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TGC Crucible 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Broderick Hammerness (ranked 2396 p4p, 330 weight class) and Kelvin Handleman (ranked 4459 p4p, 530 weight class). Hammerness comes to the cage accompanied by Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson. Handleman has chosen Pride FC Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Broderick Hammerness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelvin Handleman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handleman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Kelvin Handleman has been cut.
Handleman scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Broderick Hammerness has been cut.
Handleman drives through with a takedown into Hammerness's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Handleman trying to control but Hammerness is working from the bottom.
Handleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Handleman postures up in Hammerness's guard and throws a big left but Hammerness blocks it.
Handleman with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerness controls Handleman momentarily but Handleman frees himself.
Hammerness is really struggling to control Handleman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Handleman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handleman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hammerness looks to score with a jab to the body but Handleman is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Hammerness scores with a four punch combination!
Handleman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammerness looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Handleman misses with a looping right.
Hammerness lands a jab to the nose.
Hammerness throws a hook but Handleman blocks it.
Handleman scores with a punch to the head.
Handleman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammerness.
Handleman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammerness sprawls well initially but Handleman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handleman thows a huge punch but Hammerness dodges it nicely.
Handleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Handleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Handleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammerness's head.
Handleman wants to pass to mount but Hammerness is defending the position.
Hammerness on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Handleman throwing shots but Hammerness is blocking nicely.
Hammerness has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handleman wants to pass to mount but Hammerness is defending the position.
Handleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Handleman is looking to take a break and control but Hammerness is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Handleman working over Hammerness with some ground and pound. Hammerness looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hammerness keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammerness blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handleman.
Hammerness is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Handleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Handleman thows a huge punch but Hammerness dodges it nicely.
Handleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handleman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hammerness with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hammerness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Handleman on the ground.
Handleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Handleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammerness wants to control but Handleman is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Handleman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Handleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammerness, which made it look bad.
Handleman misses with a wild body shot.
Handleman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammerness's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Handleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Handleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Handleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerness won't allow Handleman to pass to mount.
Handleman trying to control from half guard but Hammerness is working away.
Handleman winds up and cracks Hammerness with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hammerness trying to hold on to Handleman's head to control him but Handleman postures up.
Handleman lands strikes from half guard.
Handleman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Handleman wants to work for an arm triangle but Hammerness is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Handleman lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Hammerness quite badly. Hammerness pulls Handleman in close trying to recover. Handleman postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Hammerness on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Hammerness doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Handleman!
Kelvin Handleman made sure to mention his sponsor, Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview.
Broderick Hammerness was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man today, but i will be back better than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Washington (ranked 2491 p4p, 265 weight class) and Jon Umber (ranked 21949 p4p, 668 weight class). Aaron Washington had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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242 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Umber!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington throws a hook but Umber blocks it.
Umber throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington thinks about countering with a head kick.
Umber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Washington circles away quickly and effectively.
Umber tries to score with a low kick but Washington moves his leg out of the way.
Umber misses with a double jab.
Washington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab lands there for Washington.
Umber slips under a jab from Washington.
Umber punishes Washington's body with a nice straight punch.
Washington moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Washington tries to clinch up but Umber circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Umber does no damage.
Umber throws a sloppy body shot
and Washington counters with a nice right hand that sends Umber toppling to the canvas! Umber scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Washington finish him?!
It looks like Jon Umber has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Washington counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Washington!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 1697 p4p, 87 weight class) and Grimur Agnarsson (ranked 3937 p4p, 186 weight class). Payakarakatong comes to the cage accompanied by "Song For The Dead". Agnarsson has chosen Drop death - Squeel as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Grimur Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakarakatong lands a leg kick that knocks Agnarsson off balance momentarily.
Agnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Agnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Agnarsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Agnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakarakatong was well out of range. Poor timing from Agnarsson.
Payakarakatong tries to land a leg kick but Agnarsson saw it coming and moves away.
Agnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson closes the distance and clinches.
We've been informed that Agnarsson 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.
Payakarakatong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakarakatong pushes Agnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Payakarakatong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Payakarakatong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakarakatong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payakarakatong lands with a left to the head.
Payakarakatong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payakarakatong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Payakarakatong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Agnarsson walks away with a smile on his face. Payakarakatong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Payakarakatong moves out of range as Agnarsson strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Payakarakatong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Payakarakatong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Agnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Payakarakatong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Agnarsson's knee momentarily.
Agnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Payakarakatong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Payakarakatong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payakarakatong sets himself, and Agnarsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Payakarakatong avoids it this time.
Payakarakatong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agnarsson.
Payakarakatong misses with a leg kick
enabling Agnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Agnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Agnarsson on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakarakatong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Agnarsson lands a jab to Payakarakatong's midsection.
Agnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Agnarsson misses with a body shot.
A big left from Agnarsson misses.
Payakarakatong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Agnarsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Agnarsson has Payakarakatong pressed against the cage, preventing Payakarakatong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payakarakatong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Agnarsson working aggressively here.
Payakarakatong has a couple of punches blocked by Agnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payakarakatong throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Payakarakatong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Agnarsson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
Payakarakatong breaks the clinch.
Payakarakatong misses with a low kick.
Agnarsson misses with a jab to the body
and Payakarakatong counters with a stiff right hand.
Agnarsson is rocked!
Payakarakatong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Agnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Payakarakatong finish him?
Agnarsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Payakarakatong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Payakarakatong.
Agnarsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Payakarakatong rather than just go for the knockout.
Payakarakatong looks to score with a jab to the body but Agnarsson is just out of range.
Agnarsson is looking for the big counter here.
Payakarakatong fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Agnarsson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Agnarsson looks to clinch but Payakarakatong throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Agnarsson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Pereira (ranked 2096 p4p, 203 weight class) and Arbi Amagov (ranked 3057 p4p, 269 weight class). Pereira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight. Amagov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Raphael Lake - Vertigo. Mario Pereira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arbi Amagov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amagov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pereira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Amagov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pereira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Amagov counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira throws a big shot that misses.
Mario Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira misses with the body kick
and Amagov counters with a takedown into side control.
Pereira is looking to reverse the position.
Amagov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pereira keeps working.
Amagov gets to mount! Pereira was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Amagov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pereira's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira working to try and regain half guard.
Amagov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Amagov lands a big elbow.
Amagov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pereira is looking to escape.
Pereira is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pereira really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Amagov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pereira?
Pereira is in all sorts of trouble here.
Amagov looking to control but Pereira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Amagov with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amagov tries to control but Pereira wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira is in a horrible position here. Amagov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Amagov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pereira has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pereira!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira wants to control from the top but Amagov keeps moving.
Amagov is pulling down on Pereira's head to control his posture.
Amagov is working an open guard so Pereira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pereira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amagov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
Amagov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pereira tries to avoid it but Amagov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pereira to the ground. Pereira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Pereira was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big right from Pereira misses.
Mario Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira throws a head kick but Amagov moves out of range.
Pereira misses with a wild body shot.
Amagov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Amagov darts in looking for a takedown but Pereira gets double underhooks and turns Amagov into the cage.
Amagov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Amagov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amagov.
Pereira throws a nice looking combination but Amagov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Pereira misses with the combination.
Amagov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Amagov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Amagov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pereira defends it well.
Amagov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pereira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pereira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mario Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arbi Amagov.
Pereira jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Amagov blocks a jab.
Amagov walks into a stiff left hand from Pereira.
Pereira misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Pereira dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Amagov avoids the head kick by Pereira.
A little jabbing left from Amagov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pereira misses with a body shot.
Pereira stuffs the takedown attempt from Amagov. Amagov gets slowly back to his feet.
Pereira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amagov can do to turn this around?
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Amagov shoots for a double leg takedown but Pereira sprawls well. He's pushed Amagov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Amagov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amagov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pereira sees it coming and defends easily.
Pereira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira trying to control from the bottom.
Amagov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Amagov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pereira looks a forlorn figure.
Pereira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Amagov tries to control but Pereira wriggling away.
Amagov cracks Pereira with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Amagov trying to control the action but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pereira is trying to maintain the position but Amagov is very close to passing his half guard.
Pereira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Amagov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Amagov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pereira is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy Rio, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amagov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pereira manages to get to full guard.
Pereira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Amagov trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Amagov stands up over Pereira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pereira is trying to keep Amagov in close.
Amagov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pereira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Amagov from controlling successfully.
Pereira lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pereira stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pereira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amagov moves away.
It seemed like Amagov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira misses with a hook. Amagov ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arbi Amagov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pereira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Amagov momentarily.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira. Amagov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amagov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Amagov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amagov moves out of range of the strikes.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pereira throws a body punch but Amagov moves out of range.
Amagov with the counter takedown but Pereira avoids it easily.
Pereira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Amagov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Amagov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amagov circles away quickly and effectively.
Pereira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amagov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mario Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira slaps away a takedown attempt from Amagov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amagov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amagov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Amagov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pereira looks to land a body kick but Amagov moved away.
Amagov with the counter takedown but Pereira avoids it easily.
Pereira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amagov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amagov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Amagov.
Amagov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Amagov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira misses with a double jab.
Amagov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pereira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Pereira throws a jab when Amagov was well out of range.
Amagov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a right and a left that Amagov avoids nicely.
And Amagov tries to counter it with a takedown but Pereira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Amagov shoots in but no luck this time.
Amagov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pereira circles away.
Mario Pereira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arbi Amagov.
Pereira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amagov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pereira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amagov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pereira throws a series of punches but Amagov moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amagov dodges the punch combination from Pereira.
And Amagov tries to counter it with a takedown but Pereira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Amagov misses with a takedown attempt - Pereira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pereira misses with a series of wild punches.
Amagov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pereira defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a hook
and Pereira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pereira throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pereira misses with a double jab.
Amagov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pereira.
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amagov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Amagov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Amagov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Pereira misses with a right hand
and Amagov counters with a nice uppercut.
Amagov has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick
and Amagov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Amagov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Amagov is aware though and is defending well.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck.
Amagov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Amagov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amagov trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Amagov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pereira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Pereira!
A victorious Mario Pereira thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Durden (ranked 1702 p4p, 217 weight class) and Jackson Livity (ranked 1551 p4p, 199 weight class). Durden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pixies - Where is my Mind. Livity is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: James Brown - It's a Man's world. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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173 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Livity!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Livity misses.
Livity jabs at Durden's body.
Livity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden rushes Livity and presses him up against the cage.
Livity drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Durden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Livity misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Livity - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livity goes for a takedown attempt but Durden pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Durden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livity tries to work over Durden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Livity lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durden can't break the clinch.
Livity working aggressively here.
Livity is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Livity is looking to take this one to the mat.
Abraham Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Livity.
Livity misses with a body punch.
Livity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Livity is controlling him.
Durden is pressed up against the cage. Livity has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Durden down to the mat. Durden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Durden swings widly with a right hand
and Livity counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livity fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Durden misses with a lunging right hand
and Livity counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Durden has managed to clinch.
Durden blocking some punches.
Livity drops down looking for an ankle pick but Durden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Durden misses the body punch
and Livity counters with a nice uppercut.
Durden has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Jim's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Durden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Livity cracks Durden with a nice body shot.
Livity is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Durden gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Livity tries for a takedown but Durden manages to get underhooks.
Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden swings widly with a right hand
and Livity counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durden scores with the left hand. Livity knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a hook to the body
and Livity counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Durden breaks the clinch.
Livity tries to keep at a distance but Durden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Livity is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Durden pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Livity is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Durden pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Livity tries for a takedown. No joy.
Durden breaks the clinch.
Durden jabs at Livity's body.
Durden lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Livity.
Abraham Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durden clinches up against the cage.
Durden breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden cracks a nice hook into Livity's ribs.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Durden finds it's way through Livity's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Livity moves into range and connects with a jab.
Livity has Durden up against the cage in a clinch.
Durden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Livity counters with a one-two to the body.
Durden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Livity doesn't seem bothered though.
Durden tries to clinch but Livity is having none of it.
Livity is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
Livity is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Durden clinches.
Livity is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Durden is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Durden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Durden has closed the distance and engaged Livity in a clinch.
Durden manages to break the clinch.
Livity tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Livity.
Durden digs a good hook to Livity's body.
Durden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Livity in his tracks.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Livity swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durden swings for the body but Livity moves out of range.
Livity is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Durden sets himself, and Livity steps forward looking for the clinch! Durden avoids it this time.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson Livity is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Livity pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durden is out of range and Livity settles back down.
Durden was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durden throws a hook to the side of Livity's head but Livity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Livity is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Livity keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Livity drops his hands momentarily and Durden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Livity has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durden finds it's way round the side to connect with Livity's head.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Livity tries to counter with a clinch but Durden shakes him off and moves away.
Livity tries to clinch but Durden moves out of range.
Durden moves into the clinch.
Livity slowing the pace effectively.
Durden blocking some punches.
Livity misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Livity.
Livity tries for a takedown. No joy.
Livity stalling in the clinch but Durden improves position.
Livity stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Livity clinches up with Durden and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Livity is looking for a takedown.
Livity struggles to land a body shot inside as Durden controls his hands.
Livity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durden is pressed up against the cage. Livity has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Durden down to the mat. Durden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abraham Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Livity.
Livity gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durden.
Durden swings for the body but Livity moves out of range.
Livity fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Livity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden cracks Livity with a right hand to the side of the head.
Livity is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livity tries to get into range but Durden steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Livity! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Durden scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abraham Durden!
A victorious Abraham Durden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Knocksville (ranked 4031 p4p, 413 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 2549 p4p, 272 weight class). Knocksville's entrance music is One by One. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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279 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob Knocksville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knocksville fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knocksville shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Knocksville was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Steel bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knocksville is defended easily by Steel.
Steel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Steel. No joy for Knocksville on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Knocksville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knocksville on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Bob Knocksville has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Knocksville or perhaps it was just good defense by Steel, which made it look bad.
Knocksville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel lands a big uppercut and Knocksville crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Knocksville looks OK. Steel waves Knocksville back to his feet!
Knocksville is rocked!
Steel measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Knocksville! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jerome Steel!
Jerome Steel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iolyn Madog (ranked 1608 p4p, 193 weight class) and Teke Bamalog (ranked 9166 p4p, 639 weight class). Bamalog has chosen Original Nuttah as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teke Bamalog!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamalog throws a looping overhand right but Madog ducks down to avoid it.
Bamalog scores with a head kick.
Bamalog connects with a nice looking jab.
Bamalog has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Madog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Madog moves out of range as Bamalog strikes.
Madog defending well as Bamalog loads up on a big left hand.
Bamalog scores with a hook to the body. Madog takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bamalog lands a leg kick that knocks Madog off balance momentarily.
Bamalog moves forwards but Madog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Teke Bamalog has been cut.
Madog getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bamalog throws out a loose jab but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madog tries to counter by clinching up but Bamalog breaks away and moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamalog lunges at Madog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Madog's hand.
Bamalog walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Madog looks to throw the jab but Bamalog is out of range.
Bamalog lands with a nice body punch.
Bamalog looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
Bamalog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog takes one on the button.
Madog gets a clinch.
Madog lands with a left to the head.
Madog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bamalog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamalog misses with a body punch.
Madog lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bamalog.
Madog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bamalog backwards.
Madog lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bamalog blocks a body shot from Madog.
Madog misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bamalog fails to land.
Bamalog throws a punch but it's blocked by Madog.
Bamalog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bamalog scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bamalog lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bamalog swings wildly with an uppercut but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamalog misses with a punch to the body.
Bamalog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Madog backwards.
Bamalog working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog misses with some punches.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
Madog lands a right hand.
Madog tries a body shot but Bamalog blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Madog as the two fighters clinch.
Bamalog misses with a punch to the body.
Bamalog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bamalog blocking some punches.
Bamalog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Madog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bamalog misses with a body punch.
Bamalog breaks the clinch.
Madog slips a straight right by Bamalog.
Teke Bamalog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamalog tries to land a front kick but Madog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Madog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bamalog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Madog tries to clinch but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Madog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog thuds his shin into the meat of Madog's side.
Bamalog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bamalog takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Madog throwing a counter right hand but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Bamalog looks to land a body kick but Madog moved away.
Bamalog bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bamalog misses with a body kick.
Madog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bamalog tries to keep at a distance but Madog has taken the fight into the clinch.
Madog is working Bamalog over against the cage.
Madog prevents a body shot from Bamalog.
Madog throws a head punch that misses.
Madog is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bamalog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madog lands a nice shot to the body.
Bamalog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bamalog swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Madog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bamalog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bamalog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madog.
Bamalog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Madog.
Madog keeps Bamalog at a distance using the push kick.
Madog keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Madog on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bamalog. Bamalog obviously looking to wear him down.
Bamalog takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Madog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bamalog.
Both fighters circling a little - Madog finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bamalog has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Madog.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamalog throws a hook but Madog blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bamalog, as that shot connected.
Madog connects with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Madog checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Iolyn Madog will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Teke Bamalog's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bamalog lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Madog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Teke Bamalog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bamalog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Madog avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bamalog takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Madog moves out of range as Bamalog throws a body kick.
Madog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Madog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Good work by Bamalog as he checks the leg kick.
Madog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madog looks for the body kick but Bamalog saw that one coming.
It seemed like Bamalog was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamalog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Madog avoids a kick to the body.
Bamalog scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bamalog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madog. That did some damage!
Madog misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madog.
Bamalog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Madog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Madog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bamalog throws a leg kick but Madog checks it.
Madog throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bamalog avoids it.
A head kick misses from Bamalog.
Madog tries to clinch but Bamalog is having none of it.
Bamalog replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Madog blocks it well.
Madog slips a jab from Bamalog.
Madog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bamalog at a distance.
Bamalog misses with a series of wild punches.
Bamalog throws an off balance right hand
and Madog counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Madog.
Madog scores with a punch to the head.
Bamalog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madog slips a jab and a cross from Bamalog.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog is trying hard to land a takedown here. Madog sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Madog connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bamalog momentarily.
Madog rushes Bamalog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Madog fails to land.
Bamalog struggles to land a body shot inside as Madog controls his hands.
Madog misses with a punch on the inside.
Madog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bamalog lands a left hand.
Madog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Madog.
A head punch on the inside from Bamalog fails to land.
Madog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madog has a couple of punches blocked by Bamalog.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamalog.
Madog blocks a body shot from Bamalog.
Bamalog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Madog tries a body shot but Bamalog blocks it.
Madog gets through Bamalog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Madog.
Bamalog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Madog.
Madog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madog digs a right hand into Bamalog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bamalog's gas tank.
Madog lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Madog.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madog.
Madog has a couple of punches blocked by Bamalog.
Madog is working Bamalog over against the cage.
Madog scores with a shoulder strike.
Madog misses with some punches.
Bamalog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamalog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bamalog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madog struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamalog controls his hands.
Bamalog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madog tries to throw a body punch but Bamalog avoids it by throwing Madog back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamalog.
Bamalog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog has a couple of punches blocked by Bamalog.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madog lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Madog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Madog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madog struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamalog controls his hands.
Bamalog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madog presses Bamalog against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bamalog can't find room to land a body shot as Madog controls the action.
Madog lands a left hand.
Bamalog has a couple of punches blocked by Madog.
Bamalog blocking some punches.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
Madog scores with a shot to the side of Bamalog's head.
Bamalog lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Madog or not.
Bamalog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamalog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madog backwards.
Bamalog 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.
Madog throws a jab but it's blocked by Bamalog.
Madog cracks Bamalog with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iolyn Madog dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teke Bamalog's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bamalog takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Madog with a nice cross.
Bamalog looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
Madog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Madog lands the left hand.
Madog throws a front kick aimed at Bamalog's knee but Bamalog avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bamalog.
Madog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bamalog.
A bone on bone clash there as Bamalog blocks the leg kick.
Madog wants to clinch up but Bamalog keeps it at a distance.
Bamalog has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Madog finds it's way round the side to connect with Bamalog's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamalog lands a lovely overhand right.
Madog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bamalog can do to turn this around?
Madog scores with a kick to the body.
Madog moves out of range as Bamalog throws a body kick.
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!
Madog cracks Bamalog with an open hand slap.
Madog misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog throws a hook to the side of Madog's head but Madog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madog cracks Bamalog with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Madog moves out of range of the body kick.
Madog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bamalog looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
Bamalog throws a shot from downtown. Madog moves away and avoids it.
Madog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bamalog.
Madog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Madog scores with a push kick.
Bamalog lands a nice hook to Madog's body. Madog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bamalog looks to score with a jab to the body but Madog is just out of range.
Madog swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Madog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bamalog's head backwards.
Bamalog thows a leg kick but Madog checks it
and Madog makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bamalog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madog.
Madog shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Teke Bamalog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamalog misses with a kick to the body.
Bamalog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madog.
Madog throws a right hand that misses
and Bamalog counters with a nice uppercut.
Bamalog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Madog tries a head kick but it misses.
Madog connects with the punch.
Madog lands a slapping body shot.
Madog moves out of range of the strikes.
Madog works Bamalog's body with a nice hook.
Madog jabs Bamalog right on the nose. Bamalog blinks but takes it well.
That kick from Bamalog tenderised Madog's leg. Madog is trying to keep his angry face on.
Madog connects with a body shot.
Madog misses the jab.
Madog closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Madog.
Iolyn Madog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Iolyn Madog has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Madog lands a body punch.
Bamalog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Madog is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bamalog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamalog lands a left hand.
Bamalog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madog throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamalog.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Madog.
Madog lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bamalog misses with a punch to the body.
Madog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madog tries to work over Bamalog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bamalog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madog tries to work over Bamalog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Madog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Madog wants to stall.
Bamalog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog can't find room to land a body shot as Bamalog controls the action.
Bamalog has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Madog.
Bamalog misses with a body punch.
A short right from Madog.
A short uppercut from Madog.
Bamalog is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Madog.
Bamalog is still on wobbly legs! Can Madog finish him?
Madog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for Madog to work.
A nice left hand lands by Madog.
Bamalog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Madog lands a left hand.
Bamalog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bamalog struggles to land a body shot inside as Madog controls his hands.
Bamalog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Madog scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Madog.
Bamalog throws a punch but it's blocked by Madog.
Madog creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bamalog's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bamalog drops to his knees and Madog pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iolyn Madog!
After winning the bout, Iolyn Madog thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Clay (ranked 2753 p4p, 142 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 2585 p4p, 138 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Believe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andre Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Clay misses.
Dominguez thuds his right hand into Clay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dominguez feints and as Clay raises his hands in defense, Dominguez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dominguez throwing strikes from guard but Clay blocks nicely.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominguez lands a couple of elbows.
Dominguez is looking to work some ground and pound but Clay has wrist control.
Dominguez throws a big elbow that misses.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominguez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dominguez trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Dominguez won't allow Clay to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dominguez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clay trying to control the position.
Dominguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dominguez throwing strikes from guard but Clay blocks nicely.
Clay is controlling Dominguez's posture.
Clay continues to stall.
Dominguez landing with the ground and pound.
Clay trying to control the position.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dominguez.
Dominguez chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominguez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Clay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dominguez postures up in Clay's guard and throws a big left but Clay blocks it.
Clay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dominguez trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Dominguez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clay is keeping the position for now.
Dominguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Clay working a defensive guard here.
Dominguez advances to half guard.
Dominguez trying to control from half guard but Clay is working away.
Clay is trying to control but can't.
Dominguez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dominguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dominguez is nestled in close to Clay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay wants to improve his position but Dominguez is controlling well.
Dominguez trying to control the action but Clay is working from the bottom.
Dominguez is working for a kimura but Clay is defending it quite comfortably.
Clay holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dominguez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay is trying to get back to full guard.
Clay trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Dominguez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A counter left hand to the body from Clay misses its target.
Dominguez is looking to clinch but Clay is avoiding it.
Clay swings for the body but Dominguez moves out of range.
Clay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dominguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clay tries to bum rush Dominguez with a series of wild strikes but Dominguez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dominguez throws a body punch but Clay moves out of range.
Dominguez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dominguez lands a jab.
Dominguez jabs at Clay's body.
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Dominguez moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Dominguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dominguez stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clay lands with a cross.
Clay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dominguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clay in his tracks.
Dominguez loads up on a big right hand but Clay slips the punch.
No joy there for Dominguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clay is looking to land body kicks.
Dominguez gets a clinch.
Dominguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominguez gets through Clay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clay wants a takedown but no success here.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but Clay blocks with his arms.
Clay pushes Dominguez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dominguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dominguez is pushing Clay up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Clay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominguez blocks a body shot from Clay.
Clay manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clay pulls Dominguez in close to prevent any damage.
Dominguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dominguez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
Dominguez cracks Clay with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay is trying to keep Dominguez in close.
Dominguez looking to pass the guard.
Dominguez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dominguez wants to pass the guard but Clay is keeping the position.
Rico Dominguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dominguez lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dominguez misses with the ground and pound.
Dominguez working away.
Clay is trying to improve his position.
Dominguez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dominguez wants to control but Clay is keeping him busy.
Dominguez working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Clay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dominguez in side control, throwing shots but Clay defends.
Dominguez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Clay is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay is looking to reverse the position.
Dominguez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dominguez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Clay some visible discomfort.
Dominguez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Clay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dominguez grinds an elbow into Clay's temple.
Dominguez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dominguez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dominguez working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Dominguez moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dominguez fails to land.
Clay taking a breather.
Clay breaks the clinch.
Dominguez wants to clinch.
Clay lands a jab to the head.
Dominguez dips to his left and cracks Clay with an uppercut!
Dominguez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Clay to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
Dominguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clay manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dominguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clay keeping full guard, as Dominguez tries to pass.
Dominguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clay seems keen to control Dominguez's posture.
Dominguez trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Clay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dominguez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dominguez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clay is trying to keep Dominguez in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dominguez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Dominguez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dominguez tries to free his leg and advance position but Clay is retaining full guard.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Dominguez from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay is controlling Dominguez's posture.
Clay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dominguez throwing strikes but missing.
Dominguez wants to pass the guard but Clay is keeping the position.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Clay controls Dominguez momentarily but Dominguez frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dominguez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clay wants to take the fight to the mat but Dominguez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Clay breaks from the clinch.
Dominguez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clay is trying to defend but Dominguez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Andre Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dominguez there.
Clay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dominguez connects with a nice short shot to Clay's temple.
Dominguez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dominguez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dominguez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dominguez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clay is just riding it out for now. Dominguez eventually gives up the hold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dominguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Dominguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dominguez 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Dominguez!
An out of breath Rico Dominguez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Wangler (ranked 644 p4p, 98 weight class) and John Tarley (ranked 1073 p4p, 157 weight class). Wangler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Pogues - Sally Maclennane. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Wangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Tarley!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarley.
Wangler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wangler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wangler misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tarley! But no joy.
Tarley shoots in and drives through. Wangler sprawls well.
Wangler lands a lovely overhand right.
Tarley looks to land a right hand but Wangler moved out of range.
Wangler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tarley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wangler on the side of the head.
Wangler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wangler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wangler wants it to stay on the feet.
Wangler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tarley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wangler counters with a stiff right hand.
Wangler tries to bum rush Tarley with a series of wild strikes but Tarley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wangler throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tarley.
Bobby Wangler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Tarley.
Tarley looks for a takedown but Wangler sprawls well.
Wangler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarley throws a hook but Wangler avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Wangler there.
Wangler cracks Tarley on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tarley falls backwards against the cage. Wangler follows up with more strikes that drop Tarley to his knees. Wangler keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tarley! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Wangler!
An out of breath Bobby Wangler thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mukinio Tambua (ranked 1028 p4p, 115 weight class) and Eldar Tskhadaia (ranked 693 p4p, 74 weight class). Mukinio Tambua had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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243 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mukinio Tambua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eldar Tskhadaia!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tambua lands an overhand right.
Tambua takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mukinio Tambua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Tambua misses.
And Tskhadaia tries to counter it with a takedown but Tambua pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A swing and a miss from Tambua.
Tskhadaia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tskhadaia slips a jab from Tambua.
Tskhadaia feints the counter takedown.
Tambua throws a hook to the side of Tskhadaia's head but Tskhadaia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tskhadaia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice shot by Tambua.
Tambua cracks Tskhadaia with an open hand slap.
Tambua dives in and grabs Tskhadaia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tskhadaia pushes down on Tambua's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tskhadaia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tskhadaia wants it to stay on the feet.
Tskhadaia feints the counter takedown.
Tambua misses with a left hand
and Tskhadaia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tskhadaia wants to stand up but Tambua has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Tambua tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tskhadaia has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tambua tries to reverse the position but Tskhadaia maintains control.
Tskhadaia avoids the attempt from Tambua to control.
Tambua is desperately trying to improve his position but Tskhadaia has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tskhadaia wants to get back to his feet but Tambua is holding on tight.
Tambua can't escape the position.
Tambua looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Tambua tries to break free.
Tambua trying to control the action but Tskhadaia just sinks the hooks in.
Tambua tries to roll but Tskhadaia sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tskhadaia controlling from the back.
Tskhadaia not allowing Tambua to control his hands.
Tskhadaia stands up from back control! Strange decision that!
Tskhadaia moves out of range of the strikes.
Tambua shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tambua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tskhadaia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tambua is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tambua passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tambua is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tskhadaia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tskhadaia!
Tambua controls Tskhadaia momentarily but Tskhadaia frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eldar Tskhadaia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tskhadaia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tambua bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tskhadaia's head backwards.
Tambua 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.
Tambua is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tskhadaia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tambua.
Tskhadaia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tambua defends it well.
Tskhadaia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tskhadaia wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice cross by Tambua.
Tambua throws a big shot that misses.
Tskhadaia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tambua throws the left hand but Tskhadaia avoids the punch easily.
Tambua loads up on a big right hand but Tskhadaia slips the punch.
Tskhadaia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tambua defends it well.
Tambua closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tskhadaia's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tambua passes into half guard.
Tambua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tskhadaia can do to turn this around?
Tambua tries to pass to full mount but Tskhadaia defends it.
Tambua wants to work for an arm triangle but Tskhadaia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tambua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tskhadaia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tambua will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tambua throwing shots but Tskhadaia is blocking nicely.
Tambua seems to be working for a kimura but Tskhadaia defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tambua tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tskhadaia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tskhadaia wants to get back to his feet.
Tambua is working for a kimura but Tskhadaia is defending it quite comfortably.
Tambua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tskhadaia is just riding it out for now. Tambua eventually gives up the hold.
Tambua is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tskhadaia pushes Tambua off and gets back to his feet.
A left lands for Tambua.
Tambua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tskhadaia's head.
Tambua works the jab nicely.
Tambua lands a really nice looking cross but Tskhadaia seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tambua throws the left hand but Tskhadaia avoids the punch easily.
Mukinio Tambua is winning the standup battle so far.
Tskhadaia staying out of range there.
Tambua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tambua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tskhadaia in his tracks.
Tambua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tskhadaia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tskhadaia slips a straight right by Tambua.
Tambua throws the left hand but Tskhadaia avoids the punch easily.
Tambua shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tskhadaia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tambua is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tskhadaia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tambua is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tskhadaia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mukinio Tambua dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tambua throws a hook but Tskhadaia blocks it.
Tskhadaia stuffs the takedown.
Tskhadaia moves out of range as Tambua strikes.
Tambua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tskhadaia feints the counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Tambua. Those never looked like landing.
Tskhadaia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tambua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Tambua.
Tambua throws a looping overhand right but Tskhadaia ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Tambua misses.
Tskhadaia feints the counter takedown.
Tambua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tambua misses with a looping left.
Tskhadaia staying out of range there.
Tambua looks to land a right hand but Tskhadaia moved out of range.
Tskhadaia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tambua throws an off balance right hand
and Tskhadaia counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tambua!
Tambua is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tambua wants to control but Tskhadaia postures up.
Tambua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tskhadaia working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tskhadaia wants to stand but Tambua has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tambua is looking to reverse the position.
Tskhadaia tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tambua tries to bench press Tskhadaia off him but Tskhadaia keeps the position.
Tskhadaia working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tambua's corner calls for a 1-2. Tambua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tambua scores with a one two! Tskhadaia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tambua misses with a straight left.
Tskhadaia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tambua defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tambua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tambua lands a left and a right that sends Tskhadaia crashing to the canvas! Tambua dives into mount looking to finish!
Tskhadaia is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tambua throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tskhadaia because Tambua loaded up on that one.
Tskhadaia is still in real trouble! Can Tambua finish him?
You get the feeling that Tskhadaia really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oooh a big shot lands for Tambua! Tskhadaia is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mukinio Tambua!
Our winner, Mukinio Tambua, 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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