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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Nemkov (ranked 17275 p4p, 659 weight class) and Victor Ulriksen (ranked 11863 p4p, 673 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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18 - 19 - 0 |
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202 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleg Nemkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Ulriksen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemkov tests Ulriksen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ulriksen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nemkov slips a jab from Ulriksen.
Nemkov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ulriksen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nemkov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nemkov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nemkov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ulriksen is in close to Nemkov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulriksen passes into half guard.
Nemkov wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulriksen is trying to control. Nemkov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nemkov is defending against the submission attempts here by Ulriksen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen trying to control the action but Nemkov is working from the bottom.
Ulriksen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ulriksen throwing shots but Nemkov is blocking nicely.
Ulriksen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nemkov tries to roll over but Ulriksen keeps him under control.
Ulriksen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ulriksen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ulriksen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nemkov has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ulriksen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nemkov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nemkov tries to roll over but Ulriksen keeps him under control.
Nemkov is trying to maintain the position but Ulriksen is very close to passing his half guard.
Nemkov looking for submissions off his back.
Ulriksen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nemkov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ulriksen.
Ulriksen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nemkov defending well though.
Ulriksen drops an elbow to the side of Nemkov's head.
Ulriksen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nemkov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ulriksen seems to be working for a kimura but Nemkov defends the submission attempt.
Ulriksen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four 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.
Ulriksen thows a huge punch but Nemkov dodges it nicely.
Nemkov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ulriksen manages to pass to mount!
Ulriksen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nemkov is looking to escape.
The referee warns Nemkov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nemkov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ulriksen looking to control but Nemkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ulriksen raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nemkov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ulriksen avoids the attempt from Nemkov to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ulriksen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ulriksen.
Ulriksen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nemkov is avoiding damage well.
Ulriksen working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nemkov is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Ulriksen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nemkov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ulriksen's best efforts.
Ulriksen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulriksen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ulriksen stalling.
Ulriksen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ulriksen lands strikes from half guard.
Ulriksen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nemkov keeps working.
Nemkov looking for submissions off his back.
Ulriksen trying to mount his opponent but Nemkov defends it.
Ulriksen is nestled in close to Nemkov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nemkov keeping hold of Ulriksen's head, controlling as best he can.
Ulriksen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nemkov actively working from the bottom here.
Nemkov manages to get to full guard.
Nemkov is looking for a triangle but Ulriksen pushes his legs off easily.
Ulriksen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nemkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nemkov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ulriksen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nemkov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ulriksen is aware though and is defending well.
Ulriksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nemkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nemkov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ulriksen wants to control from the top but Nemkov keeps moving.
Ulriksen postures up.
Ulriksen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ulriksen postures up in Nemkov's guard and throws a big left but Nemkov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nemkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ulriksen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nemkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ulriksen shoots in and bounces Nemkov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ulriksen cracks Nemkov with a solid left hand.
Nemkov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nemkov keeping full guard, as Ulriksen tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ulriksen wants to control from the top but Nemkov keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ulriksen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ulriksen just misses with a punch to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ulriksen enables Nemkov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ulriksen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nemkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ulriksen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ulriksen trying to control the position.
Nemkov trying to control but Ulriksen is working from the bottom.
Nemkov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemkov pushes down on Ulriksen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nemkov prevents Ulriksen from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemkov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ulriksen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nemkov is thwarting Ulriksen's attempts to control the position.
Nemkov is trying to control. Ulriksen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ulriksen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nemkov pulls his head out easily.
Ulriksen is staying active underneath Nemkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nemkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Still in half guard, Nemkov seems content to control.
Ulriksen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nemkov is working away from the top position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Oleg Nemkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nemkov throws a sloppy head kick and Ulriksen moves out of range easily.
Nemkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ulriksen as he avoids it easily.
Ulriksen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ulriksen lands in his opponent's guard.
Nemkov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ulriksen gets back to full guard.
Ulriksen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ulriksen has control of Nemkov's left arm, preventing Nemkov from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ulriksen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nemkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ulriksen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nemkov is aware though and is defending well.
Nemkov won't allow Ulriksen to sweep him here.
Ulriksen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ulriksen trying to keep a closed guard but Nemkov is proving a slippery customer.
Nemkov looking to pass the guard.
Nemkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nemkov wants to control from the top but Ulriksen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nemkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nemkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ulriksen's head.
Victor Ulriksen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ulriksen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nemkov stands up over Ulriksen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nemkov wants to pass the guard but Ulriksen is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nemkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nemkov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nemkov is fighting to break Ulriksen's control of his arms but Ulriksen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Nemkov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ulriksen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Ulriksen!
Our winner, Victor Ulriksen, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamezdin Shraf (ranked 3609 p4p, 451 weight class) and Sea Level Cain (ranked 2330 p4p, 327 weight class). Shraf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Road To Glory. 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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212 lbs
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34
196 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamezdin Shraf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sea Level Cain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shraf looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Shraf's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Shraf is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shraf prevents Cain from improving his position.
Shraf is looking for a kimura here.
Shraf trying to control the action but Cain is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraf is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cain is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shraf perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shraf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shraf.
Cain is controlling Shraf's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shraf seems to be working for a kimura but Cain 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.
Well, if Shraf is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shraf looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cain controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraf is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cain is defending against the submission attempts here by Shraf.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shraf content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cain closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shraf is pressed up against the cage. Cain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shraf down to the mat. Shraf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cain misses with a shot to the body
and Shraf counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shraf is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shraf is stalling here. Cain is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shraf seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cain has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Shraf tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shraf sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shraf trying to hold on to Cain's head to control him but Cain postures up.
Shraf tries to roll over but Cain keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamezdin Shraf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shraf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shraf fails with a takedown attempt.
Shraf has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cain.
Cain lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shraf.
A head punch on the inside from Cain fails to land.
Cain blocks an uppercut.
Cain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraf avoids the head kick by Cain.
Cain throws a nice head kick!
Shraf misses with a takedown
and Cain counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shraf takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cain rushes Shraf and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cain swings wildly with an uppercut but Shraf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shraf blocks a body shot from Cain.
Cain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cain keeps the fight on the outside.
Cain keeps Shraf at a distance using the push kick.
Cain lands with a straight right. Shraf didn't see that one coming.
Cain lands a big head kick that sends Shraf tumbling to the mat! Cain takes a step backwards and waves Shraf back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jamezdin Shraf has been cut.
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!
Shraf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cain. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cain.
Cain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cain gets through Shraf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shraf has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cain regains guard immediately.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cain is on top in guard.
Shraf being controlled here, momentarily.
Cain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shraf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shraf looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cain puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shraf tries to roll over but Cain keeps him under control.
Cain slows the pace down in half guard.
Cain is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shraf!
Shraf is looking to improve his position but Cain isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shraf manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cain prevents Shraf from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cain in particular looking to stall.
Shraf has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cain is working away from the top position though.
Shraf is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sea Level Cain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamezdin Shraf's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Shraf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cain.
Shraf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cain tries to sprawl but Shraf drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cain wants to get back to full guard.
Cain wants to control but Shraf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cain tries to kick Shraf off but Shraf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraf is working for a submission of some sort.
Shraf is trying to work for a kimura but Cain is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain wants to control but Shraf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cain manages to get to full guard.
Shraf controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shraf trying to control the position from guard on top but Cain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Cain pulls Shraf in close to prevent any damage.
Shraf sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shraf tries to clinch but Cain is having none of it.
Cain closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shraf to the mat! Shraf manages to get full guard.
Shraf keeping moving, preventing Cain from controlling successfully.
Cain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cain won't allow Shraf to sweep him here.
Shraf seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shraf can't keep his opponent in guard - Cain advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shraf tries to get to full guard but Cain has control of the leg.
Shraf has a hand on Cain's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cain takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Shraf wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Shraf trying to control but not successfully.
Cain has the hooks in. Shraf is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shraf is working hard here to advance position.
Cain biding his time, controlling Shraf.
Shraf tries to escape the position.
Cain tries to keep control of the position but Shraf is staying busy.
Good control from Cain.
Cain struggling to keep hold of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cain is hanging on to Shraf's back as he tries to escape.
Cain slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sea Level Cain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cain 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sea Level Cain!
Sea Level Cain 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Skeet (ranked 3303 p4p, 424 weight class) and Cron Spliffton (ranked 2274 p4p, 322 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Skeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cron Spliffton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spliffton.
Skeet throws an off balance right hand
and Spliffton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spliffton throws a body kick that misses.
Skeet ducks under a wild hook from Spliffton.
Spliffton throws a body shot but no joy.
Spliffton looks to land a body kick but Skeet moved away.
Spliffton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skeet thumps Spliffton with a low kick.
Skeet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spliffton 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.
Skeet lunges at Spliffton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spliffton's hand.
Spliffton thuds a left hand into Skeet's body.
Spliffton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffton misses with a wild body shot.
Skeet ducks under a wild hook from Spliffton.
Skeet is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Skeet as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Cron Spliffton has been cut.
Skeet misses with an uppercut
and Spliffton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeet throws a big shot that misses.
Skeet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spliffton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Spliffton stuns Skeet with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Spliffton coming out on top.
Skeet misses with a body punch
and Spliffton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spliffton thuds his right hand into Skeet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spliffton throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Skeet.
Skeet moves out of range as Spliffton strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skeet throws the left hand but Spliffton avoids the punch easily.
Skeet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spliffton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spliffton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skeet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spliffton was well out of range. Poor timing from Skeet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton throws a head kick but Skeet moves out of range.
Skeet takes one on the button.
Spliffton blocks a head kick by Skeet.
Skeet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skeet misses the jab.
Spliffton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Skeet misses.
Spliffton scores with a jab to the body.
Skeet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spliffton's hands.
Spliffton blocks a jab.
Spliffton lands with a big left! Skeet is wobbled badly! Spliffton comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Skeet to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cron Spliffton!
A victorious Cron Spliffton 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Vurny (ranked 1237 p4p, 163 weight class) and Kwiwan Fogomayu (ranked 1137 p4p, 149 weight class). Fogomayu has chosen Kyamadu as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Vurny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwiwan Fogomayu!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vurny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fogomayu, right into the meat.
Vurny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fogomayu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vurny thinking.
Vurny has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Vurny ducks right into an uppercut from Fogomayu.
Vurny closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fogomayu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Vurny is keen to just control but Fogomayu is a slippery customer.
Fogomayu is trying to get back to full guard.
Fogomayu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vurny.
Fogomayu tries to get to full guard but Vurny has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fogomayu's head.
Vurny is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fogomayu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vurny with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vurny throws a strike but Fogomayu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fogomayu throwing strikes from guard but Vurny blocks nicely.
Vurny is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fogomayu is looking for a sweep. Vurny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vurny is thwarting Fogomayu's attempts to control the position.
Fogomayu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vurny.
Vurny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fogomayu is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny slows the pace down in half guard.
Vurny working over Fogomayu with some ground and pound. Fogomayu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vurny is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fogomayu sees it coming and defends easily.
Vurny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fogomayu's head.
Fogomayu trying to control here.
Vurny thows a huge punch but Fogomayu dodges it nicely.
Fogomayu is looking for a sweep. Vurny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vurny works his way into side control.
Vurny 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vurny off and has taken his back!
Fogomayu is landing with strikes from the back.
Fogomayu is trying to stick to Vurny's back but Vurny is turning into Fogomayu. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fogomayu's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Vurny.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vurny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vurny trying to control the position from guard on top but Fogomayu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vurny won't allow Fogomayu to sweep him here.
Vurny distracts Fogomayu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vurny lands a couple of elbows.
Vurny stands up over Fogomayu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fogomayu wants to sweep but no luck.
Vurny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vurny tries to free his leg and advance position but Fogomayu is retaining full guard.
Fogomayu keeping moving, preventing Vurny from controlling successfully.
Vurny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fogomayu's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fogomayu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vurny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fogomayu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vurny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vurny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fogomayu looks to land a right hand but Vurny moved out of range.
Vurny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vurny fails with a takedown attempt.
Vurny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vurny darts in looking for a takedown but Fogomayu gets double underhooks and turns Vurny into the cage.
Fogomayu looks to score with a jab to the body but Vurny is just out of range.
Fogomayu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vurny looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fogomayu!
Sloppy strikes there by Vurny.
Vurny throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fogomayu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vurny throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fogomayu works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fogomayu has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fogomayu flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fogomayu is trying to get back to full guard.
Vurny missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vurny drops an elbow to the side of Fogomayu's head.
Vurny working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fogomayu is trying to get back to full guard.
Fogomayu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vurny scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fogomayu defending well though.
Fogomayu tries to roll over but Vurny keeps him under control.
Fogomayu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vurny is looking to pass into half guard but Fogomayu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fogomayu is in guard.
Fogomayu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vurny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fogomayu throws a big right hand that misses.
Fogomayu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vurny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fogomayu is one step ahead there.
Fogomayu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fogomayu wants to control from the top but Vurny keeps moving.
Fogomayu won't allow Vurny to sweep him here.
Fogomayu trying to control the position from guard on top but Vurny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo Vurny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fogomayu's guard.
Vurny is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fogomayu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vurny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fogomayu wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fogomayu keeping full guard, as Vurny tries to pass.
Vurny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fogomayu can do to turn this around?
Fogomayu is trying to keep Vurny in close.
Vurny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fogomayu's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vurny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fogomayu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vurny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vurny passes Fogomayu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vurny working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vurny throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fogomayu to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Vurny dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Vurny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fogomayu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vurny.
Vurny misses with a takedown attempt - Fogomayu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vurny misses with a body kick.
Vurny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vurny has his takedown stuffed
and Fogomayu counters with a straight right hand.
Fogomayu looks to throw the jab but Vurny is out of range.
Vurny throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fogomayu was covering up waiting for the punch and Vurny finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fogomayu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fogomayu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurny tries to free his leg and advance position but Fogomayu is retaining full guard.
Vurny trying to control but Fogomayu is working from the bottom.
Vurny postures up and lands a big shot to Fogomayu's brow.
Fogomayu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vurny manages to get himself to full guard.
Vurny working for a triangle but Fogomayu defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fogomayu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fogomayu postures up in Vurny's guard and throws a big left but Vurny blocks it.
Fogomayu being controlled here momentarily.
Kwiwan Fogomayu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurny looking for a sweep. Not yet Vurny, not yet.
Fogomayu distracts Vurny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vurny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vurny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vurny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fogomayu is one step ahead there.
Vurny wants to hit a switch here but Fogomayu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vurny there!
Fogomayu dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurny takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fogomayu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vurny regains half guard.
Vurny is looking to get back to full guard here but Fogomayu has managed to pass to side control instead.
Vurny sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vurny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vurny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vurny has hold of Fogomayu's hands but Fogomayu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fogomayu prevents Vurny from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurny trying to control but Fogomayu postures up.
Fogomayu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vurny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fogomayu.
Vurny gets full guard.
Fogomayu landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vurny is trying to keep Fogomayu in close.
Vurny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwiwan Fogomayu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vurny 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Vurny!
During a confident post fight interview, Aldo Vurny thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khatir Afridi (ranked 2408 p4p, 214 weight class) and General Bushido (ranked 3632 p4p, 282 weight class). Khatir Afridi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khatir Afridi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, General Bushido!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afridi lands with a nice body kick.
Bushido shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Afridi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bushido tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Afridi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Abraham's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Afridi misses with the combination.
Bushido shoots in but Afridi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bushido.
Afridi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Afridi scores with a jab.
Afridi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Afridi misses with a hook. Bushido ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bushido goes for a double leg but Afridi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Afridi continues to drive forward.
Khatir Afridi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of General Bushido.
Afridi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bushido bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bushido goes for a double leg but Afridi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Afridi continues to drive forward.
A quick step to the side and Afridi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bushido throws a head kick that misses
letting Afridi counter with a right hand.
Bushido shoots for a takedown but Afridi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afridi scores with the left hand. Bushido knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Afridi.
Afridi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bushido darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bushido is working for an americana but Afridi has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Bushido was thinking about the submission.
Afridi has his foot on Bushido's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bushido works his way back into a safe position though.
Bushido looking to pass the guard.
Afridi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bushido defends well.
Afridi working for submissions but it's allowed Bushido to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushido is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Afridi reverses the position - he's now on top in Bushido's guard.
Afridi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Afridi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bushido looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afridi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bushido is keeping the position for now.
Afridi trying to control but Bushido is working from the bottom.
Afridi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bushido is keeping the position for now.
Afridi stopping the sweep attempt from Bushido.
Afridi wants to control from the top but Bushido keeps moving.
Afridi looking to pass the guard.
Bushido managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Afridi wants to control from the top but Bushido keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bushido shoots in looking for a takedown but Afridi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bushido's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Afridi throws a jab when Bushido was well out of range.
Bushido looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Afridi is fending him off so far but Bushido persists. Nope, Afridi circles away and we're back to standing.
Afridi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bushido just manages to avoid it.
Bushido darts in looking for a takedown but Afridi gets double underhooks and turns Bushido into the cage.
Afridi throws a chopping leg kick but Bushido manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bushido steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Afridi. That one must have hurt.
Bushido closes this distance looking for a takedown but Afridi circles away.
Afridi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bushido dives in for a single leg takedown but Afridi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khatir Afridi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Afridi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Bushido does no damage.
Bushido fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Afridi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Afridi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Afridi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bushido is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bushido has his takedown stuffed
and Bushido takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Afridi digs a good hook to Bushido's body.
Bushido closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Afridi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bushido pulls his head out easily.
Bushido tries to pass to full mount but Afridi defends it.
Afridi is pressing down on Bushido's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bushido won't allow Afridi to sweep him here.
Afridi is looking for a triangle here but Bushido uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushido thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Afridi is looking for a sweep.
Bushido looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bushido is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Afridi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Afridi sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Afridi is not content to let Bushido control the position.
Afridi manages to get to full guard.
Bushido stopping the sweep attempt from Afridi.
General Bushido has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bushido wants to control from the top but Afridi keeps moving.
Bushido content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Afridi has locked up a guillotine! Afridi's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Bushido is holding on here and Afridi must be using up a lot of energy. Bushido has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Afridi gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Khatir Afridi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Rutten (ranked 2497 p4p, 340 weight class) and Steve Stricker (ranked 1783 p4p, 272 weight class). Stricker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 21 Savage feat. Future - X. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
19 - 4 - 1 |
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219 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Handsome Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Stricker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stricker throws an overhand right that lands on Rutten's shoulder, as Rutten tries to avoid the shot.
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stricker misses with a hook to the body
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
Handsome Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stricker.
Rutten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stricker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutten's knee momentarily.
Stricker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutten scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Steve Stricker has been cut.
A left and a right from Stricker both land. Nice combination.
Stricker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten lands with a hook. Stricker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stricker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rutten lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Stricker misses.
Stricker keeps Rutten at a distance using the push kick.
Stricker blocks a jab.
Stricker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stricker's corner calls for a 1-2. Stricker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stricker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Stricker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stricker throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rutten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stricker, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stricker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stricker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stricker tries a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Stricker connects with a leg kick. Rutten looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Stricker moved out of range nicely.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Stricker moves out of range.
Stricker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rutten.
Rutten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stricker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stricker rushes Rutten and presses him up against the cage.
Rutten pushes Stricker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Rutten has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Stricker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stricker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutten misses with a punch to the body.
Stricker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Stricker.
Still in the clinch, Stricker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Stricker.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten is working for takedown but Stricker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rutten struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Rutten cracks Stricker with a nice body shot.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Stricker avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
Stricker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Rutten.
Stricker looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Rutten there.
Stricker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutten, pushing him back against the cage.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stricker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stricker's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
A short uppercut from Stricker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Rutten pushes Stricker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Stricker has him pressed against the cage.
Stricker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten tries a body shot but Stricker blocks it.
Rutten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutten.
Rutten blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stricker.
Stricker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutten misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rutten.
Rutten digs a right hand underneath Stricker's ribcage. Stricker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stricker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stricker avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Stricker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stricker.
Rutten appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stricker slips a jab from Rutten.
Stricker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
enabling Stricker to counter with a crisp jab.
Stricker is looking to slow Rutten down with leg kicks.
Stricker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stricker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten drives through and clinches with Stricker against the cage.
Stricker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten blocking some punches.
Rutten tries a body shot but Stricker blocks it.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Rutten fails to land.
Stricker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Stricker saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stricker misses with a wild combination.
Stricker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Stricker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Stricker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stricker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutten.
Stricker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rutten throws a hook but Stricker avoids it easily.
Stricker scores with a nice head shot.
Rutten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stricker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stricker throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stricker feints a jab promting Rutten to slip. Stricker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rutten slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stricker wants to counter the offense by Rutten and move into the clinch position.
Rutten takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stricker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stricker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stricker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Stricker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stricker misses with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stricker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stricker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rutten, as that shot connected.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Stricker's shoulder, as Stricker tries to avoid the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stricker, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stricker circles away quickly and effectively.
Stricker punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Stricker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stricker lands a jab to the head.
Rutten connects with a body shot that sends Stricker's belly button to the back.
Stricker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stricker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stricker throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten lands with a good body shot.
Stricker lands with a nice body punch.
Rutten takes a swing at Stricker's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutten checks a leg kick.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Stricker walks into a left hand.
Stricker wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stricker looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stricker scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Stricker.
A little feinted left hand from Rutten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rutten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stricker scores with a leg kick.
Rutten tries to bum rush Stricker with a series of wild strikes but Stricker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stricker ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stricker misses with a looping right.
Stricker motions for Rutten to come forward. Stricker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Stricker throws a leg kick but Rutten sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Stricker with an uppercut!
Stricker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten drives through and clinches with Stricker against the cage.
Rutten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutten tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stricker gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutten changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stricker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stricker lands a jab to Rutten's midsection.
Rutten scores with a sloppy right hand. Stricker should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Stricker.
Stricker misses the jab.
Rutten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stricker.
Stricker misses the jab.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve Stricker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutten throws a hook but Stricker blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten cracks Stricker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stricker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stricker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rutten.
Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stricker connects with a right hand. Rutten shakes it off.
Stricker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stricker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stricker.
Stricker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stricker throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Stricker is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stricker misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stricker.
A jab lands there for Rutten.
Rutten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Stricker. That snapped Rutten's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stricker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Stricker's cut.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutten blocks the leg kick.
Rutten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stricker counters with a left to the body.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stricker, as that shot connected.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stricker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stricker tries to counter with a clinch but Rutten shakes him off and moves away.
Rutten thuds his right hand into Stricker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rutten feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strickers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stricker lands a two punch combo.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stricker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stricker with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stricker moves into range and clinches up with Rutten.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Stricker misses with a wild combination.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Stricker.
Rutten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rutten moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stricker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stricker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutten working aggressively here.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stricker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten has Stricker up against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handsome Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stricker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stricker has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stricker prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Rutten.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stricker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stricker.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Stricker.
Rutten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten is looking to control Stricker's arms but Stricker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rutten has his back to the cage.
Stricker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stricker misses with some punches.
Stricker blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Steve Stricker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stricker scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Stricker can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
Stricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Stricker fails to land.
Stricker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Rutten gets a clinch.
Come on Rutten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rutten tries to work over Stricker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stricker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stricker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stricker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stricker.
Stricker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rutten tries to circle away but Stricker has him pinned against the cage.
Stricker lands with a left to the head.
Stricker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten misses with the head strike.
Stricker presses Rutten against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stricker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stricker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stricker prevents a body shot from Rutten.
Stricker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stricker misses with the head strike.
A short left from Stricker.
Rutten struggles to land a body shot inside as Stricker controls his hands.
Stricker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stricker lands a body shot.
Stricker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stricker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stricker 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Stricker!
Steve Stricker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 1422 p4p, 212 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 2234 p4p, 319 weight class). Walcott comes to the cage accompanied by The Way Of The Fist. This should be a great matchup!
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Walcott seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia works over Walcott's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Joe Walcott has been cut.
Walcott closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walcott.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott misses with a low kick as Garcia jumps back.
Walcott is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Walcott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Walcott blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Walcott has double underhooks.
Walcott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walcott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Walcott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Garcia misses with a hook
enabling Walcott to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walcott gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to break free.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Walcott.
A short right from Walcott on the inside.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia cracks Walcott with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Walcott lands with an overhand left.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott scores with a head kick. Garcia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Rodney Garcia has been cut.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Walcott misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott sends Garcia crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Walcott is motioning to the referee to let Garcia up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott moves into the clinch.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Walcott is working Garcia over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott lands an uppercut.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walcott after a bit of a struggle.
Joe Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Garcia.
Walcott slows down the pace here.
Walcott misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garcia avoiding damage as Walcott throws knees to the body.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Garcia has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Come on Walcott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Walcott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Walcott finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walcott avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garcia.
Garcia throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Walcott works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Garcia prevents Walcott from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Walcott trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walcott is doing well to control the position and prevent Garcia from advancing to side control.
Walcott wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Walcott wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Walcott wants to sweep but Garcia has passed to side control!
Walcott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walcott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia wants to take a breather but Walcott manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Garcia.
Walcott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walcott is fighting to break Garcia's control of his arms but Garcia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Walcott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walcott stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Walcott is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Walcott is proving a slippery customer.
Walcott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walcott stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Walcott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia pulls Walcott in close to his closed guard and prevents Walcott from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walcott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses
and Walcott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Walcott pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Walcott lands with a cross.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Garcia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walcott is looking for a sweep.
Garcia in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Walcott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia wants to control but Walcott is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Walcott is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia staying calm.
Garcia misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Garcia throwing strikes but Walcott manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Garcia is looking to regain half guard here but Walcott keeps moving and retains side control.
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rodney Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Garcia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Walcott defends easily.
Walcott has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garcia pulls Walcott in to control the position.
Walcott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walcott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Walcott from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Walcott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walcott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcia stays in close to Walcott's body and controls the position.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Walcott has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Walcott is retaining full guard.
Walcott is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Walcott, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Walcott against the cage but Walcott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walcott lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walcott fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Garcia tries to counter it with a takedown but Walcott pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Walcott's head back.
Garcia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walcott 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bale (ranked 2653 p4p, 357 weight class) and Henry Hoodoo (ranked 1665 p4p, 258 weight class). Hoodoo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Put A Spell On You. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Henry Hoodoo enters the cage!
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Hoodoo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale misses with a looping right.
Bale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Henry Hoodoo has been cut.
Hoodoo catches Bale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bale jabs Hoodoo right on the nose. Hoodoo blinks but takes it well.
Hoodoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoodoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale.
Bale misses with an uppercut
and Hoodoo moves into the clinch.
Hoodoo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bale manages to break the clinch.
Bale fails to land the takedown.
Bale scores with a head kick.
Hoodoo is rocked!
Bale goes for a small jab and connects. Now Bale goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Hoodoo stumbles back but Bale runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Hoodoo to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Hoodoo will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Bale!
A very excited looking Tony Bale rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nemesor Imotekh (ranked 1021 p4p, 163 weight class) and Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 1854 p4p, 281 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nemesor Imotekh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Imotekh can pounce on him.
Ericsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Imotekh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Imotekh sneaks back into half guard.
Ericsson trying to control from half guard but Imotekh is working away.
Imotekh trying to control from the bottom.
Ericsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Imotekh defending well though.
Ericsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Imotekh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ericsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Imotekh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Imotekh gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ericsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imotekh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ericsson.
Imotekh has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ericsson stopping the sweep attempt from Imotekh.
Ericsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ericsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ericsson postures up.
Ericsson wants to control from the top but Imotekh keeps moving.
Ericsson throws a strike but Imotekh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ericsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Ericsson, not yet.
Imotekh looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Imotekh controls the pace.
Imotekh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ericsson wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Imotekh passes Ericsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ericsson is staying active underneath Imotekh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ericsson is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson trying to control here.
Ericsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Imotekh is stalling in the full guard.
Ericsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Imotekh content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ericsson checks a low kick from Imotekh.
Ericsson feints and as Imotekh raises his hands in defense, Ericsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Imotekh wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imotekh is trying to keep Ericsson in close.
Ericsson preventing the sweep.
Ericsson trying to control but Imotekh is working from the bottom.
Ericsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ericsson wants to control from the top but Imotekh keeps moving.
Ericsson postures up and lands a big shot to Imotekh's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ericsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Ericsson stopping the sweep attempt from Imotekh.
Ericsson works over Imotekh with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Ericsson dominated that 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ericsson.
Ericsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A lull in the action here as Ericsson stalls from top position.
Ericsson lands an elbow.
Imotekh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Imotekh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imotekh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imotekh can't do much from the bottom here.
Ericsson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ericsson is looking to take a break and control but Imotekh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ericsson controls the position.
Ericsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Ericsson working the head with strikes.
Ericsson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Imotekh parries the strikes from Ericsson easily there. Ericsson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Imotekh to escape.
Ericsson working the head and body with strikes.
Ludvig Ericsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson is putting a hurting on Imotekh here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee asks Ericsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ericsson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ericsson working the head and body with strikes.
Ericsson working the ground and pound but Imotekh is defending the strikes.
Ericsson controlling from side mount.
Ericsson is looking to take a break and control but Imotekh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ericsson working the ground and pound.
Ericsson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Imotekh!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson raining down shots from the mount!
Ericsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ericsson unloading with bombs!
It looks like Nemesor Imotekh has been cut.
Imotekh tries to lock up and control but Ericsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Imotekh is in a horrible position here. Ericsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ericsson unloading with bombs!
Imotekh is rocked!
Nemesor Imotekh's cut is getting worse.
Ericsson landing shots from mount.
Oh Imotekh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ericsson is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Imotekh goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Ericsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ludvig Ericsson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 916 p4p, 111 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 1031 p4p, 127 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cook might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Baby - Southside. Ector has chosen Monster! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Cook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 34 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ector tries to clinch there but Cook circles away.
Ector loads up on a big right hand but Cook slips the punch.
Cook moves away from the strike by Ector.
Ector throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Ector doesn't manage to clinch there - Cook circles away.
Ector swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ector throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Ector connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cook momentarily.
Ector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ector throws a lazy right hand but Cook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ector lands a nice looking body shot.
Cook missing with a left hand there. Ector was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cook tries to keep at a distance but Ector has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ector lands an elbow inside.
Cook manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector throws out a loose jab but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cook clinches.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Ector moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ector looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
Cook was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ector tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cook slips a jab and a cross from Ector.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ector, as that shot connected.
A big left from Ector misses.
Ector closes the distance but Cook moves to the side
and Cook counters with a nice uppercut.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Ector is just out of range.
Ector looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Cook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ector misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ector throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cook counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook avoids the body shot from Ector.
Cook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ector throws out the jab.
Ector throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook misses with an uppercut.
Ector scores with a jab to the head.
Cook punishes Ector's body with a nice straight punch.
Ector fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it.
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ector darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ector darts in and clinches Cook up against the cage.
Ector tries a knee to the head but Cook blocks it.
Cook effectively controlling the action here.
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch but Cook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cook gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ector.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
Ector drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Kay Ector has been cut.
Ector just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Kay Ector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ector. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ector looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Cook throwing a counter right hand but Ector manages to avoid it.
Cook takes the fight into the clinch.
Ector lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cook.
Ector breaks the clinch.
Ector tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Ector.
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ector.
Ector looks to land a left hand but Cook moved out of range nicely.
Cook swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ector.
Ector looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Cook does it's job there.
Ector misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cook drops Ector with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ector! Cook dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Cook!
Bob Cook is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Bob Cook, 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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