovs counters with a one-two to the body.
Petrovs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrovs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrovs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Geordie Power is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrovs gets tackled into the cage by Power. Power maintains the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Petrovs in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrovs's elbow.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Petrovs'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.
Petrovs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Power backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tries to work over Petrovs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Power has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrovs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petrovs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power is working Petrovs over against the cage.
Petrovs working aggressively here.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrovs can do to turn this around?
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrovs controls his hands.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrovs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrovs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrovs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Power lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Power connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrovs momentarily.
A big left from Petrovs misses.
Power getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Power looks to throw the jab but Petrovs is out of range.
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Power missing with a left hand there. Petrovs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrovs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Power at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Petrovs.
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Petrovs misses with an uppercut.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrovs counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrovs avoids the head kick by Power.
A jab from Power misses.
Petrovs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Petrovs misses.
Power misses with a jab to the body
and Petrovs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power misses with an uppercut
and Petrovs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Power throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrovs misses the jab.
Power throws a solid leg kick but Petrovs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Power.
Power tries to clinch up but Petrovs circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrovs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Power with a body shot.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrovs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrovs is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Power with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Petrovs. Beautiful body shot.
Power missing with a left hand there. Petrovs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrovs lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Petrovs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrovs taking a breather.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovs has him pressed against the cage.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrovs is looking to control Power's arms but Power gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrovs has his back to the cage.
A short right from Petrovs on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Petrovs.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrovs'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.
Power avoiding damage as Petrovs throws knees to the body.
Geordie Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrovs.
Power wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovs has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Petrovs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Power has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Power darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petrovs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrovs misses the target.
Power slips under a jab from Petrovs.
Petrovs looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Petrovs misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrovs throws out a counter right but Power avoids it with no problem.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power defending well as Petrovs loads up on a big left hand.
Petrovs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petrovs scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Petrovs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Power connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Power misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovs looks to throw the jab but Power is out of range.
Power moves into the clinch.
Petrovs lands with a light punch inside.
Petrovs scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Petrovs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrovs swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Petrovs.
A short right from Petrovs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
Petrovs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
Power cracks Petrovs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Petrovs throws an off balance right hand
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Power defending well as Petrovs loads up on a big left hand.
Power swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrovs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrovs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Petrovs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrovs avoids the head kick by Power.
Power tries to clinch up.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power lands with a nice body punch.
Power connects with the punch.
Petrovs 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.
A head kick misses from Power.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrovs as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrovs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrovs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrovs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A swing and a miss from Petrovs.
Power is looking to counter the offense by Petrovs and move into the clinch.
Petrovs slips under a jab.
Power scores with a nice head shot.
That kick from Power tenderised Petrovs's leg. Petrovs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power punishes Petrovs's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrovs throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaspars Petrovs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrovs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrovs blocks a head kick by Power.
Power lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Geordie Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrovs looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
A jab from Power misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs misses with a straight right.
Power catches Petrovs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrovs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.
Power works the jab nicely.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power scores with a nice strike.
Power gets a clinch.
Petrovs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrovs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Power up against the cage.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrovs blocking some punches.
Petrovs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Petrovs has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrovs avoiding damage as Power throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geordie Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geordie Power!
Geordie Power 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vic Vinegar (ranked 1226 p4p, 170 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 427 p4p, 64 weight class). Vinegar comes to the cage accompanied by Birds of War. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alphonzo Mirage enters the cage!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Vinegar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinegar.
Mirage has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vinegar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vinegar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mirage steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mirage throws an overhand right that lands on Vinegar's shoulder, as Vinegar tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Vinegar misses the target.
Vinegar throws a body punch but Mirage moves out of range.
Vinegar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mirage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been hearing reports that Vinegar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The fighters circling - Vinegar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mirage blocks a jab.
Vic Vinegar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinegar looks to throw the jab but Mirage is out of range.
Vinegar misses with a looping right.
Mirage steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vinegar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinegar. Mirage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinegar misses with a body punch
and Mirage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Vic Vinegar has been cut.
Vinegar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mirage unleashes a big counter combination but Vinegar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vinegar throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirage moves out of range of the strikes.
Mirage is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinegar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mirage moves out of range as Vinegar strikes.
Mirage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mirage connects with a single shot there.
Mirage throws out a loose jab but Vinegar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinegar throws a hook but Mirage avoids it easily.
Vinegar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mirage connects with an inside leg kick.
Vinegar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinegar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mirage! But no joy.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. Vinegar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Mirage.
Mirage looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinegar is just out of range.
Mirage avoids the body shot from Vinegar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirage moves away.
Mirage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinegar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mirage enables Vinegar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mirage manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mirage has his feet on Vinegar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinegar looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirage is just out of range.
Vinegar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vinegar swings for the body but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Vinegar misses
and Mirage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. Vinegar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alphonzo Mirage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mirage!
Mirage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirage slips a straight right by Vinegar.
Mirage swings for the body but Vinegar moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Vinegar coming out on top.
A clash of legs there as Vinegar blocks the low kick.
Vinegar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vinegar moves away from the strike by Mirage.
Vinegar misses with a right hand
and Mirage counters with a nice leg kick.
Vinegar moves out of range of the body kick.
Vinegar throws a shot from downtown. Mirage moves away and avoids it.
Vinegar misses with a body shot
and Mirage counters with an outside leg kick.
Mirage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mirage lands a body shot.
Vinegar checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little feinted left hand from Vinegar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinegar scores with a nice right hand.
Mirage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vinegar throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirage thuds his shin into the meat of Vinegar's side.
Vinegar throws a lazy uppercut
and Mirage counters with a thumping low kick.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinegar.
Mirage flicks out a counter leg kick but Vinegar steps away.
Mirage defending well as Vinegar loads up on a big left hand.
Mirage scores with a push kick.
Vinegar is breathing heavily.
Vinegar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirage was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinegar.
Mirage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vinegar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mirage counters with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Vinegar there.
Vinegar misses with a hook.
Vinegar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vinegar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mirage looks to throw the jab but Vinegar is out of range.
Mirage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mirage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonzo Mirage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vic Vinegar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vinegar throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirage.
Mirage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mirage walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vinegar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mirage has control of Vinegar's left arm, preventing Vinegar from doing any damage.
Mirage wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vinegar scoring with some ground and pound.
Vinegar trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vinegar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vinegar is one step ahead there.
Mirage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vinegar is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vinegar lands a body shot.
Mirage misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Vinegar there.
Mirage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mirage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vinegar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vinegar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinegar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mirage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vinegar swings for the body but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage throws out a counter right but Vinegar avoids it with no problem.
Mirage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinegar moves away.
Mirage tries a head kick but it misses.
Mirage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vinegar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinegar.
Mirage misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vinegar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinegar misses with an uppercut
and Mirage counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vinegar throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinegar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar fails with a takedown attempt.
Vinegar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mirage.
Mirage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Mirage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mirage misses with a head kick.
Mirage lands a jab to the nose.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. Vinegar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Vinegar blocks the low kick.
Mirage takes a swing at Vinegar's ribcage but misses.
Vinegar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mirage just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinegar connects with a body shot that sends Mirage's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinegar takes one on the button.
Mirage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinegar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mirage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vinegar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinegar misses the target.
Mirage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinegar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinegar misses with an uppercut. Mirage saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Mirage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vinegar misses with a looping left.
Mirage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mirage takes a swing at Vinegar's ribcage but misses.
Mirage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vinegar checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alphonzo Mirage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vic Vinegar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Vinegar.
Mirage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vinegar tries to counter with a takedown but Mirage is quick to defend against it.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Vinegar - just one landing.
A jab from Vinegar misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirage. That's going to slow Vinegar down.
Mirage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mirage wants it to stay on the feet.
Mirage slips under a jab.
Mirage blocks a jab.
Mirage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mirage jabs at Vinegar's body.
Vinegar throws a hook but Mirage avoids it easily.
Vinegar backing away here, and Mirage unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage cracks the inside of Vinegar's front leg.
Mirage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vinegar misses with a hook. Mirage ducked under it nicely.
Vinegar scores with a hook to the body. Mirage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinegar misses with an uppercut. Mirage saw that one coming.
And Mirage responds with a good body kick, but Vinegar manages to step out the way in time.
Mirage misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Mirage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mirage throws a push kick but Vinegar slaps the foot to one side.
Vinegar's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Vinegar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mirage at a distance.
Mirage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mirage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vinegar takes a swing at Mirage's ribcage but misses.
Mirage tried to score with a low kick but Vinegar checks it.
Vinegar looks to land a left hand but Mirage moved out of range nicely.
Vinegar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vinegar misses with a looping left.
Vinegar misses the shot to the body.
Mirage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinegar misses the target.
Mirage doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mirage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar throws out a loose jab but Mirage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinegar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vinegar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vinegar looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirage is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinegar misses with a hook to the body
and Mirage counters with a good low kick that Vinegar was not able to check.
Mirage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinegar.
Vinegar misses with a hook.
Vinegar lands a nice hook to Mirage's body. Mirage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vinegar.
Vinegar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vinegar attempts a counter takedown but Mirage avoids it well and moves away.
Mirage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinegar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mirage throws the kick towards the body but Vinegar avoids it.
Vinegar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mirage defends well and Vinegar ends up having to push Mirage into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mirage is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar throws a jab when Mirage was well out of range.
Mirage throws a front kick aimed at Vinegar's knee but Vinegar avoids it well.
Vinegar throwing a counter right hand but Mirage manages to avoid it.
Vinegar throws a leg kick that misses.
Vinegar throws a poor cross that misses
and Mirage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vic Vinegar's cut is getting worse.
Vinegar misses with a hook
and Mirage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Mirage.
It looked like Vinegar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinegar looks to land a left hand but Mirage moved out of range nicely.
Vinegar throws a right hand that misses
and Mirage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Vinegar misses.
Vinegar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mirage moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mirage.
Mirage misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinegar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mirage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mirage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vinegar on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirage lands a front kick.
Vinegar throws an off balance right hand
and Mirage counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mirage scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mirage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinegar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vinegar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mirage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vinegar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mirage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mirage doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mirage keeps Vinegar at a distance using the push kick.
Mirage blocks a head kick by Vinegar.
Mirage lands with a nice body kick.
Vic Vinegar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alphonzo Mirage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mirage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vinegar momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphonzo Mirage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mirage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonzo Mirage!
Our winner, Alphonzo Mirage, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 1275 p4p, 136 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 711 p4p, 77 weight class). Duggan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kerr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duggan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Kerr.
Jab by Kerr.
A jab from Duggan finds it's way through Kerr's defenses.
Kerr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Duggan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Duggan taking a bit of punishment here - Kerr scoring with strikes.
Kerr is working Duggan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kerr tries to move to mount but Duggan blocks the move with his legs.
Duggan is looking to reverse the position.
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!
Kerr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Duggan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Duggan tries to buck Kerr off but Kerr is having none of it.
Duggan is working hard here to advance position.
Duggan parries the strikes from Kerr easily there. Kerr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Duggan to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan is trying to get back to half guard.
Duggan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kerr off and has taken his back!
Kerr wants to escape the position.
Duggan gets his hands free as Kerr looks to control.
Duggan lands shots from the back.
You can see the frustration on Kerr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Duggan scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Duggan trying to control momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duggan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Kerr is in bad spot here.
Duggan 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.
Duggan somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Duggan controlling well, preventing Kerr from escaping the position.
Kerr is trying to remain composed but Duggan is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duggan is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Duggan gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Duggan gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Duggan apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Kerr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duggan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerr.
Kerr doesn't manage to clinch there - Duggan circles away.
Duggan blocks a jab.
Duggan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Kerr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duggan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kerr misses with an uppercut. Duggan saw that one coming.
Kerr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duggan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duggan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duggan lands with an overhand left.
Duggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr tries to bum rush Duggan with a series of wild strikes but Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duggan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duggan clinches up with Kerr and pushes him back against the cage.
Kerr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duggan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kerr has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Duggan regains guard immediately.
Kerr throwing strikes from guard but Duggan blocks nicely.
Duggan working a defensive guard here.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Duggan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerr works over Duggan with some ground and pound from guard.
Kerr throws a strike but Duggan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duggan is working Kerr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kerr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Duggan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan stopping the sweep attempt from Kerr.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duggan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kerr is pulling down on Duggan's head. It's preventing any offense from Duggan, at least for the moment.
Duggan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kerr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Duggan manages to get himself to full guard.
Kerr cracks Duggan with a solid left hand.
Kerr throwing strikes but missing.
Duggan controls Kerr momentarily but Kerr frees himself.
Kerr looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jim Duggan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kerr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duggan.
Kerr misses with an uppercut
and Duggan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duggan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kerr checks a leg kick nicely.
Kerr tries to clinch
and Duggan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mark Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kerr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Duggan lands a few punches from side control.
Duggan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Duggan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jim Duggan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kerr is trying to get back to full guard.
Duggan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duggan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Duggan controlling the pace.
Duggan winds up and cracks Kerr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Duggan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerr can do to turn this around?
Duggan wants to pass the guard but Kerr is defending well.
Duggan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kerr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Duggan controlling from the full mount.
Kerr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is looking for a sweep. Duggan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kerr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duggan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duggan's back!
Duggan avoids the strikes from Kerr.
Kerr trying to control.
Duggan tries to break free.
Kerr is riding his opponent, not letting Duggan buck him off.
Kerr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kerr keeps control of the position as Duggan tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duggan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kerr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Duggan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kerr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kerr with a nice head shot there.
Kerr postures up and lands a big shot to Duggan's brow.
Duggan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kerr is in close to Duggan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kerr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan trying to control the position.
Kerr pushing down on Duggan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kerr is trying to control the action in half guard but Duggan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kerr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kerr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kerr working his ground and pound in the gym.
Kerr is trying to control. Duggan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Duggan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kerr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Duggan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Duggan has hold of Kerr's hands but Kerr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kerr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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 Jim Duggan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kerr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kerr throws a poor cross that misses
and Duggan counters with a nice body kick.
Duggan dodges the punch combination from Kerr.
Kerr throws a right and a left that Duggan avoids nicely.
Duggan throws a head kick that Kerr semi-blocks.
Kerr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Duggan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duggan. Duggan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jim Duggan is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duggan. Duggan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good shot there by Kerr.
Duggan throws the kick towards the body but Kerr avoids it.
Kerr tests Duggan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kerr misses
and Duggan counters with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Duggan.
Kerr tries to clinch there but Duggan circles away.
Duggan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggan moves out of range as Kerr strikes.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Kerr.
Kerr tries to clinch but Duggan is having none of it.
Duggan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duggan connects with a jab.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch but Duggan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kerr blocks the body kick.
Kerr 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.
Duggan thumps Kerr with a low kick.
Duggan misses with an uppercut.
Duggan keeps the fight on the outside.
Kerr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duggan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr slips under a jab from Duggan.
Kerr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kerr throws a big shot that misses.
Kerr misses with a right hand
and Duggan counters with a low kick, right behind Kerr 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr blocks a jab.
Kerr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duggans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duggan wants to slow Kerr down by chopping away at his legs.
Kerr misses with a takedown
and Duggan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duggan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kerr as he avoids it easily.
Kerr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duggan jabs at Kerr's body.
Duggan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kerr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Duggan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mark Kerr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jim Duggan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.
Kerr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kerr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Duggan's guard.
Duggan is trying to control but can't.
Kerr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Duggan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kerr.
Kerr wants to pass to mount but Duggan is defending the position.
Kerr wants to control but Duggan is keeping him busy.
Kerr trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duggan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duggan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duggan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kerr throwing strikes from guard but Duggan blocks nicely.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kerr misses with a two punch combination.
Duggan tries to counter with a takedown but Kerr is quick to defend against it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kerr.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Kerr.
I think Duggan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Duggan!
Jim Duggan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BuriedAlive// Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harmbe (ranked 944 p4p, 129 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 731 p4p, 107 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harold Harmbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmbe rushes Wallace and presses him up against the cage.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harmbe.
Harmbe looks to land a body kick but Wallace moved away.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
Harmbe misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Harmbe's shoulder, as Harmbe tries to avoid the shot.
Harmbe missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Harmbe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Harmbe blocks a jab.
A big left from Wallace misses.
Harmbe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace looks to land a combination. Harmbe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harmbe staying out of range there.
Wallace slips a jab from Harmbe.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harmbe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harmbe misses with a hook
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harmbe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
A shot to the body from Harmbe misses
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harmbe misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Wallace misses.
Harmbe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wallace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harmbe throws an off balance right hand
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Harmbe misses the target.
A nice side step and Wallace releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wallace lands a left and a right that send Harmbe crashing to the mat, dazed. Wallace thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Harmbe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace thuds a left hand into Harmbe's body.
Oh Harmbe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Harmbe.
Wallace unleashes a big counter combination but Harmbe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Harmbe.
Harmbe seems to have got his legs back now.
Harmbe clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harmbe has him pressed against the cage.
Harmbe lands a knee to the head.
Harmbe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harmbe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Harold Harmbe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harmbe lands with a cross.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harmbe.
Harmbe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wallace throws a right hand that Harmbe ducks under and follows up with a left that Harmbe also avoids with ease.
It looked like Harmbe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harmbe takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace throws a hook but Harmbe avoids it easily.
Harmbe throws a lazy uppercut
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace scores with a hook to the body. Harmbe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harmbe throws out a loose jab but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harmbe misses with a jab to the body
and Harmbe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a big uppercut and Harmbe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Harmbe looks OK. Wallace waves Harmbe back to his feet!
Harmbe staying out of range there.
Harmbe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harmbe throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
William Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harmbe loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Harmbe throws a series of punches but Wallace avoids them all with ease.
Wallace now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wallace misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harmbe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallace moves away from the strike by Harmbe.
Harmbe misses with a double jab
and Harmbe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace lands a big uppercut and Harmbe crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Harmbe looks OK. Wallace waves Harmbe back to his feet!
Harmbe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
We've been informed that Wallace has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmbe misses with a straight left.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Wallace slips under a jab from Harmbe.
Harmbe clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Harmbe.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Harmbe misses the body punch
and Wallace counters with a nice right hand that sends Harmbe toppling to the canvas! Harmbe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wallace finish him?!
Harmbe misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
Harmbe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wallace just manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace moves out of range of the body kick from Harmbe.
Harmbe moves into the clinch successfully.
Wallace looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Wallace dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wallace looks to throw the jab but Harmbe is out of range.
Wallace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harmbe with a nice cross.
Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by Harmbe.
Wallace throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harmbe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wallace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harmbe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Harmbe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wallace. Wallace circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck for Harmbe with that takedown attempt.
As Harmbe backs off Wallace throws a huge counter combo but Harmbe manages to avoid it all.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harmbe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmbe connects with a right hand. Wallace shakes it off.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harmbe.
Wallace throws a jab when Harmbe was well out of range.
As Wallace looks to move away, Harmbe throws a big counter combo but Wallace just gets out of the way.
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harmbe.
Harmbe moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace slips a jab from Harmbe.
Harmbe throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harmbe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harmbe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wallace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wallace, as that shot connected.
Harmbe misses the body punch
and Wallace counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Harold Harmbe has been cut.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wallace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harmbe to score with a decent uppercut.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
Harmbe gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Harmbe tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Wallace is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Harmbe buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Harmbe!! Harmbe is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Wallace throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Wallace!
William Wallace took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, XFighter Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, Harold Harmbe stepped up to the mic, saying 'This might have been my last fight tonight'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mace Blackblood (ranked 892 p4p, 125 weight class) and Archibald Knox (ranked 1143 p4p, 156 weight class). Blackblood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gorgoroth Open the Gates. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Knox!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackblood throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blackblood checks it well.
Knox lands a head shot.
Knox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Blackblood.
Blackblood misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with an inside leg kick.
Blackblood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knox misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Knox.
As Knox backs away, Blackblood returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blackblood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knox back to the cage. Blackblood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mace Blackblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackblood has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackblood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackblood takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackblood's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox lands a body punch.
Knox can't break the clinch.
Blackblood throws an elbow that misses.
Blackblood blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Blackblood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox has Blackblood pressed against the cage.
Knox working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox tries to stall but Blackblood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blackblood takes a shot to the head.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Blackblood does it's job there.
Blackblood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blackblood scores with a one two! Knox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Blackblood misses.
Knox throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blackblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blackblood.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Blackblood.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackblood misses the target.
Blackblood looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Blackblood blocks it well.
Knox tries to clinch but Blackblood is having none of it.
Blackblood is looking to counter punch.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Blackblood looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Blackblood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox feints a counter leg kick.
Knox misses with a left hand
and Blackblood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blackblood tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Blackblood back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackblood scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackblood throws out the jab.
Blackblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox tries to counter with a clinch but Blackblood shakes him off and moves away.
Knox darts in and clinches Blackblood up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Blackblood.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blackblood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knox can turn it around.
A short left from Blackblood.
Blackblood lands a left hand.
Blackblood gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blackblood.
Blackblood scores with a hook to the body.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackblood.
Knox tries to work over Blackblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackblood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Archibald Knox has been cut.
Blackblood lands an elbow inside.
Knox takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right handed body shot lands from Blackblood.
Knox is pushing Blackblood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blackblood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackblood has him pressed against the cage.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blackblood - that landed with a thud.
Knox looks winded!
Blackblood lands a knee to the body.
Blackblood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackblood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blackblood pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mace Blackblood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Archibald Knox's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knox slips a jab and a cross from Blackblood.
Knox throws a leg kick but Blackblood moved away.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackblood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blackblood lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blackblood swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Blackblood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blackblood swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackblood.
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mace Blackblood is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackblood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blackblood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackblood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood throws a leg kick
and Blackblood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blackblood scores with a decent looking hook.
Blackblood scores with a hook to the body. Knox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blackblood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox misses with an uppercut
and Blackblood counters by moving into the clinch.
Blackblood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Blackblood's head.
Blackblood scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Blackblood pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blackblood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Blackblood.
Blackblood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox lands a body shot.
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!
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackblood.
Knox avoids the elbow strike from Blackblood, against the cage.
Blackblood lands a body punch.
Blackblood gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blackblood.
Mace Blackblood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blackblood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackblood is trying to drag Knox to the mat but Knox just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Blackblood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackblood lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Blackblood fails to land.
Blackblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackblood lands with a left to the head.
Knox tries a body shot but Blackblood blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Blackblood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackblood.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knox.
Blackblood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackblood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackblood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackblood.
Knox blocks the elbow strike.
Knox pushes Blackblood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blackblood lands an elbow inside.
Knox dodges an elbow strike from Blackblood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Archibald Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackblood.
Blackblood tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox moves to clinch but Blackblood breaks away
and Blackblood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackblood throws a leg kick but Knox moved away.
Blackblood misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Blackblood. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mace Blackblood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Archibald Knox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Knox tries to bum rush Blackblood with a series of wild strikes but Blackblood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackblood misses with a straight left.
Blackblood wants to clinch
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Blackblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox thuds his right hand into Blackblood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blackblood moves out of range of the body kick.
Knox misses with a hook
and Blackblood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackblood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blackblood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackblood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blackblood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blackblood scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox avoids the body shot from Blackblood.
Knox throws a hook but Blackblood blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood swings widly with a right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blackblood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blackblood misses with a head kick.
Blackblood misses with a straight left.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackblood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blackblood misses with a wild body shot.
Blackblood moves away from the strike by Knox.
Knox misses the body punch
and Blackblood counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Blackblood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackblood sets himself, and Knox steps forward looking for the clinch! Blackblood avoids it this time.
Knox tried to score with a low kick but Blackblood checks it.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Archibald Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Blackblood.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Blackblood on the inside.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackblood lands an elbow just above Knox 's eye.
Knox prevents a body shot from Blackblood.
Blackblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Blackblood controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Blackblood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox has Blackblood pressed against the cage.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackblood backwards.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox avoids the elbow strike from Blackblood, against the cage.
Blackblood lands a good knee to the midsection. Knox won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Blackblood - that landed with a thud.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Blackblood on the inside.
Blackblood lands an uppercut.
Blackblood lands a body shot.
Blackblood has clasped his hands together around Knox's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Blackblood in side control, throwing shots but Knox defends.
Blackblood throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blackblood scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Knox to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackblood scores with punches from side control.
Blackblood connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knox some visible discomfort.
Blackblood misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood cracks Knox with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Blackblood trying to control the position but Knox is working away.
Blackblood cracks Knox with a big elbow.
Blackblood misses with the ground and pound.
Blackblood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Blackblood in side control lands a decent elbow.
Blackblood throws a strike aimed at the side of Knox's head but Knox avoids it well.
Blackblood works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Blackblood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mace Blackblood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blackblood 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mace Blackblood!
A relieved looking Mace Blackblood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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