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DFN#57 Muller vs Trew PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Giebelhals (ranked 2496 p4p, 297 weight class) and Jerome Alviso (ranked 1833 p4p, 222 weight class). Alviso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pooh Man-Oakland. Tom Giebelhals could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerome Alviso's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Giebelhals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Alviso!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alviso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giebelhals throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alviso.
Alviso shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alviso showed some decent athleticism there.
Giebelhals is looking to improve his position.
Giebelhals wants to control but Alviso is keeping busy.
Alviso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Giebelhals's head.
Alviso is trying to control. Giebelhals wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alviso 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.
Giebelhals avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alviso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giebelhals preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giebelhals wants to improve his position but Alviso is controlling well.
Giebelhals is not content to let Alviso control the position.
Giebelhals is defending against the submission attempts here by Alviso.
Giebelhals is not content to let Alviso control the position.
Alviso is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nice strikes from Alviso there.
Alviso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Giebelhals tries to get to full guard but Alviso has control of the leg.
Giebelhals keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giebelhals is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giebelhals keeping control of the position.
Giebelhals is trying to maintain the position but Alviso is very close to passing his half guard.
Giebelhals is trying to get back to full guard.
Alviso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alviso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Giebelhals'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.
Alviso is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Giebelhals controlling the position for now.
Alviso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giebelhals defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giebelhals is trying to stand up here but Alviso is controlling him well.
Alviso wants to control but Giebelhals is keeping him busy.
Giebelhals is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alviso is working for a kimura but Giebelhals is defending it quite comfortably.
Giebelhals taking some punishment here, with Alviso in his half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Alviso working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Giebelhals tries to roll over but Alviso keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Alviso.
Alviso seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Giebelhals is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jerome Alviso!
A pretty intense looking Jerome Alviso took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orion Soulburn (ranked 1185 p4p, 157 weight class) and Chew Kok (ranked 2255 p4p, 290 weight class). Kok has chosen Back from the grave-by GRAVE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chew Kok was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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188 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orion Soulburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Chew Kok!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soulburn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soulburn.
Chew Kok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kok ducks under a wild hook from Soulburn.
Kok looks to land a right hand but Soulburn moved out of range.
Kok moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Orion Soulburn has been cut.
Kok thumps Soulburn with a low kick.
Soulburn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been hearing reports that Soulburn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soulburn.
Soulburn throws a wild hook but Kok just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Soulburn gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Kok raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chew Kok!
Chew Kok took some time post fight to say the following; 'Sam witcher i just made you my bitch....
FUCK EFA!!!! SHIT PAY FROM A SHIT ORG CAN'T BE HAPPIER TO LEAVE THIS SHITHOLE!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 629 p4p, 86 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 1757 p4p, 229 weight class). Suleijma Tudekiks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
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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
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudekiks moves into the clinch successfully.
Tudekiks lands a right hand.
Tudekiks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Tudekiks controls his hands.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tudekiks dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tudekiks tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tudekiks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Tudekiks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Silva.
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
Tudekiks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva blocks a body shot from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks leaning against his opponent.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudekiks lands an uppercut.
Tudekiks looking to stall.
Tudekiks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Tudekiks swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tudekiks lands with a right to the head.
Tudekiks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Tudekiks should have avoided that one.
Tudekiks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tudekiks drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Tudekiks's head.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva gets through Tudekiks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tudekiks is rocked!
A short right from Silva.
Tudekiks is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Silva lands a big elbow that drops Tudekiks! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Tudekiks is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starling Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 1063 p4p, 167 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 1094 p4p, 174 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercy has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Mercy won't allow it.
Mercy crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Mercy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
Mercy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mercy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Mercy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mercy prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Mercy thuds a left hand into Wright's body.
Mercy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mercy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright takes a swing at Mercy's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright blocks a head kick by Mercy.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercy misses with a hook.
Mercy scores with a jab to the body.
Mercy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mercy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mercys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright swings for the body but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercy cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercy slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercy counters with a body kick.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Mercy's head but Mercy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Mercy's leg but Mercy calmly moves out of range.
Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Wright misses.
Mercy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Mercy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mercy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercy connects with a high kick.
A good leg kick by Mercy.
Mercy lands a jab.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright cracks Mercy with an open hand slap.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright misses with a hook. Mercy ducked under it nicely.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Mercy ducks down to avoid it.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Mercy.
Waylon Mercy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Mercy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercy checks a leg kick nicely.
Mercy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Mercy misses with a looping left.
Wright tries to bum rush Mercy with a series of wild strikes but Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercy misses with a straight left.
Mercy slips under a jab from Wright.
Mercy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cleon Wright's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercy.
Mercy throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercy is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercy tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mercy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Mercy misses.
Mercy looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Mercy misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Mercy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mercy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Mercy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mercy, as that shot connected.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Mercy clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright throws a series of punches but Mercy moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mercy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercy looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Mercy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Mercy throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mercy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy sizes up Wright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wright throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Wright tries to keep at a distance but Mercy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mercy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mercy.
Mercy pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mercy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Mercy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Wright throws a jab when Mercy was well out of range.
It seemed like Mercy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
The fighters circling - Mercy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mercy will feel that in the morning.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Mercy moved out of range.
Mercy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercy.
Mercy misses with a low kick.
Wright jabs Mercy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Mercy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice jab there from Wright.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Mercy.
Mercy motions for Wright to come forward. Mercy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright is looking to counter punch.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercy.
Mercy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Mercy is out of range.
Mercy scores with a head kick.
Cleon Wright's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wright tests Mercy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy misses with a double jab.
Wright lands with a straight right. Mercy didn't see that one coming.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mercy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercy misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Mercy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Mercy.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Waylon Mercy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercy darts in and clinches Wright up against the cage.
Mercy landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Mercy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
Wright feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mercy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mercy walks into a straight right hand from Wright.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends Mercy's belly button to the back.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercy tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Mercy back against the cage.
Wright looking for a takedown.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright slips a jab from Mercy.
Mercy connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
Mercy staying out of range there.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Wright avoids them all with ease.
Mercy throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mercy thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercy throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range.
Mercy is looking for the big counter here.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright connects with a body shot that sends Mercy's belly button to the back.
That kick from Mercy tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been told by Wright's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercy ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Mercy throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Mercy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright scores with a nice right hand.
Mercy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercy.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Mercy's head but Mercy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mercy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mercy throws a big shot that misses.
Mercy lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Mercy throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Wright looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
Mercy throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Mercy.
Mercy throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range.
Mercy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wright.
Mercy clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mercy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Mercy connects with a leg kick. Wright looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Mercy's shoulder, as Mercy tries to avoid the shot.
Wright slips a jab from Mercy.
Wright steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mercy. That one must have hurt.
A bone on bone clash there as Mercy blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Mercy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Mercy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercy thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Mercy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercy.
Jeez, Cleon Wright's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mercy connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
Mercy lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Cleon Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercy scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercy throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
Mercy throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Mercy.
Mercy lands with a cross.
Mercy moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Waylon Mercy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Wright's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Wright throws a leg kick but Mercy checks it.
Mercy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright tries to work over Mercy's front leg with a kick but Mercy checks it.
Wright throws the left hand but Mercy avoids the punch easily.
Mercy throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Wright misses.
Mercy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mercy connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waylon Mercy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercy 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waylon Mercy!
Waylon Mercy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justice James (ranked 1627 p4p, 194 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 902 p4p, 116 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ... And Justice For All. Sanchez has chosen Duele El Carazon 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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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justice James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James drives through with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanchez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez is pushing down on James's leg trying to pass to half guard. James is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanchez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and James defends it well.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, James has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
Sanchez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
James passes into half guard.
James is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for James to get the leverage.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez keeping control of the position.
James is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Sanchez seems keen to control James's posture.
Sanchez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
James keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
James has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Sanchez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but James is defending well.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanchez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
James taking a bit of punishment here - Sanchez scoring with strikes.
Sanchez tries for a kimura but James is defending well.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
James is looking to regain half guard here but Sanchez keeps moving and retains side control.
James stops Sanchez from passing to mount.
Check out the look on Sanchez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
James is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanchez working the body and head with strikes.
Sanchez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
James is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanchez 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.
James gets full guard.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez is pushing down on James's leg trying to pass to half guard. James is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanchez has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James takes one on the button.
James fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
James with a poor takedown
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justice James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sanchez finds it's way round the side to connect with James's head.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez throws a big overhand right that connects, sending James tumbling to the canvas!
James is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez works over James with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh James is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Sanchez advances to half guard.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
James taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Sanchez wants to work for an arm triangle but James is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but James defends it.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
James works his way to full guard. Good work.
James is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez stands and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanchez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanchez moves into full mount!
James is looking to get to half guard.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez looking to finish James with some ground and pound. This is bad for James!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez with a couple of short strikes.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and James is in trouble!
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez takes James's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, James is in trouble.
Sanchez is looking to control James but James is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sanchez keeps control of the position as James tries to break free.
Will Sanchez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sanchez is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Sanchez tightening his grip on James, looking for the choke.
Sanchez is persistently looking for the submission but James is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has got one arm under James's chin. This could be trouble... James trying to control the other hand but Sanchez gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, James has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aristotle Nicomachus (ranked 1195 p4p, 192 weight class) and Rickson Moura (ranked 728 p4p, 115 weight class). Nicomachus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drake - Trophies. Aristotle Nicomachus had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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30
215 lbs
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World class 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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aristotle Nicomachus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Moura!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicomachus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moura feints and as Nicomachus raises his hands in defense, Moura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moura throws a big right hand that misses.
Moura looking to sit in guard and control but Nicomachus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nicomachus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moura managing to control the position.
Nicomachus is working Moura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nicomachus landing some decent shots from guard.
Nicomachus throws a strike but Moura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nicomachus keeping full guard, as Moura tries to pass.
Nicomachus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moura is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Moura won't allow Nicomachus to sweep him here.
Nicomachus striking from his own guard.
Nicomachus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moura with a nice head shot there.
Nicomachus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moura is one step ahead there.
Moura tries to free his leg and advance position but Nicomachus is retaining full guard.
Moura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nicomachus kicks Moura off and gets to his feet.
Nicomachus throws a head kick that misses.
Nicomachus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Moura tries to counter it with a takedown but Nicomachus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura gets the takedown into side control.
Nicomachus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moura off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moura trying to control but not successfully.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nicomachus.
Nicomachus is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Moura. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Moura just trying to survive but Nicomachus is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Moura rolls, trying to escape but Nicomachus keeps control of the position.
Moura manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nicomachus's guard. Nice work there by Moura.
Moura connects with a couple of short punches.
Moura is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nicomachus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moura cracks Nicomachus with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nicomachus keeping moving, preventing Moura from controlling successfully.
Nicomachus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moura advances position into side control!
Nicomachus is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Moura trying to control the action but Nicomachus is working from the bottom.
Nicomachus is trying to get back to half guard.
Nicomachus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nicomachus is not content to let Moura control the position.
Moura prevents Nicomachus from improving his position.
Nicomachus is working hard here to advance position.
Nicomachus manages to get to full guard.
Moura wants to control from the top but Nicomachus keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aristotle Nicomachus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nicomachus circles away.
Moura cracks Nicomachus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicomachus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicomachus. Moura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicomachus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicomachus can pounce on him.
Nicomachus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moura checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aristotle Nicomachus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moura staying out of range there.
Nicomachus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moura can do to turn this around?
Nicomachus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moura checks a low kick from Nicomachus.
Moura checks a leg kick nicely.
Nicomachus thuds his right hand into Moura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicomachus.
A combination from Nicomachus does no damage.
Nicomachus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicomachus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nicomachus wants it to stay on the feet.
Moura gets a takedown into half guard.
Nicomachus tries to roll over but Moura keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus gets full guard.
Moura with a nice head shot there.
Moura trying to control but Nicomachus is working from the bottom.
Nicomachus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nicomachus tries to strike from the bottom.
Nicomachus trying to control the position.
Nicomachus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicomachus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Nicomachus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nicomachus's head.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Nicomachus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicomachus throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Moura trying to control but Nicomachus is working from the bottom.
Nicomachus scores with a nice shot.
Moura preventing the sweep.
Nicomachus trying to keep a closed guard but Moura is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nicomachus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nicomachus misses with a low kick.
Nicomachus misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick that misses.
Nicomachus tries a low kick but Moura avoids it.
Moura throws a lazy right hand but Nicomachus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aristotle Nicomachus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moura checks a low kick from Nicomachus.
Moura misses with a hook.
Moura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicomachus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nicomachus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moura is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Moura checks a leg kick.
Moura darts in looking for a takedown but Nicomachus gets double underhooks and turns Moura into the cage.
Nicomachus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Aristotle Nicomachus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Moura.
Moura throws a good cross that connects.
Moura scores with a nice right hand.
Moura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nicomachus lands with a hook. Moura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nicomachus, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nicomachus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aristotle Nicomachus is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicomachus cracks Moura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nicomachus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moura drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nicomachus defends it well.
Nicomachus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moura manages to avoid it.
Moura checks a leg kick.
Jab from Moura.
A low kick from Nicomachus misses
and Moura counters with a single leg into guard. Nicomachus didn't expect that.
Nicomachus trying to strike off his back.
Moura wants to control from the top but Nicomachus keeps moving.
Moura is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Moura lands a couple of elbows.
Moura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nicomachus keeping full guard, as Moura tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aristotle Nicomachus will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nicomachus lands with a right hand.
Moura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nicomachus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicomachus sizes up Moura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moura throws a looping overhand right but Nicomachus ducks down to avoid it.
Nicomachus slips under a jab from Moura.
Nicomachus connects with a leg kick. Moura looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nicomachus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicomachus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moura takes a swing at Nicomachus's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Nicomachus there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moura throws a nice looking combination but Nicomachus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moura feints a jab promting Nicomachus to slip. Moura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nicomachus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicomachus.
And Moura tries to counter it with a takedown but Nicomachus pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nicomachus throws a jab but it's blocked by Moura.
A left lands for Moura.
Good work by Moura as he checks the leg kick.
Moura feints and as Nicomachus raises his hands in defense, Moura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nicomachus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Moura puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nicomachus is refusing to be controlled, as Moura sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Moura.
Moura prevents Nicomachus from improving his position.
Nicomachus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moura passes Nicomachus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Moura working the head and body with strikes.
Rickson Moura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moura wants to control but Nicomachus is keeping him busy.
Nicomachus is trying to get back to full guard.
Nicomachus misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Moura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Moura wants to pass the guard but Nicomachus is defending well.
Moura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Moura working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moura winds up and cracks Nicomachus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nicomachus tries to kick Moura off but Moura keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Moura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus wants to improve his position but Moura is controlling well.
Moura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moura controlling the action here.
Rickson Moura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moura is looking to advance position but Nicomachus won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicomachus throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Moura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nicomachus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nicomachus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Moura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nicomachus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Moura blocks the strikes from Nicomachus.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moura ducks under a wild hook from Nicomachus.
Moura needs to keep his hands up - Nicomachus had a free shot at his head there.
Nicomachus scores with a jab.
Moura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nicomachus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nicomachus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moura.
Moura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicomachus takes a swing at Moura's ribcage but misses.
Nicomachus connects with a solid leg kick.
Nicomachus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moura.
Nicomachus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicomachus lands the left hand.
Moura scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Moura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nicomachus 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristotle Nicomachus!
Aristotle Nicomachus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Steel (ranked 1202 p4p, 65 weight class) and Ricki Suckerpunch (ranked 723 p4p, 40 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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279 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricki Suckerpunch!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel connects with a jab.
Steel swings widly with a right hand
and Suckerpunch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suckerpunch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
and Suckerpunch counters with a stiff right hand.
Suckerpunch closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the cage.
Suckerpunch stalling against the cage.
Steel prevents a body shot from Suckerpunch.
Suckerpunch lands with a left to the head.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Suckerpunch missing with knees to the body.
Steel manages to break the clinch.
Steel misses with a hook
and Suckerpunch counters with a left to the body.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suckerpunch counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
Steel throws out a loose jab but Suckerpunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a good cross that connects.
Suckerpunch lands a left and a right that send Steel crashing to the mat, dazed. Suckerpunch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Steel is rocked!
Steel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suckerpunch.
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suckerpunch counters with a nice right hand that sends Steel toppling to the canvas! Steel scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Suckerpunch finish him?!
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Are you kidding me?! Suckerpunch ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Steel clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricki Suckerpunch!
Ricki Suckerpunch bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roar Horse (ranked 635 p4p, 38 weight class) and Hussein Stahl (ranked 889 p4p, 51 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roar Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hussein Stahl!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horse.
Stahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horse ducks under a wild hook from Stahl.
Stahl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stahl works over Horse's head and body with a nice combination.
Horse connects with a single shot there.
Horse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stahl.
Stahl tries a head kick but it misses.
Horse takes a swing at Stahl's ribcage but misses.
Stahl looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stahl looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stahl is looking for a kimura but Horse is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stahl to get the leverage.
Stahl thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stahl is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horse pushes Stahl off looking to stand but Stahl dives back in and keeps control.
Horse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stahl.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl 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.
Horse is trying to stand.
Horse has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Stahl is on him like a limpet, forcing Horse back against the cage.
Stahl is working for takedown but Horse is calmly controlling the position for now.
Horse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stahl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stahl is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Horse gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roar Horse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hussein Stahl.
Horse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Horse lands a right hand.
Stahl scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Horse.
Stahl looks winded!
Horse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stahl backwards.
Horse lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse scores with a hook to the body.
Horse presses Stahl against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Horse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse gets through Stahl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horse gets through Stahl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horse works on Stahl's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Horse.
Horse cracks Stahl with a nice body shot.
Horse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Horse.
Stahl takes a shot to the head.
Horse scores with a hook to the body.
Horse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Horse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horse lands a body shot.
Horse digs a right hand into Stahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stahl's gas tank.
Horse digs a right hand into Stahl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stahl's gas tank.
Good body shot from Horse.
Horse cracks Stahl with a nice body shot.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horse lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horse.
Horse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stahl or not.
Horse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Horse - that landed with a thud.
Horse lands a hook that snaps the head of Stahl backwards.
Horse lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Horse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horse works on Stahl's body with a couple of short punches.
Horse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horse lands a shot to the body.
Horse drops Stahl onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stahl is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Stahl is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Stahl to his knees! Horse keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roar Horse!
After the fight, Roar Horse was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 533 p4p, 82 weight class) and Iosue Nicu (ranked 452 p4p, 68 weight class). Svensson comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells - ACDC. Nicu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's Dark and Hell Is Hot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Iosue Nicu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosue Nicu!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nicu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Svensson's knee momentarily.
Nicu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Nicu misses.
Svensson looks for the body kick but Nicu saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nicu! But no joy.
Svensson is looking to land body kicks.
Nicu tests Svensson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Nicu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicu digs a good hook to Svensson's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson moves out of range of the body kick from Nicu.
Nicu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nicu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Nicu loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Nicu throws a leg kick that misses.
Nicu missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses
and Svensson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nicu's knee momentarily.
A big right from Svensson misses.
Nicu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Svensson.
Svensson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicu checks a leg kick.
Nicu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicu throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
Nicu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Svensson in his tracks.
Nicu throws a good cross that connects.
Svensson throws a low kick but Nicu moves out of range easily.
Nicu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Nicu is predictable there
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Iosue Nicu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicu slips a straight right by Svensson.
Jab from Nicu.
Svensson defending well as Nicu loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Svensson misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Nicu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nicu checks a leg kick.
Nicu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Svenssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Svensson moves forwards but Nicu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Svensson swings widly with a right hand
and Nicu counters with a stiff right hand.
Nicu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Nicu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nicu misses the jab.
It looked like Svensson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nicu, right into the meat.
Nicu tries to land a front kick but Svensson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nicu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Svensson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slow jab from Svensson misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nicu! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nicu.
Svensson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nicu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nicu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nicu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nicu. That one must have hurt.
Nicu looks to land a body kick but Svensson moved away.
Svensson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nicu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Svensson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svensson is looking to counter punch.
Svensson wants to slow Nicu down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosue Nicu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Svensson cracks the inside of Nicu's front leg.
Svensson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nicu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A shot to the body from Nicu misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Nicu throws a leg kick
and Svensson counters with a nice body shot.
Nicu throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
Nicu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nicu loads up on a big right hand but Svensson slips the punch.
Iosue Nicu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nicu staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Svensson throws a big shot that misses.
Nicu scores with a nice body kick.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu thumps Svensson with a low kick.
Nicu misses with a kick to the body.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but Nicu avoids it.
We've been told by Svensson's head coaches at Returning Pride that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicu throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nicu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nicu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nicu swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Svensson blocks the body kick.
Svensson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Iosue Nicu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Svensson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson tries to land a front kick but Nicu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Svensson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nicu.
Good leg kick by Nicu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nicu - that will leave a mark!
Svensson lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicu throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
Nicu thuds his shin into the meat of Svensson's side.
Svensson avoids the head kick by Nicu.
It looked like Svensson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nicu scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nicu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Svenssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Svensson drops his hands momentarily and Nicu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Svensson checks a leg kick nicely.
Nicu scores with a sloppy right hand. Svensson should have avoided that one.
Svensson looks to land a body kick but Nicu moved away.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svensson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nicu misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
A big right from Nicu misses.
A solid body kick from Nicu.
Svensson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nicu.
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!
Svensson wants to land a leg kick but Nicu is out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Svensson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nicu misses the jab.
Nicu misses with a body shot.
Svensson connects with a crisp jab.
Svensson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosue Nicu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Svensson clinches up with Nicu and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicu.
A short left from Nicu.
A hook to the body from Svensson.
Svensson pulls guard effortlessly.
Nicu wants to get up but he can't break Svensson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Svensson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nicu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nicu stopping the sweep attempt from Svensson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nicu is aware though and is defending well.
Nicu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nicu lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Svensson.
Nicu connects with a single shot there.
Nicu lands a high kick!
Svensson blocks a head kick by Nicu.
Svensson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nicu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svensson. Svensson obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Nicu misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Svensson.
Nicu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicu.
Nicu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but Nicu avoids it.
A jab from Nicu misses.
Svensson throwing a counter right hand but Nicu manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svensson.
Svensson checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot lands for Nicu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to score with a low kick but Nicu moves his leg out of the way.
Nicu misses the body punch
and Svensson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nicu throws the kick towards the body but Svensson avoids it.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
Nicu looks to throw a body kick
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Svensson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicu is just out of range.
Nicu misses with a hook. Svensson ducked under it nicely.
Svensson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nicu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nicu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson working away.
Svensson has an Americana. Nicu didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Svensson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Svensson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sven Svensson!
Sven Svensson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Muller (ranked 500 p4p, 29 weight class) and Archie Trew (ranked 809 p4p, 44 weight class). Trew has chosen Fuck You - Lily Allen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nicolas Muller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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282 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Archie Trew!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Trew was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muller closes the distance and clinches.
Muller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Archie Trew has been cut.
Trew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muller tries a knee to the head but Trew blocks it.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Trew blocks an elbow strike.
Trew takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muller connects with a knee to the head.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muller blocking some punches.
Muller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trew struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trew lands with a left to the head.
Muller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That has opened up Archie Trew's cut even more.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trew's defenses.
Muller lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Archie Trew's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Muller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Archie Trew's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Archie Trew's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicolas Muller!
Nicolas Muller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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FIGHT
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