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PSE 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mutt Zatsch (ranked 5573 p4p, 364 weight class) and Tre Johnson (ranked 5832 p4p, 375 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mutt Zatsch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tre Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zatsch avoiding damage.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Zatsch to keep the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zatsch obliges.
Zatsch looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Zatsch.
Zatsch connects with a knee to the head.
Zatsch stalling against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zatsch stalling the fight.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Zatsch has him pressed against the ropes.
Mutt Zatsch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Johnson.
Zatsch prevents the takedown attempt.
Zatsch tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatsch landing knees to the head.
Zatsch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Zatsch to keep the fight standing.
Zatsch scores with a knee to the head.
Zatsch has Johnson pushed against the ropes.
Zatsch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Zatsch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zatsch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zatsch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zatsch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Zatsch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Zatsch looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Zatsch with a knee to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Zatsch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Zatsch finish him?
Zatsch lands a nice knee to the body.
Zatsch misses with a knee strike.
Zatsch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the ropes.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Zatsch misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Zatsch to keep the fight standing.
Zatsch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatsch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Zatsch.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zatsch misses with a knee strike.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zatsch.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Zatsch.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Zatsch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zatsch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zatsch forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatsch avoiding damage.
Zatsch trying to land knees to the body.
Zatsch misses with a knee to the head.
Zatsch with a knee to the head.
Zatsch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Zatsch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zatsch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zatsch just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Zatsch working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson jumps guard but Zatsch stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Zatsch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mutt Zatsch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zatsch drives through and clinches with Johnson against the ropes.
Zatsch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zatsch working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Zatsch landing knees to the head.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zatsch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zatsch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Zatsch forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Zatsch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Zatsch manages to get underhooks.
Mutt Zatsch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Johnson.
Zatsch stalling against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatsch working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Zatsch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Zatsch lands a knee to the body.
Zatsch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zatsch.
Zatsch landing knees to the body.
Zatsch looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Zatsch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zatsch scores a nice knee to the body.
Mutt Zatsch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zatsch has Johnson pressed against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zatsch.
Zatsch seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zatsch scores with a knee to the head.
Zatsch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zatsch lands a knee to the head.
Zatsch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zatsch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zatsch scores with a knee to the head.
Zatsch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zatsch lands a knee to the head.
Zatsch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zatsch manages to break the clinch.
Zatsch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatsch darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
Zatsch blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Zatsch connects with a knee to the head.
Zatsch leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Zatsch misses with a knee to the head.
Zatsch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zatsch landing knees to the body.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zatsch fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zatsch thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Zatsch darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zatsch stalling in the clinch.
Johnson being controlled against the ropes.
Zatsch gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Zatsch stalling the fight.
Zatsch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zatsch connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Zatsch.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Zatsch manages to get underhooks.
Zatsch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zatsch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zatsch crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mutt Zatsch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zatsch clinches up against the ropes.
Zatsch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zatsch walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Zatsch seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson has Zatsch up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zatsch connects with a knee to the head.
Zatsch with a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zatsch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mutt Zatsch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tre Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zatsch landing knees to the head.
Zatsch working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zatsch landing knees to the body.
Zatsch is pushing Johnson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zatsch crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Zatsch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zatsch lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Zatsch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zatsch connects with a knee to the head.
Zatsch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zatsch landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zatsch scores a nice knee to the body.
Zatsch lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Zatsch holds him up against the ropes and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Zatsch landing knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zatsch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zatsch fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zatsch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zatsch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Zatsch landing knees to the head.
Zatsch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zatsch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zatsch.
Zatsch effectively controlling the action here.
A knee to the head by Zatsch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Zatsch.
Zatsch scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zatsch has Johnson pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Johnson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Zatsch - that's hurt Johnson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Johnson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Johnson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Mutt Zatsch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 3497 p4p, 454 weight class) and Seth Sexton (ranked 17467 p4p, 678 weight class). Sexton has chosen I'm too sexy - Right Said Fred as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Sexton!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexton scores with a hook.
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Sexton takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sexton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Sexton.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sexton.
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Sexton misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Sexton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sexton wants to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Sexton takes one to the side of the head.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Benn Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sexton throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sexton pushes Benn Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Sexton has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Sexton fails to land.
Sexton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sexton breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sexton takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sexton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seth Sexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sexton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benn Jr as he avoids it easily.
Benn Jr throws a low kick, looking for Sexton's leg but Sexton calmly moves out of range.
Sexton avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sexton.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Sexton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sexton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Sexton ducked under it nicely.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Sexton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Sexton.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Sexton.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sexton tries for a takedown but Benn Jr circles away easily
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sexton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Sexton.
Sexton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benn Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Sexton as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Benn Jr connects with a right hand. Sexton shakes it off.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sexton throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sexton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sexton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sexton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sexton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Sexton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sexton clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr cracks Sexton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sexton lands a really nice looking cross but Benn Jr seems unphased.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Sexton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Benn Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sexton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Sexton's shoulder, as Sexton tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benn Jr jabs Sexton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sexton moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
Benn Jr trying to control the position but instead, Sexton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benn Jr into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
As Sexton looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Sexton just gets out of the way.
Sexton misses with a combination
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sexton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sexton throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Sexton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sexton misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sexton.
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Sexton's body.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sexton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sexton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benn Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Sexton's head.
A jab from Sexton misses.
Seth Sexton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr punishes Sexton's body with a nice straight punch.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sexton misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sexton connects with a crisp jab.
Sexton throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benn Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Sexton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sexton doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Sexton scores with a nice strike.
We've been informed that Sexton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Sexton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sexton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Sexton moves out of range.
Sexton clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Benn Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sexton or not.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
Sexton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Benn Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Sexton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benn Jr is looking for a sweep. Sexton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benn Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sexton pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benn Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benn Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexton is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Jab by Benn Jr.
Sexton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sexton's head backwards.
Sexton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benn Jr's hands.
Sexton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Sexton.
Nice uppercut there from Sexton.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benn Jr.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sexton! But no joy.
Sexton swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Sexton.
Benn Jr takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Sexton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sexton gets a clinch.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sexton breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Sexton saw that one coming.
Sexton looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Sexton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sexton throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr slips under a jab.
Benn Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benn Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Benn Jr is looking to slow Sexton down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sexton rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Sexton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Sexton is out of range.
Benn Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Benn Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sexton dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Sexton thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sexton tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Sexton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sexton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Sexton's head back.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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 Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sexton scores with a nice strike.
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.
Sexton misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sexton tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Sexton moves out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Sexton looks to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sexton is defended easily by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sexton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton misses with a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr connects with a single shot there.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr lands a nice hook to Sexton's body. Sexton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sexton misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Sexton.
Sexton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Sexton.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr defending well as Sexton loads up on a big left hand.
Sexton misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Sexton.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sexton.
A clash of legs there as Sexton blocks the low kick.
Benn Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sexton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Sexton ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Sexton misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sexton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Sexton throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sexton closes the distance and clinches.
Sexton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Benn Jr.
Sexton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benn Jr pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
Benn Jr lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Benn Jr.
Sexton lands an uppercut.
Sexton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Sexton has the dominant position.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Sexton throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body.
Sexton misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton misses with a hook
and Sexton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr digs a good body shot into Sexton's ribs.
Sexton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sexton misses with a double jab
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sexton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Benn Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sexton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sexton cracks Benn Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benn Jr.
Sexton is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Sexton cracks Benn Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sexton.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benn Jr tries to move into range but Sexton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sexton blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benn Jr 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Seth Sexton spoke after the fight, saying 'Naaah, didn't happen. This was just a bad mushroom trip and I'm still undefeated! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jock Strap (ranked 2111 p4p, 243 weight class) and Snake Under A T Rex Bottom (ranked 4409 p4p, 428 weight class). A T Rex Bottom has chosen A Tribe Called Kotori as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jock Strap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Snake Under A T Rex Bottom!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strap rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but A T Rex Bottom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strap misses with a hook
and A T Rex Bottom counters with a shoot takedown. Strap fights it but they end up in guard.
Strap pushes A T Rex Bottom off and scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Strap misses.
Strap with a hook.
Strap throws a body punch but A T Rex Bottom moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strap throws a shot from downtown. A T Rex Bottom moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by A T Rex Bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A T Rex Bottom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strap.
A T Rex Bottom with the counter takedown but Strap avoids it easily.
Strap misses with a combination
and A T Rex Bottom counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Strap!
A T Rex Bottom tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A T Rex Bottom trying to control the position but Strap is working away.
A T Rex Bottom is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A T Rex Bottom might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Strap haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A T Rex Bottom is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Strap's shoulder. That is not cool.
A T Rex Bottom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strap keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
Strap tries to improve position but can't.
Strap is not content to let A T Rex Bottom control the position.
A T Rex Bottom lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Strap's face as A T Rex Bottom controls the position.
Strap is not content to let A T Rex Bottom control the position.
Strap can't do much from the bottom here.
Strap is looking for a sweep.
A T Rex Bottom fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Strap is trying to escape the position but A T Rex Bottom is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
A T Rex Bottom trying to control the position but Strap is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Strap definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Strap throws out a powerful jab.
Strap works over A T Rex Bottom's head and body with a nice combination.
Strap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but A T Rex Bottom moves away.
A T Rex Bottom avoids a punch combination nicely.
A T Rex Bottom feints the counter takedown.
A T Rex Bottom walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jock Strap dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A T Rex Bottom slips a jab and a cross from Strap.
Strap looks to score with a jab to the body but A T Rex Bottom is just out of range.
Strap backing away here, and A T Rex Bottom unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Strap throws a body shot but no joy.
Strap lands a straight punch to the body, keeping A T Rex Bottom at a distance.
A T Rex Bottom ducks under a wild hook from Strap.
A T Rex Bottom was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strap swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by A T Rex Bottom.
A swing and a miss from Strap.
It seemed like A T Rex Bottom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by A T Rex Bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strap with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Strap misses.
A T Rex Bottom is trying to counter with his kicks.
Strap throws a body punch but A T Rex Bottom moves out of range.
Strap looks to land a right hand but A T Rex Bottom moved out of range.
A T Rex Bottom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that A T Rex Bottom can do to turn this around?
Strap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A T Rex Bottom feints the counter takedown.
A T Rex Bottom slips under a jab from Strap.
Jock Strap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strap moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strap connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strap misses with a body shot.
A T Rex Bottom flicks out a counter leg kick but Strap steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strap. A T Rex Bottom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A T Rex Bottom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Strap defends it well.
Jock Strap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A T Rex Bottom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strap.
A T Rex Bottom flicks out a counter leg kick but Strap steps away.
Strap throws an off balance right hand
and A T Rex Bottom counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Strap!
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!
A T Rex Bottom controlling the position.
Strap takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A T Rex Bottom tries to move to mount but Strap blocks the move with his legs.
A T Rex Bottom trying to control the position but Strap is working away.
A T Rex Bottom in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
A T Rex Bottom trying to control the action but Strap is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A T Rex Bottom taking a break here but Strap is having none of it and regains half guard.
A T Rex Bottom wants to take a breather but Strap is having none of it.
A T Rex Bottom content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A T Rex Bottom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strap's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A T Rex Bottom throws a strike but Strap avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Strap being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jock Strap dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Strap scores with a jab to the jaw.
A T Rex Bottom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strap.
Strap scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strap uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before A T Rex Bottom has time to react.
Strap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Strap coming out on top.
Strap misses with a hook.
A T Rex Bottom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Strap dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strap misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strap. A T Rex Bottom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A T Rex Bottom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A T Rex Bottom with the counter takedown but Strap avoids it easily.
Strap getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Snake Under A T Rex Bottom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jock Strap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strap feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits A T Rex Bottoms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Strap just misses with a punch to the body.
A T Rex Bottom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Strap defends it well.
Strap looks to score with a jab to the body but A T Rex Bottom is just out of range.
A T Rex Bottom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strap lands with a hook. A T Rex Bottom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strap scores with a hook to the body. A T Rex Bottom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strap throws a body shot but no joy.
A T Rex Bottom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Strap defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strap loads up on a big right hand but A T Rex Bottom slips the punch.
A T Rex Bottom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A T Rex Bottom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from A T Rex Bottom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Strap misses with a looping right.
Strap throws a hook but A T Rex Bottom avoids it easily.
A T Rex Bottom only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Strap looks to land a right hand but A T Rex Bottom moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by A T Rex Bottom.
A T Rex Bottom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A T Rex Bottom ducks under a wild hook from Strap.
A little jabbing left from A T Rex Bottom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strap looks to score with a jab to the body but A T Rex Bottom is just out of range.
A T Rex Bottom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Strap throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent A T Rex Bottom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strap misses with a hook. A T Rex Bottom ducked under it nicely.
A T Rex Bottom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Strap works A T Rex Bottom's body with a nice hook.
A T Rex Bottom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strap lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jock Strap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strap, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jock Strap!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jock Strap waved his t-shirt featuring Arcticus University: London's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Snake Under A T Rex Bottom had this to say: 'Noooooo, he got his stench on me...
Ill be back...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ray Badass (ranked 3064 p4p, 316 weight class) and Scott Minerva (ranked 3451 p4p, 348 weight class). Minerva has chosen My Pal as his entrance music. Scott Minerva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Ray Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Minerva!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass shoots in for a takedown but Minerva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Badass misses with a hook
and Minerva counters with a good low kick that Badass was not able to check.
Badass misses with a right hand
and Minerva counters with a stiff right hand.
Minerva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Badass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badass shoots for a double leg takedown but Minerva sprawls well. He's pushed Badass's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Badass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Ray Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minerva clinches up against the ropes.
Minerva gets through Badass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Minerva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Minerva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minerva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Badass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Minerva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Badass wants a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Minerva.
Badass is rocked!
It looks like Billy Ray Badass has been cut.
Badass is breathing heavily.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Badass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minerva throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Minerva swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minerva.
Badass seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Minerva fails to land.
Minerva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Badass is keeping busy.
Badass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Minerva is defending well.
Badass has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Minerva after a bit of a struggle.
A hook to the body from Minerva.
A right handed body shot lands from Minerva.
Minerva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Minerva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Minerva wants to pass the guard but Badass is keeping the position.
Minerva trying to control the position from guard on top but Badass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass has a closed guard, preventing Minerva from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass trying to control the position.
Minerva tries to free his leg and advance position but Badass is retaining full guard.
Minerva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Badass's guard.
Minerva passes Badass's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Minerva is working for a kimura but Badass is defending it quite comfortably.
Badass trying to control from the bottom.
Badass won't allow Minerva to pass to mount.
Badass trying to control here.
Minerva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Badass is just riding it out for now. Minerva eventually gives up the hold.
Minerva is trying to control the action in half guard but Badass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass wants to control but Minerva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Badass tries to get to full guard but Minerva has control of the leg.
Badass trying to control here.
Minerva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Minerva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Minerva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Minerva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minerva clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Minerva working aggressively here.
Minerva tries to land a knee to the head but Badass blocks with his arms.
Minerva misses with a body punch.
Minerva misses with some punches.
Badass drops down looking for an ankle pick but Minerva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Minerva thuds his right hand into Badass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Minerva rushes Badass and presses him up against the ropes.
Badass looking for a takedown.
Badass tries to pull guard but Minerva holds him up against the ropes and eventually Badass drops back down to his feet.
Minerva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Badass uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Minerva is on top in guard.
Badass being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Minerva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Ray Badass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Badass misses with a takedown attempt
and Minerva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but Minerva shows good takedown defense.
Badass fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Minerva avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Ray Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minerva closes the distance and pushes Badass back into the ropes.
Minerva gets through Badass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Minerva has Badass pressed against the ropes. He pushes Badass back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Minerva throws a beautiful elbow that sends Badass crashing to the floor! Minerva piles on the pressure with more strikes! Badass is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Minerva!
A relieved looking Scott Minerva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Officer Friendly (ranked 4636 p4p, 451 weight class) and Edger Bravo (ranked 2610 p4p, 283 weight class). 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 Edger Bravo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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157 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Officer Friendly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edger Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friendly closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bravo did well to prevent Friendly getting side control.
Bravo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bravo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Friendly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Friendly wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Friendly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bravo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friendly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bravo has an active guard here but Friendly has managed to pass into half guard.
Bravo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friendly 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.
Bravo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bravo has hold of Friendly's hands but Friendly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Friendly is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bravo!
Bravo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Friendly raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bravo is rocked!
A big strike lands for Friendly! That's really hurt Bravo and he's turned his back - Friendly keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Friendly jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Officer Friendly!
A victorious Officer Friendly 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Debrine (ranked 3053 p4p, 418 weight class) and Adolfo Fernando (ranked 1787 p4p, 269 weight class). Debrine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Best. Max Debrine had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
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219 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Debrine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adolfo Fernando!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernando avoids the body shot from Debrine.
Debrine instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fernando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fernando lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Fernando.
Fernando blocks an elbow strike from Debrine.
Stalling in the clinch from Debrine.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Debrine tries to clinch
and Fernando counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fernando has closed the distance and engaged Debrine in a clinch.
Debrine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fernando cracks Debrine with a nice body shot.
Fernando scores with a shot to the side of Debrine's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernando lands a big head kick that sends Debrine tumbling to the mat! Fernando takes a step backwards and waves Debrine back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Debrine is rocked!
It looks like Max Debrine has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Debrine trying to land knees to the body.
Fernando lands a nice shot to the body.
Fernando has a couple of punches blocked by Debrine.
Fernando dodges an elbow strike from Debrine.
Fernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Debrine tries to clinch up but Fernando circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernando moves into the clinch.
Fernando manages to break the clinch.
Debrine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fernando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Debrine clinches up with Fernando and pushes him back against the ropes.
Debrine breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Debrine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernando is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Debrine throws a hook but Fernando blocks it.
Fernando moves away from the strike by Debrine.
Debrine throws a hook to the side of Fernando's head but Fernando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adolfo Fernando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fernando darts in and clinches Debrine up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernando breaks the clinch.
Fernando clinches.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernando walks into a jab.
Debrine throws a lazy uppercut
and Fernando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Debrine.
Fernando lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fernando closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Debrine is trying to pull guard but Fernando has him pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Debrine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fernando's brow.
Debrine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Debrine throws an elbow that misses.
Fernando is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Debrine obliges.
Fernando lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Debrine fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Fernando.
Debrine is breathing heavily.
Debrine missing with knees to the body.
Debrine takes a shot to the head.
Fernando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Debrine's efforts to push away.
Debrine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Debrine is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fernando's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fernando has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Debrine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fernando has Debrine up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Debrine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Debrine missing with knees to the body.
Debrine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernando avoids it.
Debrine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fernando has him pressed against the ropes.
Fernando scores with a shoulder strike.
Fernando on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Debrine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernando lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Debrine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fernando creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adolfo Fernando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Debrine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Debrine misses with an uppercut.
Fernando moves into the clinch.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Debrine closes the distance and clinches.
Debrine misses with an elbow strike.
Fernando working aggressively here.
Debrine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fernando lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fernando misses with some punches.
Fernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernando throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Debrine throws a right hand that misses
and Fernando counters with a straight that turns Debrine's legs to rubber! Fernando pushes forward with more strikes and Debrine goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adolfo Fernando!
After the fight, Adolfo Fernando 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.
The defeated Max Debrine had this to say: 'Sorry dudes'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between PutinYa OnYerKiester (ranked 2166 p4p, 324 weight class) and Pat Yaj (ranked 1308 p4p, 209 weight class). OnYerKiester comes to the ring accompanied by Lite em up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, PutinYa OnYerKiester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pat Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj rushes OnYerKiester and presses him up against the ropes.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but OnYerKiester avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the ropes.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
OnYerKiester misses with some punches.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
OnYerKiester misses with the head strike.
OnYerKiester lands an uppercut.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
OnYerKiester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OnYerKiester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
OnYerKiester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as OnYerKiester controls his hands.
OnYerKiester misses with some punches.
Yaj lands a right hand that snaps the head of OnYerKiester backwards.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but OnYerKiester avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the ropes.
OnYerKiester misses with a body punch.
OnYerKiester working aggressively here.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
OnYerKiester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
OnYerKiester tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OnYerKiester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OnYerKiester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OnYerKiester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OnYerKiester is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
OnYerKiester prevents a body shot from Yaj.
OnYerKiester throws a head punch that misses.
OnYerKiester blocks a body shot from Yaj.
OnYerKiester throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaj.
OnYerKiester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OnYerKiester misses with a punch to the body.
OnYerKiester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yaj thuds his right hand into OnYerKiester's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yaj slips under a jab from OnYerKiester.
OnYerKiester throws a looping overhand right but Yaj ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Yaj.
Yaj moves in looking to clinch but OnYerKiester pushes him off.
A big right from OnYerKiester misses.
OnYerKiester swings widly with a right hand
and Yaj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yaj connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yaj looks to land a right hand but OnYerKiester moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from OnYerKiester misses.
OnYerKiester ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
Yaj scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by OnYerKiester. Beautiful body shot.
OnYerKiester smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
OnYerKiester looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
OnYerKiester throws a right and a left that Yaj avoids nicely.
We've been told by OnYerKiester's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yaj connects with a single shot there.
OnYerKiester sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
OnYerKiester throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
OnYerKiester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OnYerKiester connects with a jab.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Yaj.
A combination from Yaj does no damage.
OnYerKiester throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Yaj missing with a left hand there. OnYerKiester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj takes one on the chin but seems OK.
OnYerKiester is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yaj throws a leg kick
and OnYerKiester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pat Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj tried to score with a low kick but OnYerKiester checks it.
Yaj misses with a right hand
and OnYerKiester counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice jab.
OnYerKiester connects with a body shot.
OnYerKiester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
OnYerKiester lands a body shot.
OnYerKiester throws a body punch but Yaj moves out of range.
OnYerKiester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj throws a counter combo.
Jab from Yaj.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj misses with a combination
letting OnYerKiester counter with a right hand.
OnYerKiester lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by OnYerKiester.
Donk. Yaj catches OnYerKiester right on the button with a cross.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a lunging right hand
and OnYerKiester counters with a one-two to the body.
Yaj is rocked!
Yaj takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yaj is still on wobbly legs! Can OnYerKiester finish him?
Yaj cracks OnYerKiester with an open hand slap.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Yaj got wobbled bad by a big combination! OnYerKiester presses forward with punches and knees until Yaj stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Yaj closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). PutinYa OnYerKiester!
PutinYa OnYerKiester made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '/Shrug,...It makes me angry when people try to touch me,...Sorry.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Tapaus (ranked 1425 p4p, 218 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 777 p4p, 117 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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195 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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Tapaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapaus looks to land a left hand but Pendragon moved out of range nicely.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tapaus avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Tapaus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tapaus misses with a hook.
A jab from Pendragon does it's job there.
Tapaus cracks Pendragon with an open hand slap.
Tapaus slips a jab from Pendragon.
It looked like Tapaus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tapaus.
A nice side step and Pendragon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pendragon slips under a jab.
Pendragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tapaus has time to react.
Tapaus is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pendragon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tapaus scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon walks into a stiff left hand from Tapaus.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
Pendragon throws a jab when Tapaus was well out of range.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tapaus scores with the left hand. Pendragon knows he should have avoided that one.
Tapaus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pendragon.
Pendragon throws an overhand right that lands on Tapaus's shoulder, as Tapaus tries to avoid the shot.
Pendragon misses with a shot to the body
and Tapaus counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tapaus. Pendragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Tapaus is just out of range.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tapaus.
Pendragon throws a looping overhand right but Tapaus ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Tapaus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tapaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pendragon.
A big left from Tapaus misses.
Tapaus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by Tapaus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tapaus.
Pendragon walks into a left hand.
Tapaus lands with a hook. Pendragon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tapaus lands a jab to the nose.
Tapaus avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Tapaus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pendragon misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tapaus lands with a shot to the body.
Pendragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tapaus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tapaus throws a looping overhand right but Pendragon ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Tapaus looks to throw the jab but Pendragon is out of range.
A big left from Tapaus misses.
Pendragon slips under a jab.
Pendragon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Tapaus misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus misses with a looping left.
Pendragon takes a swing at Tapaus's ribcage but misses.
Pendragon connects with a body shot that sends Tapaus's belly button to the back.
Pendragon avoids the body shot from Tapaus.
Tapaus throws a jab but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tapaus.
Pendragon slips a straight right by Tapaus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tapaus. Pendragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tapaus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Tapaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tapaus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tapaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pendragon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pendragon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tapaus to score with a decent uppercut.
Pendragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pendragon throws a right and a left that Tapaus avoids nicely.
Pendragon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tapaus misses with a hook
and Pendragon counters with an outside leg kick.
Tapaus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tapaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Tapaus moves out of range.
Pendragon avoids the body shot from Tapaus.
A nice side step and Pendragon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses
and Tapaus counters with a stiff right hand.
Tapaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pendragon looks to land a right hand but Tapaus moved out of range.
Pendragon scores with a nice head shot.
Tapaus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pendragon on the side of the head.
Pendragon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pendragon slips under a jab from Tapaus.
Pendragon connects with a body shot.
Pendragon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pendragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tapaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Tapaus is just out of range.
Pendragon misses the jab.
Tapaus avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tapaus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Tapaus's head but Tapaus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tapaus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon lands a right hook to the body.
Tapaus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Pendragon catches Tapaus right on the button with a cross.
Tapaus throws the left hand but Pendragon avoids the punch easily.
Tapaus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pendragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tapaus.
Pendragon takes one to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Pendragon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tapaus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Pendragon as he connects with a hook.
Tapaus is rocked!
Pendragon steps in with a hook that catches Tapaus right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Pendragon follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tapaus looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pendragon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Gelfen (ranked 633 p4p, 76 weight class) and Aaron Smith (ranked 1032 p4p, 123 weight class). Smith has chosen Lonely Train by Black Stone Cherry as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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275 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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280 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Gelfen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Gelfen has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Gelfen takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Eddie Gelfen has been cut.
Gelfen is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Gelfen into the ropes.
Smith blocking some punches.
Gelfen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Gelfen in his tracks for a moment.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gelfen's defenses.
Gelfen struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith tries to stall but Gelfen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith is looking to control Gelfen's arms but Gelfen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gelfen misses with a punch on the inside.
Gelfen throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Gelfen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
A shot in the inside from Gelfen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Gelfen in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gelfen is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gelfen stalling.
Gelfen blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gelfen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Gelfen's shoulder, as Gelfen tries to avoid the shot.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gelfen moves into the clinch.
Gelfen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Gelfen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gelfen's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gelfen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gelfen throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gelfen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gelfen blocks the elbow strike.
Gelfen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gelfen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gelfen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Gelfen dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gelfen's brow.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Gelfen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Gelfen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gelfen takes an elbow to the temple.
Gelfen dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gelfen.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gelfen avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the ropes.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gelfen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gelfen is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gelfen's brow.
Gelfen blocking some punches.
Gelfen misses with the head strike.
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Gelfen blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen pushes Smith back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gelfen prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Gelfen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gelfen lands a right hand.
Gelfen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Gelfen can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Gelfen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith looks winded!
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gelfen digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Gelfen throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gelfen dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
A bit of stalling here from Gelfen.
Gelfen tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gelfen back against the ropes.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gelfen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gelfen avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Gelfen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Gelfen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith throws a hook but Gelfen blocks it.
Gelfen is looking to counter punch.
Smith misses with a hook.
Gelfen tried to counter with a leg kick but Smith avoided it.
Gelfen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gelfen misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gelfen's head backwards.
Gelfen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Gelfen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
A big right from Smith misses.
Gelfen throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Aaron Smith has been cut.
Gelfen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gelfen avoids it by throwing Smith back against the ropes.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Gelfen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gelfen lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen misses with a punch to the body.
Eddie Gelfen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gelfen scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Gelfen is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Gelfen into the ropes.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Gelfen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gelfen gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gelfen taking a breather.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Gelfen shrugs off.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Gelfen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Gelfen lands an uppercut.
Gelfen lands with a light punch inside.
Smith is rocked!
Smith is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Gelfen.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Gelfen finish him?
Gelfen looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Gelfen struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gelfen.
Gelfen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gelfen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Gelfen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gelfen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gelfen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gelfen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gelfen steps into range and cracks Smith with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Smith flops backwards and Gelfen dives into his guard looking to finish!
Gelfen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Gelfen advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gelfen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith is letting Gelfen control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gelfen wants to stand but Smith has his arm trapped.
Gelfen wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
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.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Gelfen wants to stand but Smith is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face as Gelfen controls the position.
Smith is not content to let Gelfen control the position.
Gelfen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith to his feet.
Gelfen misses with a straight left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith 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.
Smith tries to move into range but Gelfen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gelfen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Gelfen throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Gelfen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gelfen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gelfen misses with a kick to the body
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gelfen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gelfen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gelfen misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gelfen moves out of range.
Gelfen is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Gelfen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gelfen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith has Gelfen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gelfen wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gelfen working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Gelfen's ribcage. Gelfen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gelfen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Gelfen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Gelfen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gelfen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gelfen's head but Gelfen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gelfen takes the fight into the clinch.
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Gelfen manages to break the clinch.
Gelfen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gelfen thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Gelfen moved out of range.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gelfen. Gelfen obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gelfen finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eddie Gelfen is winning the standup battle so far.
Gelfen throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gelfen misses with a low kick.
Smith misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gelfen misses with a low kick.
Gelfen cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Gelfen slips the punch.
Eddie Gelfen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith clinches up with Gelfen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gelfen avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gelfen avoids it.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Gelfen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gelfen backwards.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gelfen misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Gelfen.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Gelfen defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Gelfen tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gelfen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gelfen throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gelfen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gelfen has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Gelfen throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gelfen 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.
Smith misses with a hook. Gelfen ducked under it nicely.
Gelfen is looking for a counter combo.
Gelfen lands a slapping body shot.
Gelfen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gelfen misses with a low kick.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gelfen with a jab.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Gelfen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gelfen tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Aaron Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eddie Gelfen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Gelfen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie Gelfen.
Well Gelfen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Gelfen!
A less than humble Eddie Gelfen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Aaron Smith had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lauro Turturro (ranked 728 p4p, 107 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 981 p4p, 155 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lauro Turturro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turturro counters by clinching up.
Samedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turturros head.
Turturro has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Samedov is trying to keep an underhook but Turturro manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Turturro is working for a submission of some sort.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
Turturro tries to pass to full mount but Samedov defends it.
Samedov 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.
Samedov is trying to stand.
Samedov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Turturro wants to work for an arm triangle but Samedov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro 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.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samedov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Samedov is looking to escape.
Turturro is working for a submission of some sort.
Samedov is not content to let Turturro control the position.
Samedov is trying to stand back up but Turturro is controlling him
Turturro is trying to control the action in half guard but Samedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turturro trying to mount his opponent but Samedov defends it.
Turturro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turturro trying to mount his opponent but Samedov defends it.
Samedov tries to kick Turturro off but Turturro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Turturro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samedov keeps working.
Turturro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turturro is looking for a kimura here.
Turturro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Samedov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turturro.
Turturro is trying to control. Samedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Turturro seems content to control.
Samedov tries to kick Turturro off but Turturro keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Turturro is trying to control the action in half guard but Samedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro stops Samedov from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Samedov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Lauro Turturro has been cut.
Turturro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samedov darts in trying to clinch
and Turturro counters with a takedown into side control.
Turturro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Samedov pushes Turturro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turturro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Turturro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Turturro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Samedov wants to stand and escape but Turturro is having none of it.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but Samedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samedov can't keep his opponent in guard - Turturro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Turturro seems to be looking for submissions.
Turturro trying to mount his opponent but Samedov defends it.
Turturro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Samedov defends it well.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauro Turturro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauro Turturro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Samedov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turturro counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Samedov!
Turturro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Samedov is trying to buck Turturro off.
Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turturro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro trying to control the action but Samedov is working from the bottom.
Samedov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Samedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Turturro wants to control but Samedov is keeping him busy.
Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lauro Turturro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Samedov is pushing Turturro's head away, looking to escape. Turturro manages to hold on to the position though.
Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samedov is trying to get back to his feet.
Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turturro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
Samedov is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Samedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Samedov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Turturro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turturro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Samedov pushes Turturro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turturro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Turturro trying to control the action but Samedov is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Samedov is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauro Turturro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lauro Turturro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turturro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but Samedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turturro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samedov is keeping the position for now.
Turturro prevents Samedov from getting back to his feet.
Turturro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samedov wants to stand and escape but Turturro is having none of it.
Samedov kicks Turturro off and gets to his feet.
Samedov darts in and clinches Turturro up against the ropes.
Turturro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Samedov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Samedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Samedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Turturro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Samedov pushes Turturro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samedov working Turturro over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro has Samedov pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Samedov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samedov lands an elbow inside.
Turturro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov lands an uppercut.
A short left from Samedov.
Samedov misses with a body punch.
Samedov scores a nice knee to the body.
Turturro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Samedov on the inside.
Turturro managing to block the knees to the body from Samedov.
Samedov lands an elbow that stopped Turturro in his tracks for a moment.
Samedov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauro Turturro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zabit Samedov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Samedov lands an elbow just above Turturro 's eye.
Samedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Samedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turturro takes a shot to the head.
Turturro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Samedov on the inside.
Samedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turturro tries for a takedown but Samedov manages to get underhooks.
Samedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Samedov misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Samedov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Samedov throws an elbow that misses.
Turturro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samedov misses with a punch to the body.
Samedov lands an elbow just above Turturro 's eye.
Samedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turturro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Samedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Samedov tries to throw a body punch but Turturro avoids it by throwing Samedov back against the ropes.
Samedov tries to throw a body punch but Turturro avoids it by throwing Samedov back against the ropes.
Samedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turturro avoiding damage as Samedov throws knees to the body.
Samedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turturro backwards.
Samedov tries a body shot but Turturro blocks it.
Nice elbow from Samedov.
Turturro tries for a takedown but Samedov manages to get underhooks.
Turturro prevents a body shot from Samedov.
Turturro tries to score a body lock takedown but Samedov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Samedov trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov lands an elbow that stopped Turturro in his tracks for a moment.
Samedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turturro wants a takedown but no success here.
Samedov cracks Turturro with a nice body shot.
Samedov gets through Turturro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samedov has a couple of punches blocked by Turturro.
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Turturro avoids the damage to the body.
Samedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samedov throws an elbow that misses.
Samedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Samedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turturro is defending well for now.
Samedov prevents the takedown attempt.
Samedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turturro blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samedov.
Samedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Samedov gets underhooks to prevent Turturro's takedown attempt.
Turturro is trying to trip Samedov. He has hold of a leg but Samedov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Turturro persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are working up against the ropes. Samedov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Samedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samedov throws an elbow that misses.
Turturro avoids a wild elbow strike from Samedov.
Turturro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Samedov prevents it.
Knees to the body from Samedov.
Samedov stops a takedown attempt from Turturro.
Samedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samedov trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Samedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turturro blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Samedov.
Samedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turturro is defending well for now.
Turturro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Samedov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turturro takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Samedov.
Samedov lands a knee to the body.
Samedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Turturro won't want to take too many of those.
Samedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samedov scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Samedov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lauro Turturro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samedov swinging wildly here.
Zabit Samedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samedov tries to clinch up but Turturro circles away and keeps his distance.
Samedov looks to clinch
and Turturro counters with a single leg into guard. Samedov didn't expect that.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet but Turturro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Samedov keeps moving.
Turturro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro won't allow Samedov to get back to his feet.
Turturro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Turturro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Samedov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Samedov pushes Turturro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turturro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Turturro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samedov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
Turturro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Samedov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Turturro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Turturro looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turturro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Turturro is trying to get an arm triangle but Samedov is defending well.
Turturro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turturro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Samedov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turturro prevents Samedov from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samedov is trying to buck Turturro off.
Turturro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turturro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turturro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Samedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Samedov pushes Turturro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turturro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turturro trying to control the action but Samedov is working from the bottom.
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.
Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samedov pushes Turturro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turturro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turturro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Samedov, who protects the arm well.
Samedov tries to escape but Turturro is in control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turturro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauro Turturro had his way with Zabit Samedov in that round.
The cut man is working on Lauro Turturro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Samedov tries to clinch but Turturro is having none of it.
Samedov is looking to clinch but Turturro is avoiding it.
Turturro tries to keep at a distance but Samedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turturro wants a takedown but no success here.
Samedov tries a body shot but Turturro blocks it.
Turturro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Samedov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turturro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Samedov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauro Turturro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turturro tries for a takedown but Samedov manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Turturro avoids the damage to the body.
Samedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Samedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turturro's elbow.
Samedov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Samedov fails to land.
Turturro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Samedov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro takes a shot to the head.
Turturro goes for a takedown attempt but Samedov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Samedov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Turturro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turturro feinted with a counter takedown.
Samedov closes the distance but Turturro moves to the side
and Turturro counters with a single leg into guard. Samedov didn't expect that.
Samedov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turturro is controlling him.
Turturro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samedov keeping moving, preventing Turturro from controlling successfully.
Samedov is looking to stand up but Turturro isn't so interested in that idea.
Turturro advances to half guard.
Lauro Turturro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov is trying to stand up here but Turturro is controlling him well.
Turturro trying to control the pace.
Turturro prevents Samedov from standing back up.
Turturro trying to control the pace.
Samedov is trying to stand back up but Turturro is controlling him
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turturro avoids the body shot from Samedov.
Turturro feinted with a counter takedown.
Samedov throws a combination that misses
and Turturro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samedov wants to stand and escape but Turturro is having none of it.
Turturro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Samedov wants to stand up but Turturro is controlling him.
Turturro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zabit Samedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samedov wants to stand up but Turturro is controlling him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Samedov can't keep his opponent in guard - Turturro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Samedov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov throws a lazy head kick
and Turturro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turturro.
Turturro trying to control the position from guard on top but Samedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turturro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Turturro.
Turturro trying to control but Samedov is working from the bottom.
Turturro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turturro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Samedov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zabit Samedov.
I think Turturro 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:47
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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