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IHOF IV: The Ides of March PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinsuke Nakamura (ranked 23733 p4p, 750 weight class) and Ward Rand (ranked 22655 p4p, 762 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakamura might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rising Sun. Ward Rand told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinsuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ward Rand!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rand scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nakamura gets full guard.
Rand wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Rand should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rand pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Rand stops Nakamura from standing up.
Nakamura is trying to control the position but Rand postures up.
Rand stands and throws Nakamura's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is not content to let Rand control the position.
Nakamura can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is letting Rand control him for a moment.
Nakamura is trying to improve his position.
Nakamura is working hard here to advance position.
Rand scores with a couple of short elbows.
Who's going to make the next move?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura tries to buck Rand off but Rand is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nakamura gets back to half guard.
Nakamura wants to get back to full guard.
Nakamura gets full guard.
Nakamura looking to control.
Nakamura being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakamura lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nakamura bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Rand closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rand is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nakamura is just riding it out for now. Rand eventually gives up the hold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura tries to get to full guard but Rand has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura wants to sweep but no luck.
Rand trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rand is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakamura has wrist control.
Rand looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura trying to control the position.
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 Shinsuke Nakamura will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nakamura gets a takedown into half guard.
Rand trying to control from the bottom.
Shinsuke Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rand sees it coming and defends easily.
Rand is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is trying to control the action in half guard but Rand is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rand wants to get back to full guard but Nakamura has passed into side control.
Rand stops Nakamura from passing to mount.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rand can do to turn this around?
Nakamura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rand knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nakamura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rand has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nakamura tries for a kimura but Rand is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rand sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rand lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Rand is refusing to be controlled, as Nakamura sits in half guard.
Nakamura is just content to waste time from the top position. Rand takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rand looking to control.
Nakamura cracks Rand with a solid left hand.
Rand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakamura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
Nakamura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nakamura's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nakamura shoots in and drives through. Rand sprawls well.
Shinsuke Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rand drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rand looking to sit in guard and control but Nakamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rand wants to control but Nakamura passes easily into half guard.
Rand is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura seems to be working for a kimura but Rand defends the submission attempt.
Nakamura trying to control from Rand's half guard. Rand has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rand working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rand keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinsuke Nakamura dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nakamura shoots for a takedown but Rand saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rand gets caught napping as Nakamura dives in and scores a takedown. Rand manages to retain guard.
Rand tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rand can't keep his opponent in guard - Nakamura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rand has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakamura is working away from the top position though.
Rand wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rand has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rand moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nakamura drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rand looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rand looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rand!
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamura is looking for a sweep.
Nakamura is trying to work for a sweep but Rand has mounted him!
Rand working for a guillotine from mount but Nakamura is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura regains half guard.
Nakamura trying to hold on to Rand's head to control him but Rand postures up.
Rand is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nakamura has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakamura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Rand from controlling successfully.
Rand is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nakamura looking for a guillotine here but Rand defends easily.
Rand trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rand got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nakamura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rand has managed to get both his arms back between Nakamura's legs - danger averted.
Nakamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ward Rand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shinsuke Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakamura trying to control but Rand is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinsuke Nakamura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakamura 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Shinsuke Nakamura!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Shinsuke Nakamura!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Shinsuke Nakamura!
Shinsuke Nakamura wins by unanimous decision!
Shinsuke Nakamura thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ghandi Buddha (ranked 2005 p4p, 99 weight class) and Trevor Leo (ranked 3629 p4p, 166 weight class). The key to victory for Ghandi Buddha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghandi Buddha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Leo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddha looks to land a combination but Leo avoids it well.
Leo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Buddha.
Buddha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ghandi Buddha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buddha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leo tries to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Buddha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buddha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leo circles away quickly and effectively.
Leo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Buddha seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Buddha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leo moves away from the strike by Buddha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Buddha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leo doesn't seem phased though.
Buddha scores with a head kick.
Buddha lands with a good body shot.
Buddha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buddha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buddha misses with a body shot.
Buddha sets himself, and Leo steps forward looking for the clinch! Buddha avoids it this time.
Buddha lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leo back to the cage. Buddha follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Leo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buddha.
Buddha takes a swing at Leo's ribcage but misses.
Buddha throws a big shot that misses.
Leo wants to counter with a clinch but Buddha pushes him away.
Leo dodges the punch combination from Buddha.
Buddha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Buddha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buddha just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha misses with a double jab.
Buddha connects with a looping right hand.
No joy there for Buddha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buddha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leo.
Leo wants to counter with a clinch but Buddha pushes him away.
Buddha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buddha sets himself, and Leo steps forward looking for the clinch! Buddha avoids it this time.
Leo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Buddha sets himself, and Leo steps forward looking for the clinch! Buddha avoids it this time.
Buddha lands a nice shot that snaps Leo's head back.
Buddha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buddha lands a right hook to the body.
Leo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha fails with a takedown attempt.
Leo wants to counter the offense by Buddha and move into the clinch position.
Buddha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leo circles away quickly and effectively.
Buddha looks to score with a jab to the body but Leo is just out of range.
Leo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buddha.
Leo wants to counter the offense by Buddha and move into the clinch position.
Buddha misses with a few strikes there.
Leo wants to counter with a clinch but Buddha pushes him away.
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!
Buddha's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Buddha duly obliges.
Buddha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leo's hands.
Buddha misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghandi Buddha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buddha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leo.
Leo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Buddha misses with a series of wild punches.
Leo tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Buddha misses.
Leo wants to counter with a clinch but Buddha pushes him away.
Leo walks into a stiff left hand from Buddha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddha looks to land a body kick but Leo moved away.
Leo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Buddha.
Buddha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot by Buddha.
Buddha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddha digs a good hook to Leo's body.
Leo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Buddha.
Buddha connects with a right hand. Leo shakes it off.
Leo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buddha.
Leo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Buddha stalks Leo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leo's face. Leo staggers backwards, shaken.
Leo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Buddha swings for the body but Leo moves out of range.
Leo wants to counter with a clinch but Buddha pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leo.
Buddha looks to land a left hand but Leo moved out of range nicely.
Buddha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leo manages to avoid it.
Buddha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Buddha looks to score with a jab to the body but Leo is just out of range.
Leo slips under a jab from Buddha.
Buddha misses with a hook
and Leo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buddha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leo wants to take the fight to the mat but Buddha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Leo jumps guard but Buddha stands there with Leo around his waist. Leo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Leo goes for a takedown attempt but Buddha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ghandi Buddha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Leo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha sizes up Leo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ghandi Buddha is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Buddha misses.
Buddha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Buddha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buddha looks for the body kick but Leo saw that one coming.
Buddha sets himself, and Leo steps forward looking for the clinch! Buddha avoids it this time.
Buddha scoring well with a low kick there.
Leo slips under a jab from Buddha.
Leo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leo.
Leo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Buddha misses with a straight left.
Buddha swings for the body but Leo moves out of range.
Leo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buddha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Buddha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leo's hands.
Buddha fails to land with a series of punches.
Leo tries to counter with a clinch but Buddha shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buddha tries a head kick but it misses.
Buddha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghandi Buddha dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Buddha misses with a body shot.
Leo wants to counter with a clinch but Buddha pushes him away.
Buddha swinging wildly here.
Buddha sets himself, and Leo steps forward looking for the clinch! Buddha avoids it this time.
Buddha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buddha delivers a nice body kick.
Leo gets tackled into the cage by Buddha. Buddha maintains the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Buddha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddha lands with a light punch inside.
Leo tries to pull guard but Buddha won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Buddha.
Leo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buddha prevents it.
Leo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ghandi Buddha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Leo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo is looking for a takedown.
Buddha lands with a short shot to the head.
Buddha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leo.
Leo jumps guard but Buddha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Buddha scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buddha gets underhooks to prevent Leo's takedown attempt.
Leo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Buddha just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buddha lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Buddha.
Buddha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buddha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Buddha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buddha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Leo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Buddha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Buddha throws a nice looking combination but Leo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buddha sets himself, and Leo steps forward looking for the clinch! Buddha avoids it this time.
Buddha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buddha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buddha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Buddha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddha throws a shot from downtown. Leo moves away and avoids it.
Leo wants to counter the offense by Buddha and move into the clinch position.
Leo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Leo blocks a head kick by Buddha.
Buddha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Buddha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leo wants to counter the offense by Buddha and move into the clinch position.
Buddha throws a nice looking combination but Leo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trevor Leo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buddha throws a body kick that misses.
Buddha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leo tries to counter with a clinch but Buddha shakes him off and moves away.
Buddha lands with a good body shot.
Buddha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leo wants to counter with a clinch but Buddha pushes him away.
Ghandi Buddha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buddha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leo circles away quickly and effectively.
Buddha throws a head kick but Leo moves out of range.
Leo wants to counter the offense by Buddha and move into the clinch position.
Buddha fails to land with a series of punches.
Buddha lands with a cross.
Leo ducks under a wild hook from Buddha.
Ghandi Buddha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buddha throws a push kick but Leo slaps the foot to one side.
Leo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Buddha.
Leo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buddha.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Buddha.
Leo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Buddha.
Buddha fails to land with a series of punches.
Buddha sets himself, and Leo steps forward looking for the clinch! Buddha avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghandi Buddha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buddha 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Ghandi Buddha!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Ghandi Buddha!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Ghandi Buddha!
Ghandi Buddha wins by unanimous decision!
Ghandi Buddha is the new bantamweight champion!
Ghandi Buddha bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michio Kaku (ranked 4089 p4p, 489 weight class) and Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 2028 p4p, 272 weight class). Kaku comes into the arena with We will rock you blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 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
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michio Kaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Michio Kaku has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kaku or perhaps it was just good defense by Gorbachenko, which made it look bad.
Gorbachenko tries to counter with a clinch but Kaku shakes him off and moves away.
Kaku fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gorbachenko avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Gorbachenko does no damage.
Gorbachenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gorbachenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gorbachenko Throws a clean left jab. Gorbachenko Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Kaku's chin! Kaku crumbles to the ground and Gorbachenko follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Gorbachenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anatoly Gorbachenko!
Anatoly Gorbachenko tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Michio Kaku was interviewed post fight and said '...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Henderson (ranked 5564 p4p, 618 weight class) and Harry Hymin (ranked 4757 p4p, 543 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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209 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Hymin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Hymin or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson, which made it look bad.
We've been hearing reports that Henderson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hymin goes for a double leg but Henderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henderson continues to drive forward.
As Hymin tries to get set, Henderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Hymin manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Hymin shoots in.
Jimmy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Hymin.
Hymin looks winded!
Hymin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hymin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
My spies in School of Hard Knocks inform me that Hymin has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hymin prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Hymin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Hymin isn't so interested in that idea.
Hymin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hymin won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hymin 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 Henderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Henderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hymin.
Hymin takes the fight into the clinch.
Henderson tries to break the clinch but Hymin is controlling the position.
Hymin wants a takedown but no success here.
Hymin wants to take the fight to the mat but Henderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Hymin is controlling him.
Hymin wants to take the fight to the mat but Henderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Hymin is controlling him.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson tries to circle away but Hymin has him pinned against the cage.
Hymin looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hymin is looking for a takedown.
Henderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hymin has double underhooks.
Hymin effectively controlling the action here.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Hymin is controlling him.
Hymin keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hymin missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymin breaks from the clinch.
Hymin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Hymin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hymin.
Hymin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Hymin.
Hymin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Hymin persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Hymin throws a head kick that misses.
Hymin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Hymin.
No joy there for Hymin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hymin.
Hymin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hymin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hymin misses with a head kick.
Hymin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hymin throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hymin manages to circle out of the way.
Hymin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hymin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hymin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Henderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hymin shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hymin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hymin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hymin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hymin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hymin fails with the takedown.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Hymin tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jimmy Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hymin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hymin.
Hymin throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Hymin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hymin sprawls and moves away.
Jimmy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Hymin.
Hymin looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson tries to counter by clinching up but Hymin breaks away and moves out of range.
Hymin misses with a head kick.
As Hymin tries to get set, Henderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Hymin manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hymin throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson is looking to counter the offense by Hymin and move into the clinch.
Hymin misses with a low kick.
Henderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hymin.
Henderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hymin manages to circle out of the way.
Hymin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hymin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hymin throws a front kick aimed at Henderson's knee but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Hymin is quick to defend against it.
Hymin shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Henderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hymin manages to circle out of the way.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Hymin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Hymin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hymin sprawls and moves away.
Hymin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henderson sprawls well. Henderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hymin gets slowly back to his feet.
Hymin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Hymin wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Hymin is quick to defend against it.
Hymin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson tries to counter by clinching up but Hymin breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson tries to counter by clinching up but Hymin breaks away and moves out of range.
Hymin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jimmy Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Hymin is quick to defend against it.
Hymin wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harry Hymin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hymin shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but Hymin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Hymin is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hymin is defended easily by Henderson.
Henderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hymin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hymin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hymin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Hymin tries to get set, Henderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Hymin manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hymin misses with a kick to the body.
Henderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hymin.
Hymin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
Hymin shoots in looking for a takedown. Henderson tries to sprawl out of it but Hymin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Henderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Hymin is quick to defend against it.
Hymin looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Jimmy Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hymin throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Henderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hymin.
Hymin missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hymin.
Hymin shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymin shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hymin shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Hymin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hymin looks for the body kick but Henderson saw that one coming.
Henderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hymin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Hymin tries to get set, Henderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Hymin manages to avoid the attempt.
Hymin has a takedown stuffed.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Hymin.
Henderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hymin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Henderson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hymin throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hymin misses with a double jab.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Hymin shoots in.
Henderson leaves Hymin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hymin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson attempts a counter takedown but Hymin avoids it well and moves away.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Hymin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jimmy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Hymin.
Hymin tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hymin throws a right and a left that Henderson avoids nicely.
Hymin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hymin misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hymin.
Hymin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hymin.
Hymin swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Hymin. Hymin gets slowly back to his feet.
Hymin is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Hymin has a takedown stuffed.
Hymin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hymin wants to clinch.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hymin sprawls and moves away.
Hymin throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson attempts a counter takedown but Hymin avoids it well and moves away.
Hymin wants to clinch.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hymin sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hymin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson is looking to counter the offense by Hymin and move into the clinch.
Hymin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henderson attempts a counter takedown but Hymin avoids it well and moves away.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Hymin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hymin throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Hymin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hymin misses with a takedown attempt - Henderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hymin manages to circle out of the way.
Henderson leaves Hymin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hymin sprawls and moves away.
Hymin misses with a body kick.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Hymin is quick to defend against it.
Hymin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hymin misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymin throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Hymin.
Hymin doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Hymin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henderson tries to counter with a takedown but Hymin is quick to defend against it.
Hymin throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson is looking to counter the offense by Hymin and move into the clinch.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Hymin.
Hymin throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hymin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hymin shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Hymin is looking to clinch.
Hymin throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Hymin tries to get set, Henderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Hymin manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hymin goes for a double leg but Henderson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Henderson continues to drive forward.
Henderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Hymin.
Henderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hymin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hymin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henderson feinted with a counter takedown.
Hymin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hymin somewhat.
Henderson tries to counter by clinching up but Hymin breaks away and moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hymin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hymin sprawls and moves away.
Hymin tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hymin tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Henderson.
I think Henderson 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Jimmy Henderson!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Jimmy Henderson!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Jimmy Henderson!
Jimmy Henderson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Braganca (ranked 8047 p4p, 619 weight class) and Helios Georgiadis (ranked 3652 p4p, 393 weight class). Gabriel Braganca is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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154 lbs
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154 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Braganca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Helios Georgiadis!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgiadis lands with a good body shot.
Georgiadis punishes Braganca's body with a nice straight punch.
Braganca misses with a takedown
and Georgiadis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Georgiadis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Georgiadis manages to break the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Braganca has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Braganca fails with a takedown attempt.
Georgiadis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Braganca.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Braganca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiadis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Braganca fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Georgiadis avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braganca finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Georgiadis's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Braganca falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helios Georgiadis!
A victorious Helios Georgiadis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lee (ranked 5354 p4p, 511 weight class) and Raneiro Gaspare (ranked 24836 p4p, 702 weight class). Raneiro Gaspare will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raneiro Gaspare!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee motions for Gaspare to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaspare bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Gaspare cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gaspare. That's going to slow Lee down.
Gaspare rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaspare lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Gaspare.
Lee letting Gaspare take a breather here.
Lee stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspare effectively controlling the action here.
Gaspare jumps guard.
Gaspare pulls Lee in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Gaspare looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaspare, not yet.
Gaspare keeps trying to improve his position.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaspare avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Gaspare pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaspare has wrist control.
Gaspare has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Lee throws a strike but Gaspare rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gaspare controls the pace.
Lee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gaspare advances position into side control!
Lee trying to remain calm as Gaspare controls from the top position.
Gaspare tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Gaspare controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspare wants to stand but Lee is controlling his arm.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Gaspare controlling the position from side mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gaspare scores with a nice strike.
Gaspare takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gaspare drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Gaspare manages to pull guard.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaspare has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaspare is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raneiro Gaspare dominated that round.
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.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gaspare.
Gaspare has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaspare breaks from the clinch.
Gaspare bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gaspare bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gaspare slips under a jab from Lee.
Gaspare uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Gaspare throws a good cross that connects.
Gaspare throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gaspare scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaspare closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lee! Gaspare dives in looking to finish! Lee is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raneiro Gaspare!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Morris (ranked 24042 p4p, 820 weight class) and Del Byrd (ranked 24055 p4p, 793 weight class). Morris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Radioactive - Imagine Dragons feat. Kendrick Lamar. Del Byrd told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buck Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Del Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Morris misses.
Byrd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Morris forces Byrd back against the cage and clinches.
Morris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byrd has him pressed against the cage.
Morris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byrd goes for a takedown attempt but Morris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morris dips to his left and cracks Byrd with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris lands with an overhand left.
Morris throws a head kick that misses
and Byrd counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Byrd.
Morris drags the fight down to the ground.
Morris has momentary wrist control but Byrd slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris has control of Byrd's left arm, preventing Byrd from doing any damage.
Morris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Morris lands a couple of elbows.
Byrd has Morris pulled in close to control his posture.
Morris tries to free his leg and advance position but Byrd is retaining full guard.
Morris controlling from the top position.
Byrd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Byrd trying to control the position here.
Morris throws a big elbow that misses.
Byrd keeping full guard, as Morris tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morris preventing the sweep.
Byrd working a defensive guard here.
Byrd wants to control but Morris passes easily into half guard.
Morris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd is positioning himself well to prevent Morris advancing to mount.
Morris trying to control the pace.
Morris working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Byrd's thigh. Byrd counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Morris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Byrd has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Morris is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Byrd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Byrd parries the strikes from Morris easily there. Morris is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Byrd to escape.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byrd keeps working.
Byrd tries to improve position but can't.
Byrd is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Morris moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Byrd struggling a bit here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Byrd is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Morris dominated that round.
That's time! Morris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Byrd moves out of range easily.
Morris is looking to clinch.
Morris misses with a body shot.
Byrd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Byrd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Byrd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morris throws a right and a left that Byrd avoids nicely.
Byrd steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morris.
Byrd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morris.
Morris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
Morris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byrd's hands.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Byrd or perhaps it was just good defense by Morris, which made it look bad.
Byrd tries for a takedown but Morris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byrd can do to turn this around?
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Byrd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buck Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris lands a right hook to the body.
Morris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morris connects with a high kick.
Buck Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a head kick but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd checks a low kick from Morris.
Byrd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Morris was covering up waiting for the punch and Byrd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morris has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Byrd has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrd prevents a body shot from Morris.
Byrd avoids the elbow strike from Morris, against the cage.
Byrd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morris tries to circle away but Byrd has him pinned against the cage.
Byrd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Buck Morris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Del Byrd.
Morris taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrd darts in looking for a takedown but Morris gets double underhooks and turns Byrd into the cage.
Byrd lands a nice shot that snaps Morris's head back.
Morris lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Byrd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Byrd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Morris misses.
Morris looks for the body kick but Byrd saw that one coming.
Byrd is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Byrd misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morris sprawls well. Morris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Byrd gets slowly back to his feet.
Morris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrd.
Morris misses with a looping left.
Morris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Byrd's head.
Buck Morris is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrd avoids a kick to the body.
Byrd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Morris if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Morris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morris throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Byrd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Morris dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Byrd throws a front kick that sends Morris stumbling back into the cage.
Byrd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Byrd scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morris looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Byrd.
Byrd thows a huge punch but Morris dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Byrd looking to sit in guard and control but Morris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morris is fighting to break Byrd's control of his arms but Byrd is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris trying to control but Byrd is working from the bottom.
Byrd wants to sweep here but Morris controlling him for the moment.
Morris wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
Morris wants to pass the guard but Byrd is keeping the position.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morris wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
Byrd is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Byrd has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morris stopping the sweep attempt from Byrd.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Morris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd throws a head kick that misses
and Byrd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byrd is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Morris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Byrd can pounce on him.
Morris misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris takes a swing at Byrd's ribcage but misses.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrd tries to counter by closing the distance.
Byrd dodges the punch combination from Morris.
And Byrd tries to counter it with a takedown but Morris pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Byrd throws a right and a left that Morris avoids nicely.
Morris appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Morris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrd tries to clinch up.
Morris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Morris defends it well.
Morris misses with a head kick.
Morris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Byrd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morris won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd controls the position.
A control attempt from Morris but he's now mounted!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Byrd scoring with strikes but Morris is staying in there.
Byrd wants to control the pace but Morris is squirming around nicely.
Del Byrd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buck Morris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byrd punishing his opponent with strikes.
Morris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Byrd lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Del Byrd.
Well Morris 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Buck Morris!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Buck Morris!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Buck Morris!
Buck Morris wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Buck Morris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zurab Basilashvili (ranked 5578 p4p, 525 weight class) and Joseph Gallagher (ranked 5320 p4p, 512 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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258 lbs
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246 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zurab Basilashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basilashvili misses with a straight left.
Gallagher is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Basilashvili throws a head kick that misses.
Gallagher with the counter takedown but Basilashvili avoids it easily.
We've been told by Basilashvili's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Basilashvili darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Basilashvili misses the jab.
Gallagher changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Basilashvili misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher with the counter takedown but Basilashvili avoids it easily.
Gallagher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Basilashvili getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gallagher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basilashvili misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Basilashvili throws out the jab.
Gallagher drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Basilashvili defends it well.
Basilashvili lunges at Gallagher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gallagher's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilashvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Gallagher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Basilashvili to score with a decent uppercut.
Basilashvili drops Gallagher with a naaaaasty hook - Gallagher is in real trouble here! Basilashvili dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zurab Basilashvili!
Zurab Basilashvili seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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