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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Crawley (ranked 3469 p4p, 388 weight class) and Jonas Justesen (ranked 21970 p4p, 753 weight class). Crawley's entrance music is Egypt Central - Taking You Down . A fine choice. Jonas Justesen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Justesen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justesen looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
Justesen tries to score with a low kick but Crawley moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justesen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Justesen throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Justesen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justesen moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Justesen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Justesen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley doesn't manage to clinch there - Justesen circles away.
Justesen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawley as he jumps to the side.
A shot to the body from Crawley misses
and Justesen counters by moving into the clinch.
Justesen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justesen manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Justesen throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crawley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crawley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Justesen moved out of range nicely.
Paul Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawley works Justesen's body with a nice hook.
Justesen moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
Crawley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crawley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justesen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crawley's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justesen wants to control from the top but Crawley keeps moving.
Justesen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crawley is pulling down on Justesen's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justesen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crawley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Justesen is looking to work some ground and pound but Crawley has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Crawley is trying to control the position but Justesen postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Justesen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Crawley does it's job there.
A clash of legs there as Crawley blocks the low kick.
Crawley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Justesen tries to move into range but Crawley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Justesen slips a jab from Crawley.
Justesen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crawley throws a low kick, looking for Justesen's leg but Justesen calmly moves out of range.
Justesen wants to counter with a clinch but Crawley pushes him away.
Nice sprawl there from Crawley as Justesen shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley swings widly with a right hand
and Justesen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crawley.
Justesen loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Justesen moves away and avoids it.
Justesen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawley as he avoids it easily.
Paul Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Justesen.
Justesen defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Justesen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Justesen ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Justesen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Crawley blocks the leg kick.
Justesen moves into range and clinches up with Crawley.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Justesen controls the action.
Justesen blocks a body shot from Crawley.
Justesen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justesen has Crawley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crawley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Crawley.
Justesen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justesen is looking for a takedown.
Justesen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crawley lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justesen blocks a body shot from Crawley.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justesen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crawley throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
A short left from Crawley.
Crawley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Justesen misses with the head strike.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crawley lands with a left to the head.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justesen or not.
A short right from Crawley.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawley scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Crawley dominated that round.
That's time! Crawley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The crowd cheers as Justesen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crawley doesn't seem phased though.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justesen.
It seemed like Justesen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crawley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justesen can do to turn this around?
Crawley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Justesen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawley.
Nice uppercut lands for Crawley. That snapped Justesen's head back.
Crawley connects with a right hand. Justesen shakes it off.
Crawley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Justesen's head backwards.
Justesen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawley is fending him off so far but Justesen persists. Nope, Crawley circles away and we're back to standing.
Justesen cracks Crawley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Justesen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Justesen momentarily.
A jab from Crawley finds it's way through Justesen's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justesen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justesen looks to throw a body kick
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Justesen cracks Crawley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paul Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Justesen misses with a takedown attempt - Crawley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justesen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crawleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Justesen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawley moves out of range of the body kick from Justesen.
Justesen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley punishes Justesen's body with a nice straight punch.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Justesen slips the punch.
Justesen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawley misses with a looping right.
Justesen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justesen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crawley, pushing him back against the cage.
Justesen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Justesen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crawley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paul Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Justesen.
Crawley lands a body punch.
Crawley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Justesen controls his hands.
Crawley misses with a body punch.
Crawley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Justesen.
Crawley pushes Justesen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crawley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justesen backwards.
Justesen throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Justesen controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawley.
Crawley keeps control of Justesen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Justesen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crawley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justesen's elbow.
Crawley prevents a body shot from Justesen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Justesen.
Justesen working hard to break the clinch.
Crawley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Justesen works on Crawley's body with a couple of short punches.
Justesen is trying to stall.
Justesen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justesen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Justesen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crawley defending well though.
Justesen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crawley's head.
Justesen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Justesen trying to control the action but Crawley is working from the bottom.
Justesen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Justesen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crawley defending well though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justesen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crawley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justesen.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Justesen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Justesen wants to control but Crawley is keeping him busy.
Justesen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Justesen is keen to just control but Crawley is a slippery customer.
Crawley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Justesen.
Justesen misses with a head shot. Crawley uses the momentum to regain guard.
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 Paul Crawley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Justesen.
Justesen moves out of range of the body kick from Crawley.
Justesen darts in and clinches Crawley up against the cage.
Justesen gets through Crawley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawley blocks a body shot from Justesen.
Justesen misses with some punches.
Crawley prevents the takedown attempt.
Justesen throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crawley lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justesen prevents a body shot from Crawley.
Justesen is trying to stall.
Justesen manages to break the clinch.
Justesen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justesen throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley lands with a shot to the body.
Crawley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawley backing away here, and Justesen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Justesen looks to land a left hand but Crawley moved out of range nicely.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Justesen loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justesen.
Crawley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Justesen has time to react.
Justesen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justesen throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
Justesen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crawley.
Crawley has Justesen up against the cage in a clinch.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Justesen controls his hands.
Crawley misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crawley lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Justesen controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Crawley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justesen.
Paul Crawley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crawley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crawley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crawley prevents the takedown attempt.
Paul Crawley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Justesen.
Crawley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Justesen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Justesen controls the action.
Crawley presses Justesen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Justesen.
Justesen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Justesen is trying to drag Crawley to the mat but Crawley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Crawley - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Justesen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley tries a body shot but Justesen blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Crawley.
Crawley lands a right hand.
Crawley lands a shot to the body.
Justesen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Justesen.
Crawley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justesen struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawley controls his hands.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Justesen controls his hands.
Justesen blocks an uppercut.
Justesen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justesen staying out of range there.
Justesen throws an overhand right that lands on Crawley's shoulder, as Crawley tries to avoid the shot.
Crawley slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crawley lands a jab to Justesen's midsection.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justesen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justesen moves out of range of the leg kick from Crawley.
Crawley lands a nice looking body shot.
Paul Crawley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crawley scores with a hook.
Justesen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley throws a series of punches but Justesen moves out of range.
Justesen with the counter takedown but Crawley avoids it easily.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justesen manages to avoid it.
Crawley misses with a looping right.
Crawley throws a combination that misses
and Justesen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Justesen throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Crawley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Crawley!
Paul Crawley decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory O Connor (ranked 4894 p4p, 492 weight class) and Sesto D Ippolito (ranked 2426 p4p, 263 weight class). D Ippolito has chosen Squeeze- Cool for Cats as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory O Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sesto D Ippolito!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. D Ippolito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts D Ippolito, as that shot connected.
O Connor throws a lazy right hand but D Ippolito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
D Ippolito swings for the body but O Connor moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from O Connor misses its target.
O Connor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Connor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
D Ippolito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Connor.
D Ippolito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Connor is fending him off so far but D Ippolito persists. Nope, O Connor circles away and we're back to standing.
O Connor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Connor feints and then cracks D Ippolito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow D Ippolito down.
D Ippolito throws a shot from downtown. O Connor moves away and avoids it.
D Ippolito throws a body punch but O Connor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor throws a lazy right hand but D Ippolito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
D Ippolito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
O Connor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Ippolito.
A slow jab from O Connor misses its intended target.
O Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Ippolito defending well as O Connor loads up on a big left hand.
D Ippolito dives in and scores a takedown into O Connor's guard.
My spies in soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn inform me that D Ippolito has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
D Ippolito is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Connor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
D Ippolito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
D Ippolito wants to pass the guard but O Connor is keeping the position.
O Connor controls D Ippolito momentarily but D Ippolito frees himself.
D Ippolito is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
D Ippolito with a flurry of punches that miss.
D Ippolito is in close to O Connor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
D Ippolito looking to pass the guard.
O Connor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Ippolito looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D Ippolito thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
D Ippolito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Connor trying to control the position.
O Connor wants to sweep here but D Ippolito controlling him for the moment.
D Ippolito is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! O Connor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! O Connor has escaped and now he's on top!
D Ippolito is looking for a triangle but O Connor pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor preventing the sweep.
D Ippolito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Connor looking to pass the guard.
D Ippolito keeping moving, preventing O Connor from controlling successfully.
D Ippolito working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Connor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Connor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
D Ippolito has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Connor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor got a little sloppy there for a moment and D Ippolito has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Connor has managed to get both his arms back between D Ippolito's legs - danger averted.
O Connor throwing strikes from guard but D Ippolito blocks nicely.
O Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but D Ippolito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
D Ippolito keeping full guard, as O Connor tries to pass.
D Ippolito looking for a sweep. Not yet D Ippolito, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sesto D Ippolito dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Connor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Connor throws a solid leg kick but D Ippolito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Connor.
D Ippolito rushes O Connor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
D Ippolito gets control of O Connor's arms and successfully pulls guard. D Ippolito will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
O Connor is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but D Ippolito has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. O Connor is looking to defend but D Ippolito has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for O Connor! D Ippolito pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, O Connor taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sesto D Ippolito!
Post fight, an emotional Sesto D Ippolito said 'check my bosses' music- soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Thomas (ranked 22268 p4p, 712 weight class) and Randy Springs (ranked 8143 p4p, 629 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is Pop Evil - Ways To Get High . A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Springs!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Springs shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Springs moves away.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Springs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Springs on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Springs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Springs counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Springs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Springs shoots in and bounces Thomas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Springs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Springs throwing strikes but missing.
Springs wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Private Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springs advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Springs seems content to control.
Thomas has hold of Springs's hands but Springs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Springs controlling the action here.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Springs on the ground.
Springs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Springs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Springs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Springs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Springs controlling the action here.
Springs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Springs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Springs wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Springs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Springs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Springs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Springs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thomas controlling Springs's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Springs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Springs stands up over Thomas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Springs is in close to Thomas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Springs postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Springs postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springs throwing strikes but missing.
Springs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Springs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Springs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Springs with a nice head shot there.
Springs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Springs wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Springs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Springs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Springs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Springs throws an elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Springs's guard. Nice move by Thomas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Springs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Springs counters with a right hand that sends Thomas tumbling to the canvas! Can Springs finish him? He dives into Thomas's guard looking to do just that!
Thomas is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Springs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Thomas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Springs passes into half guard.
Springs scores with a big shot! Thomas's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Thomas! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Springs!
Randy Springs was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Prophet (ranked 787 p4p, 40 weight class) and Braxton Hernando (ranked 3034 p4p, 144 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Prophet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Braxton Hernando!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernando swings widly with a right hand
and Prophet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Prophet's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hernando fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hernando misses with a hook
and Prophet counters with a straight right hand.
Hernando misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hernando chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prophet checks the leg kick.
Prophet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braxton Hernando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernando misses with a body punch
and Hernando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hernando is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernando falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prophet counters with a huge left! Hernando is in big trouble! He's backing up but Prophet isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hernando from any more damage. A dominating finish by Prophet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Prophet!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Newton (ranked 1697 p4p, 62 weight class) and Ulysses Grant (ranked 3490 p4p, 124 weight class). Ulysses Grant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ulysses Grant!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries to clinch up.
Newton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Newton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newton scores with a three punch combo!
Newton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely.
Newton throws a big counter combination but Grant scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grant clinches with his opponent.
Newton manages to break the clinch.
Grant misses with a body punch
and Newton counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant walks into a left hand.
Grant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant closes the distance and clinches.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Newton.
Newton breaks the clinch.
Newton misses with a low kick as Grant jumps back.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton lands a jab-cross combination.
Grant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grant misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton breaks the clinch.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Newton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Newton lands with a nice combination. Grant backs away looking to recover.
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!
Newton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Newton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton is working the combinations to good effect here.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grant at a distance.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Grant wants to counter with a clinch but Newton pushes him away.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newton walks into a left hand.
It looks like Eddie Newton has been cut.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant walks into a straight right hand from Newton.
Grant blocks a low kick nicely.
Grant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grant closes the distance and pushes Newton back into the cage.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant gets through Newton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newton rather than just go for the knockout.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Newton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Newton lands a head shot.
Newton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Newton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Newton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant wants to clinch but Newton slips to the side
and Newton counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grant drops his hands momentarily and Newton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Newton cracks Grant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grant wants to clinch
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant throws a lazy uppercut
and Newton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant drops his hands momentarily and Newton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Newton has closed the distance and engaged Grant in a clinch.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grant fails to pull guard.
Newton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant misses with a shot to the body
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Newton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Newton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grant closes the distance but Newton moves to the side
and Newton counters with a nice body shot.
Grant darts in and clinches Newton up against the cage.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Newton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Newton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grant circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Newton.
Newton misses with a looping right.
Grant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Newton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newton thuds a left hand into Grant's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grant takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as Grant blocks the low kick.
Grant wants to counter with a clinch but Newton pushes him away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grant.
Newton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Eddie Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Newton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant lands with a straight right. Newton didn't see that one coming.
Newton lands with a good body shot.
Grant blocks a leg kick.
Newton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grant but Grant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Newton cracks Grant with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grant can do to turn this around?
Grant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant closes the distance but Newton moves to the side
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant thuds his right hand into Newton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eddie Newton's cut is getting worse.
Grant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Newton counters with a crisp one two that drops Grant! Newton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Grant to his feet! Grant is in big trouble!
Grant is rocked!
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
It looked like Newton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Grant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Grant tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Newton with a jab.
Grant is still on wobbly legs! Can Newton finish him?
Grant looks up at the clock. Bad move! Newton lands a right hand from hell, dropping Grant. Newton pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Newton!
Our winner, Eddie Newton, 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 Jason Steele (ranked 1143 p4p, 121 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 1694 p4p, 176 weight class). Jason Steele had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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24
234 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzdev clinches up against the cage.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Gruzdev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gruzdev blocks a body shot from Steele.
Gruzdev lands a left hand.
Gruzdev misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Steele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele scores with a shoulder strike.
Steele lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gruzdev or not.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele blocks a body shot from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gruzdev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steele prevents a body shot from Gruzdev.
Steele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gruzdev blocks a body shot from Steele.
Good body shot from Gruzdev.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Gruzdev avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele is leaning against Gruzdev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Gruzdev is working Steele over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gruzdev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
Steele blocks a body shot from Gruzdev.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gruzdev misses with some punches.
Gruzdev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
Gruzdev throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele prevents a body shot from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Gruzdev stalling the fight.
Gruzdev trying to control the position but instead, Steele has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gruzdev into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
We've been informed that Gruzdev has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steele.
A short body shot lands from Gruzdev as the two fighters clinch.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Gruzdev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruzdev can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Steele blocks a body shot from Gruzdev.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Gruzdev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gruzdev blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gruzdev fails to land.
Gruzdev blocks the elbow strike.
Gruzdev tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Gruzdev back against the cage.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele tries a body shot but Gruzdev blocks it.
Gruzdev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele lands a good knee to the midsection. Gruzdev won't want to take too many of those.
Gruzdev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gruzdev backwards.
Gruzdev blocks an uppercut.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gruzdev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruzdev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a hook to the body.
Gruzdev lands a shoulder strike.
Gruzdev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele landing knees to the body.
Gruzdev looks winded!
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
Gruzdev managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Steele.
Steele digs a right hand underneath Gruzdev's ribcage. Gruzdev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Steele.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruzdev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
Steele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steele presses Gruzdev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gruzdev takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gruzdev blocks an elbow strike.
Gruzdev avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Gruzdev avoids the damage to the body.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Gruzdev backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gruzdev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruzdev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruzdev's elbow.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steele scores with a shot to the body.
Steele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gruzdev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steele digs a good body shot into Gruzdev's ribs.
Steele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Gruzdev slips the punch.
Steele lands with a good body shot.
Steele wants to clinch up but Gruzdev keeps it at a distance.
Gruzdev forces Steele back against the cage and clinches.
Steele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gruzdev struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Steele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzdev misses with some punches.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele gets through Gruzdev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruzdev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruzdev controls his hands.
Steele misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with a punch to the body.
Gruzdev avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Gruzdev avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Gruzdev is working Steele over against the cage.
Steele tries to land knees in the clinch but Gruzdev avoids the damage to the body.
Gruzdev lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruzdev's elbow.
Gruzdev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele tries a body shot but Gruzdev blocks it.
Steele tries a body shot but Gruzdev blocks it.
Gruzdev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gruzdev.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gruzdev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jason Steele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Alexander Gruzdev has been cut.
Gruzdev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
Gruzdev lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Gruzdev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruzdev.
Gruzdev has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Gruzdev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steele lands an uppercut.
Gruzdev tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele landing knees to the body.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Gruzdev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruzdev throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Gruzdev lands a left hand.
Gruzdev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gruzdev is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Steele.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands a right hand.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruzdev.
Steele lands with a light punch inside.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gruzdev can do to turn this around?
Gruzdev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steele's elbow.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Gruzdev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steele tries to work over Gruzdev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruzdev controls his hands.
Gruzdev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Steele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Steele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gruzdev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
Gruzdev lands a left hand.
Steele prevents a body shot from Gruzdev.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Gruzdev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Steele pushes Gruzdev up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruzdev blocks the elbow strike.
Steele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gruzdev prevents a body shot from Steele.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gruzdev avoids it.
Gruzdev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Gruzdev dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Gruzdev throws a head punch that misses.
Gruzdev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruzdev takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele lands a shot to the body.
Gruzdev managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruzdev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Steele.
Gruzdev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gruzdev can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Steele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Gruzdev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gruzdev misses with a punch to the body.
Steele blocking some punches.
Steele scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Gruzdev breaks from the clinch.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gruzdev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Steele. That snapped Gruzdev's head back.
Gruzdev throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzdev moves away.
Gruzdev has closed the distance and engaged Steele in a clinch.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruzdev.
Alexander Gruzdev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gruzdev misses with a punch to the body.
Gruzdev avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Steele lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruzdev lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gruzdev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Nice body punch from Steele - that landed with a thud.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Gruzdev.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gruzdev misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Steele.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gruzdev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruzdev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gruzdev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
Gruzdev lands with a short shot to the head.
Steele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Gruzdev misses with a body punch.
Steele pushes Gruzdev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gruzdev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steele digs a right hand underneath Gruzdev's ribcage. Gruzdev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gruzdev lands with a light punch inside.
Steele prevents a body shot from Gruzdev.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gruzdev.
Steele misses with a body punch.
Gruzdev throws a head punch that misses.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gruzdev avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Good body shot from Steele.
Gruzdev blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gruzdev misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Jason Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele working Gruzdev over with knees to the body.
Steele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steele digs a right hand underneath Gruzdev's ribcage. Gruzdev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steele prevents a body shot from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruzdev has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Gruzdev lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steele 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Steele!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kampatimar Shankariya (ranked 1537 p4p, 59 weight class) and Ryan Riggs (ranked 3148 p4p, 111 weight class). Ryan Riggs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kampatimar Shankariya's chin.
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300 lbs
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kampatimar Shankariya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs misses with a body kick.
Riggs misses with a kick to the body.
Riggs with a hook.
Shankariya throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
Riggs throws a combination that misses
and Shankariya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ryan Riggs has been cut.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankariya is just out of range.
Shankariya swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Riggs is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shankariya's half guard.
Shankariya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riggs.
Riggs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shankariya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riggs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Riggs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shankariya tries to kick Riggs off but Riggs keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shankariya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shankariya pushes Riggs off looking to stand but Riggs dives back in and keeps control.
Riggs lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Riggs.
Shankariya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riggs.
Riggs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shankariya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Riggs there.
Riggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shankariya is trying to stand back up but Riggs is controlling him
Riggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shankariya is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Helsinki Athletics Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Riggs trying to advance position but Shankariya counters by regaining guard.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
Riggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Shankariya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs stops Shankariya from standing up.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a couple of elbows.
Riggs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riggs is in close to Shankariya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Shankariya wants to get back to his feet but Riggs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riggs throws a strike but Shankariya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shankariya wants to stand but Riggs is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shankariya won't allow Riggs to get back to his feet.
Shankariya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riggs is keeping the position for now.
Riggs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shankariya manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankariya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shankariya is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Riggs dives into side control.
Shankariya is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Riggs in side control, throwing shots but Shankariya defends.
Riggs scoring with punches and elbows.
Riggs lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Riggs working the body and head with strikes.
Shankariya wants to get back to his feet but Riggs drags him back down.
A big shot lands for Riggs! That's hurt Shankariya! Will he recover? Riggs fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Riggs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 1112 p4p, 140 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 410 p4p, 55 weight class). Bottura comes into the arena with Face The Pain blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin looks to throw the jab but Bottura is out of range.
Gavin rushes Bottura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bottura jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gavin walks away with a smile on his face. Bottura gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gavin ducks right into an uppercut from Bottura.
Gavin lands with a good body shot.
Gavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bottura has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bottura moves out of range as Gavin throws a body kick.
Bottura takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gavin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bottura.
A slow jab from Gavin misses its intended target.
A big right from Bottura misses.
A head kick misses from Bottura.
Gavin looks for the body kick but Bottura saw that one coming.
Gavin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bottura misses with a double jab
and Gavin counters with a nice leg kick.
Bottura throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottura misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gavin throws a counter combo.
Gavin is looking to slow Bottura down with leg kicks.
Bottura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gavin.
Gavin feints and then cracks Bottura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bottura down.
Bottura throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin blocks a head kick by Bottura.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
Nice uppercut there from Gavin.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bottura crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gavin - the referee stops the clock and Bottura gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gavin. Bottura manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bottura swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Bottura misses the shot to the body.
Bottura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gavin throws a lazy uppercut
and Bottura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin connects with a high kick.
Gavin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gavin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bottura momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura checks the leg kick.
Bottura misses the jab.
Gavin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gavin feints and then cracks Bottura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bottura down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bottura.
Gavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bottura is looking to wear down Gavin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bottura checks a low kick from Gavin.
Bottura misses with a body kick.
Bottura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gavin is out of range.
Bottura misses with a straight left.
Gavin stuns Bottura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bottura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gavin.
Bottura scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Bottura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good work by Bottura as he checks the leg kick.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gavin throws a low kick, looking for Bottura's leg but Bottura calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Gavin.
Bottura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gavin.
Bottura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gavin is out of range and Bottura settles back down.
Bottura blocks a leg kick.
Bottura throws a big counter combination but Gavin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gavin misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Bottura.
Gavin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bottura looks to land a left hand but Gavin moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Gavin.
Bottura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bottura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gavin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bottura misses with a low kick.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gavin! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin with a hook.
Bottura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gavin has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Bottura misses with a body shot.
And Gavin responds with a good body kick, but Bottura manages to step out the way in time.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gavin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bottura avoids a kick to the body.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Bottura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin.
Bottura's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gavin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bottura scrambles back to his feet.
Gavin scores with a leg kick.
Gavin scores with the left hand. Bottura knows he should have avoided that one.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bottura.
Gavin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gavin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Bottura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Bottura as he checks the leg kick.
Gavin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gavin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gavin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bottura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gavin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bottura 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.
Bottura throws a push kick but Gavin slaps the foot to one side.
Tommy Gavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bottura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bottura manages to avoid it.
Bottura was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bottura avoids the head kick by Gavin.
Bottura throws a shot to the body.
Bottura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gavin to score with a decent uppercut.
Bottura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin tests Bottura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gavin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bottura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gavin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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!
Bottura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bottura moves forwards but Gavin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin scores with a decent looking hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin.
Gavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bottura checks it well.
Gavin lands a leg kick that knocks Bottura off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Gavin blocks the leg kick.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin lunges at Bottura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bottura's hand.
Gavin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bottura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gavin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gavin.
Gavin blocks the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gavin.
Gavin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bottura counters with a good low kick that Gavin was not able to check.
Bottura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin scores with a body shot.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bottura throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Bottura misses the target.
Bottura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bottura takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Gavin as he checks the leg kick.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bottura.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Gavin is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Bottura - just one landing.
Gavin lands a jab to the nose.
Gavin throws a leg kick that misses.
Bottura tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin lands the left hand.
Gavin connects with a nice looking jab.
Gavin cracks Bottura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Gavin.
Bottura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Gavin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bottura works Gavin's body with a nice hook.
Gavin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gavin connects with a body shot.
Gavin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bottura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin misses with a leg kick
and Bottura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gavin feints and then cracks Bottura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bottura down.
Good work by Bottura as he checks the leg kick.
Bottura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bottura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin lands with a straight right. Bottura didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Gavin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bottura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bottura throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin motions for Bottura to come forward. Gavin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bottura scores with a decent looking hook.
Gavin moves out of range as Bottura strikes.
Bottura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Bottura throws out a loose jab but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bottura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gavin pushes Bottura away with a front kick.
Bottura looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Gavin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gavin cracks Bottura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bottura throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bottura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gavin throws the left hand but Bottura avoids the punch easily.
Gavin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bottura.
A little feinted left hand from Bottura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gavin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bottura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gavin wants to slow Bottura down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Gavin lands a nice hook to Bottura's body. Bottura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gavin connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gavin.
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Bottura with an uppercut!
Gavin misses with a low kick as Bottura jumps back.
Gavin checks a low kick from Bottura.
Bottura cracks Gavin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bottura lands with a shot to the body.
Gavin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bottura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bottura misses with a head kick.
Gavin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gavin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bottura. That did some damage!
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!
Bottura is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gavin.
Bottura misses with a looping right.
Gavin tests Bottura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bottura misses with a looping right.
Gavin feints and then cracks Bottura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bottura down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bottura under the eye.
Gavin connects with an inside leg kick.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bottura is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bottura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottura. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bottura throws a low kick, looking for Gavin's leg but Gavin calmly moves out of range.
Gavin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bottura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bottura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
Bottura misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Gavin connects with a solid leg kick.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bottura.
Gavin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gavin lands a leg kick that knocks Bottura off balance momentarily.
Bottura checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura cracks Gavin with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
Bottura misses the jab.
Bottura takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Bottura sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bottura misses with a looping left.
Bottura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bottura.
Bottura's corner calls for a 1-2. Bottura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bottura misses with a hook.
Gavin connects with a looping right hand.
Bottura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bottura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bottura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gavin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gavin throws a leg kick which misses Bottura's front leg but catches the back leg as Bottura tries to avoid it.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Bottura.
Caio Bottura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gavin pushes Bottura away with a front kick.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Bottura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gavin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gavin moves forwards but Bottura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bottura will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gavin lands with an overhand left.
Bottura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gavin is able to avoid easily.
Donk. Gavin catches Bottura right on the button with a cross.
Gavin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavin cracks Bottura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bottura lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin throws a leg kick but Bottura checks it.
Nice body kick there by Gavin.
Decent striking displayed by Gavin there.
Bottura throws a head kick that misses.
Gavin connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gavin.
Bottura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bottura is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Gavin.
Tommy Gavin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gavin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gavin stuns Bottura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gavin pushes Bottura away with a front kick.
Gavin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bottura.
Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bottura.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
Bottura tries a low kick but Gavin avoids it.
Gavin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bottura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gavin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
A less than humble Tommy Gavin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humbert Humbert (ranked 767 p4p, 105 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 1007 p4p, 133 weight class). Humbert comes into the arena with Babylon 5 blaring out of the sound system. Garibaldi has chosen Resist and Bite - Sabaton as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humbert Humbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humbert comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Humbert sizes up Garibaldi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Humbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Humbert misses the jab.
Garibaldi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Humbert misses with a hook. Garibaldi ducked under it nicely.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Humbert works the jab nicely.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Humbert.
Humbert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garibaldi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Humbert misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Humbert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Humbert misses with a hook
and Garibaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Humbert has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Humbert throws a poor cross that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garibaldi ducks under a wild hook from Humbert.
Garibaldi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garibaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garibaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Humbert Humbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Humbert misses with a body shot.
Humbert cracks Garibaldi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Humbert lands a head shot.
Humbert misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garibaldi counters with a thumping low kick.
A left lands for Humbert.
Garibaldi cracks Humbert with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Humbert misses the target.
Humbert throws a right hand that misses
enabling Garibaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Humbert misses with a looping left.
Humbert throws a body punch but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Humbert scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Humbert scores with a nice strike.
Humbert throws out a loose jab but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humbert misses with a jab to the body
and Garibaldi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Garibaldi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Humbert misses.
Garibaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Humbert misses with a body shot.
Humbert swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Humbert crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garibaldi - the referee stops the clock and Humbert gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garibaldi. Humbert manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garibaldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garibaldi looks to throw the jab but Humbert is out of range.
Humbert is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Garibaldi lands a jab to Humbert's midsection.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humbert.
Humbert throws an off balance right hand
and Garibaldi counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garibaldi! But no joy.
Garibaldi lands a nice looking body shot.
Humbert is breathing heavily.
Garibaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi moves out of range as Humbert strikes.
Humbert lands a jab to the head.
Humbert misses the shot to the body.
Humbert scores with a jab. Garibaldi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Humbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Humbert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garibaldi throws out a counter right but Humbert avoids it with no problem.
Humbert throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Humbert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Humbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garibaldi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Humbert lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Humbert.
Humbert throws a jab when Garibaldi was well out of range.
Garibaldi flicks out a counter leg kick but Humbert steps away.
Humbert swings widly with a right hand
and Garibaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garibaldi is looking to chop away at Humbert's legs.
Humbert ducks under a wild hook from Garibaldi.
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head but Garibaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Humbert misses.
Garibaldi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Humbert checks it well.
Humbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garibaldi counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Humbert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Humbert swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humbert Humbert dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Humbert misses with a body shot
enabling Garibaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Humbert stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Humbert misses the target.
Humbert misses the jab.
Humbert misses with a body shot.
Humbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garibaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garibaldi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Humbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi takes one to the side of the head.
Garibaldi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Humbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garibaldi can do to turn this around?
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Humbert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Humbert.
Good shot there by Humbert.
Garibaldi misses with an uppercut.
Humbert is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garibaldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garibaldi tries a quick counter leg kick but Humbert is wise to it.
Humbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Garibaldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garibaldi lands a jab to the head.
Humbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Humbert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garibaldi.
Humbert throws the left hand but Garibaldi avoids the punch easily.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garibaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Humbert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Humbert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Humbert on the side of the head.
Humbert throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Humbert throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Humbert misses
and Garibaldi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Humbert misses with a hook. Garibaldi ducked under it nicely.
Garibaldi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Garibaldi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Humbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Garibaldi misses with a body shot.
Garibaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Humbert.
Garibaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Humbert manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi slips a jab from Humbert.
Garibaldi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Garibaldi moves forwards but Humbert connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head but Garibaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garibaldi. Garibaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Humbert Humbert is winning the standup battle so far.
Garibaldi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garibaldi slips a jab from Humbert.
Garibaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garibaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Humbert.
Humbert throws a lazy uppercut
and Garibaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Humbert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Humbert backing away here, and Garibaldi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Humbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Humbert defending well as Garibaldi loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humbert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert misses with a left hand
and Garibaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garibaldi wants to clinch up but Humbert keeps it at a distance.
Humbert works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head but Garibaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Humbert swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Humbert throws an off balance right hand
and Garibaldi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garibaldi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Humbert swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Humbert thinking.
Humbert scores with a body shot.
Garibaldi works the jab nicely.
Humbert lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humbert Humbert dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Humbert swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Humbert just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Garibaldi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Humbert lands with a nice body punch.
Humbert throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garibaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Humbert takes a swing at Garibaldi's ribcage but misses.
Humbert scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert with a hook.
Garibaldi moves out of range as Humbert strikes.
Humbert misses with a looping right.
Garibaldi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Humbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garibaldi! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Humbert missing with a left hand there. Garibaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garibaldi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Humbert thuds a left hand into Garibaldi's body.
Humbert works Garibaldi's body with a nice hook.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Humbert throws a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head but Garibaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Humbert misses with a hook.
Humbert just misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi tries to land a front kick but Humbert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Humbert tests Garibaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Humbert throws a right hand that misses
and Garibaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Humbert looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Humbert Humbert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Humbert misses the target.
Humbert swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garibaldi.
Humbert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Humbert.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Humbert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Humbert needs to keep his hands up - Garibaldi had a free shot at his head there.
Garibaldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garibaldi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garibaldi cracks a nice hook into Humbert's ribs.
Humbert lands a glancing blow to the side of Garibaldi's head.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Humbert.
Garibaldi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Garibaldi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Humbert momentarily.
Humbert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi blocks a jab.
Garibaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Humbert misses with a body shot.
Garibaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Humbert.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Humbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garibaldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garibaldi slips under a jab from Humbert.
Garibaldi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Humbert swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garibaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garibaldi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Garibaldi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Humbert has got the better of the exchanges.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humbert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert throws a body punch but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Humbert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Humbert misses with a hook.
Humbert sets himself, and Garibaldi steps forward looking for the clinch! Humbert avoids it this time.
Humbert throws out a loose jab but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humbert misses the jab.
Humbert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
And Garibaldi responds with a good body kick, but Humbert manages to step out the way in time.
Humbert misses the shot to the body.
Garibaldi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garibaldi swings for the body but Humbert moves out of range.
Humbert looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Humbert clobbers Garibaldi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Humbert.
Garibaldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humbert Humbert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Humbert 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humbert Humbert!
An out of breath and clearly excited Humbert Humbert thanked WarHorse Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Michael Garibaldi was interviewed post fight and said 'Grumpy, stop being such a libturd. It's obvious that's what you are.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosefa Umaga (ranked 624 p4p, 56 weight class) and Samuel Douglas (ranked 655 p4p, 63 weight class). Umaga comes into the arena with Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors blaring out of the sound system. Douglas has chosen Bob Marley - Three Little Birds as his entrance music. Iosefa Umaga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Umaga counters with a head kick.
Umaga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Douglas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good shot there by Umaga.
Umaga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Umaga throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.
Douglas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Douglas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Umaga is out of range.
Umaga is looking to counter punch.
Umaga throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Umaga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Umaga scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Samuel Douglas has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umaga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Douglas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Umaga clinches.
Umaga blocks an uppercut.
Douglas tries to work over Umaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umaga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Umaga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Douglas.
Nice body punch from Umaga.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Douglas working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas looking to stall.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Umaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umaga lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Umaga.
Umaga misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Umaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Umaga lands a slapping body shot.
Umaga avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Umaga seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Douglas counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Umaga misses
and Douglas counters with a nice leg kick.
Umaga gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Umaga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Umaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umaga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Umaga.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Umaga tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Umaga uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Douglas has an active guard here but Umaga has managed to pass into half guard.
Douglas wants to sweep but Umaga has passed to side control!
Douglas is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Umaga is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Douglas wants to control but Umaga is having none of it.
Douglas felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Douglas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Umaga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umaga controlling from mount.
Douglas wants to control but Umaga is having none of it.
Douglas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Douglas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Douglas is trying to maintain the position but Umaga is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosefa Umaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Douglas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Umaga tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Douglas throws a right hand that Umaga ducks under and follows up with a left that Umaga also avoids with ease.
Umaga moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas slows down the pace here.
Douglas misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Douglas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Umaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Umaga.
Umaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga working aggressively here.
Umaga lands with a left to the head.
Umaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Umaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Douglas as the two fighters clinch.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Umaga throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Umaga.
Umaga scores with a hook to the body.
Douglas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Umaga cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umaga pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Douglas or not.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Umaga digs a right hand into Douglas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Douglas's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Umaga.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Umaga.
Umaga scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.
Umaga scores with a hook to the body.
Umaga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Umaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Umaga lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Umaga.
Umaga lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Umaga.
Douglas is rocked!
Umaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Umaga finish him?
Umaga pushes Douglas against the cage. Umaga is working some dirty boxing. Umaga pushes off with a quick right hook! Douglas goes down! Douglas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Umaga moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosefa Umaga!
Iosefa Umaga thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Samuel Douglas spoke after the fight, saying 'Shout out to my Dad, Dustin Douglas. I'm sorry I let you down tonight, but I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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