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FARTMMA 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve McNights (ranked 24127 p4p, 593 weight class) and Sean MacMcOReily (ranked 6599 p4p, 543 weight class). MacMcOReily has chosen Black & Tans as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve McNights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean MacMcOReily!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNights closes the distance and clinches up with MacMcOReily, looking for a takedown. McNights pushes MacMcOReily against the cage but MacMcOReily circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MacMcOReily scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacMcOReily misses with a kick to the body.
MacMcOReily looks to land a body kick but McNights moved away.
MacMcOReily throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McNights blocks a head kick by MacMcOReily.
MacMcOReily looks to land a combination. McNights sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
MacMcOReily circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacMcOReily displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McNights.
MacMcOReily connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMcOReily swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McNights fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve McNights. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacMcOReily pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McNights seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMcOReily misses with a double jab.
MacMcOReily throws a push kick but McNights slaps the foot to one side.
McNights fails with a takedown attempt.
MacMcOReily lands a jab to McNights's midsection.
A combination from MacMcOReily does no damage.
MacMcOReily lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McNights circles away quickly and effectively.
McNights fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McNights definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacMcOReily circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacMcOReily has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
MacMcOReily lands a slapping body shot.
MacMcOReily throws a low kick but it's checked well by McNights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMcOReily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNights manages to avoid it.
It appears McNights was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sean MacMcOReily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McNights darts in looking for a takedown but MacMcOReily gets double underhooks and turns McNights into the cage.
McNights is trying hard to land a takedown here. MacMcOReily sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
MacMcOReily jabs McNights to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McNights is defended easily by MacMcOReily.
McNights is breathing heavily.
MacMcOReily swings for the body but McNights moves out of range.
Sean MacMcOReily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacMcOReily swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McNights was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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!
MacMcOReily fails to land with a series of punches.
MacMcOReily looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacMcOReily throws a push kick but McNights slaps the foot to one side.
MacMcOReily throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like McNights was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McNights shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacMcOReily sprawls well. MacMcOReily wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McNights gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNights takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacMcOReily misses with the combination.
MacMcOReily dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McNights tries to score a power double leg takedown but MacMcOReily sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McNights somewhat.
McNights will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacMcOReily takes a swing at McNights's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacMcOReily gets caught napping as McNights dives in and scores a takedown. MacMcOReily manages to retain guard.
McNights thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacMcOReily has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McNights off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
MacMcOReily lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacMcOReily scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacMcOReily misses with a two punch combination.
MacMcOReily scores with a punch to the head.
MacMcOReily throws a push kick but McNights slaps the foot to one side.
McNights shoots and misses
and MacMcOReily counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MacMcOReily.
McNights is trying to work for a single leg takedown but MacMcOReily pulls him back up using the underhooks.
MacMcOReily is pushing McNights up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean MacMcOReily dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacMcOReily scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McNights doesn't seem bothered though.
MacMcOReily defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McNights.
MacMcOReily scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacMcOReily misses with a series of wild punches.
MacMcOReily misses with the combination.
McNights avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMcOReily lands a jab to McNights's midsection.
McNights shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacMcOReily defends it nicely.
A nice side step and MacMcOReily releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
MacMcOReily throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNights dodges the punch combination from MacMcOReily.
MacMcOReily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like McNights was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from MacMcOReily.
MacMcOReily ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McNights moves away.
A punch combination from MacMcOReily misses.
MacMcOReily changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McNights shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacMcOReily pinned against the cage. MacMcOReily gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve McNights. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacMcOReily lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by MacMcOReily.
McNights shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacMcOReily defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNights looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacMcOReily is fending him off so far but McNights persists. Nope, MacMcOReily circles away and we're back to standing.
MacMcOReily throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
MacMcOReily is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McNights rather than just go for the knockout.
MacMcOReily misses with a wild body shot.
McNights is on the wrong end of a nice combination from MacMcOReily.
Steve McNights is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacMcOReily misses the shot to the body.
MacMcOReily throws a body shot but no joy.
MacMcOReily scores with a jab to the head.
McNights blocks the body kick.
McNights shoots for a takedown but MacMcOReily saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McNights walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McNights keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McNights shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacMcOReily scores with a nice strike.
McNights shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacMcOReily sprawls well. MacMcOReily wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McNights gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from MacMcOReily.
Left hook, right uppercut from MacMcOReily.
McNights shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacMcOReily pinned against the cage. MacMcOReily gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MacMcOReily cracks a nice hook into McNights's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNights shoots for a takedown but MacMcOReily saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
MacMcOReily lands with a good body shot.
MacMcOReily cracks McNights with a good jab.
MacMcOReily fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McNights looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacMcOReily is looking to land body kicks.
MacMcOReily misses with a series of wild punches.
McNights takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MacMcOReily misses with a body kick.
MacMcOReily motions for McNights to come forward. MacMcOReily throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacMcOReily goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean MacMcOReily showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
MacMcOReily misses with a wild combination.
McNights dives in and grabs MacMcOReily's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacMcOReily pushes down on McNights's head and hops out.
MacMcOReily is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
MacMcOReily looks to land a body kick but McNights moved away.
McNights throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McNights moves out of range as MacMcOReily throws a body kick.
McNights appears to be looking for a big counter.
McNights shoots in but MacMcOReily avoids the takedown attempt easily.
MacMcOReily tries to land a front kick but McNights steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McNights tries for a takedown but MacMcOReily sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve McNights. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMcOReily misses with a body shot.
MacMcOReily throws a leg kick but McNights sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for MacMcOReily, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
MacMcOReily looks to score with a jab to the body but McNights is just out of range.
McNights seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
MacMcOReily has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMcOReily pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from MacMcOReily.
MacMcOReily attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot lands for MacMcOReily.
McNights throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacMcOReily pivots, looking for a leg kick but McNights is out of range and MacMcOReily settles back down.
McNights looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacMcOReily is fending him off so far but McNights persists. Nope, MacMcOReily circles away and we're back to standing.
McNights shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacMcOReily sprawls well. MacMcOReily wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McNights gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by MacMcOReily!
MacMcOReily lands a jab to McNights's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by MacMcOReily. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MacMcOReily.
MacMcOReily stuffs the takedown attempt from McNights. McNights gets slowly back to his feet.
McNights has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacMcOReily throws a combination. McNights tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
MacMcOReily dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McNights.
MacMcOReily throws a push kick but McNights slaps the foot to one side.
McNights appears to be looking for a big counter.
MacMcOReily scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacMcOReily fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McNights looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McNights fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacMcOReily scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McNights doesn't seem bothered though.
MacMcOReily misses with a double jab.
MacMcOReily just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMcNights.
MacMcOReily throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacMcOReily lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McNights circles away quickly and effectively.
MacMcOReily changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MacMcOReily's corner calls for a 1-2. MacMcOReily obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from MacMcOReily misses.
MacMcOReily swings for the body but McNights moves out of range.
McNights fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but MacMcOReily avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacMcOReily lands a nice hook to McNights's body. McNights takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McNights takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
MacMcOReily ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steve McNights has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McNights fails with a takedown attempt.
MacMcOReily lands with an overhand left.
Sean MacMcOReily is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by MacMcOReily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean MacMcOReily comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MacMcOReily has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean MacMcOReily!
In defeat, Steve McNights stepped up to the mic, saying 'He is a very good fighter. I will come back stronger next time you see me'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Flair (ranked 5617 p4p, 517 weight class) and Woodford May (ranked 23648 p4p, 603 weight class). Flair comes to the cage accompanied by 7734. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
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220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Woodford May!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May throws a head kick but Flair moves out of range.
Flair could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
May clinches up with Flair and pushes him back against the cage.
Flair wants a takedown.
Flair tries for a takedown but May manages to get underhooks.
Flair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and May avoids it.
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodford May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair avoids the body shot from May.
Flair shoots in looking for a takedown. May tries to sprawl out of it but Flair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. May manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice side step and May releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flair has been working on his boxing with his coaches at North Side Discount Fitness & Premium Tacos in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Flair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
May fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Flair is breathing heavily.
May closes the distance and clinches.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May manages to break the clinch.
May throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
May throws a head kick that misses.
May lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by May.
It looks like Nick Flair has been cut.
May rushes Flair and presses him up against the cage.
May trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flair tries for a takedown. No joy.
May pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
May clinches with his opponent.
Flair has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. May is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
May tries to break free but Flair pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flair, pushing him back against the cage.
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May scores with a jab to the body.
May jabs at Flair's body.
May closes the distance and clinches.
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
May's coach down at Fisticuffs was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on May's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
May tests Flair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
May clinches up against the cage.
May is trying to break the clinch but Flair is controlling him.
May breaks from the clinch.
Flair misses with a combination
and May counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May wants to break free but Flair has control.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May moves into range and clinches up with Flair.
Flair tries to throw a body punch but May avoids it by throwing Flair back against the cage.
Flair looking to slow down the pace here.
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May blocks a head kick by Flair.
May drives through and clinches with Flair against the cage.
Flair tries to pull guard but May won't allow it.
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May moves into the clinch.
May is trying to break free.
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May has taken the fight to the clinch.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flair is trying to pull guard but May turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
May avoids a wild elbow strike from Flair.
May missing with knees to the body.
May tries to break free but Flair pushes him back against the cage.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
May is trying to break the clinch but Flair has him pressed against the cage.
Flair managing to block the knees to the body from May.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Flair is trying to pull guard but May has him pressed against the cage.
May is looking to control Flair's arms but Flair gets an underhook and turns him. Now May has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May tries to break the clinch but Flair is controlling the position.
Flair jumps guard and drags May to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woodford May dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Flair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flair blocks a head kick by May.
A punch combination from Flair misses.
May changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
May moves into range and clinches up with Flair.
Flair tries to land knees in the clinch but May avoids the damage to the body.
May pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flair misses with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts May, as that shot connected.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
May moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
May closes the distance and clinches.
May manages to break the clinch.
May has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
May bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flair shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair falls off balance throwing a combination
and May counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
May with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flair is trying to pull guard but May has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May moves into range and clinches up with Flair.
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flair fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Flair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May clinches up with Flair and pushes him back against the cage.
Flair keeps control of May as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May dips to his left and cracks Flair with an uppercut!
May fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flair, pushing him back against the cage.
May breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
May has taken the fight to the clinch.
May wants to get back to striking at distance but Flair won't allow it.
Flair is looking for a takedown up against the cage. May gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
May is trying to break free.
May is trying to force a seperation but Flair has the dominant position.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woodford May seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
May manages to break the clinch.
May closes the distance and clinches.
May misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flair.
May is looking for a takedown.
Flair is pushing May up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
May tries to score a body lock takedown but Flair shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair jumps guard but May turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Flair has double underhooks.
May prevents a body shot from Flair.
May breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
May lands a jab to Flair's midsection.
May getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nick Flair's cut is getting worse.
Flair tries to keep at a distance but May has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on May's face as he tries to break the clinch.
May breaks the clinch.
Flair takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flair tries to keep at a distance but May has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair is trying to stall.
Flair drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
May escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flair moves out of range of the body kick.
May takes the fight into the clinch.
May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Flair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
May is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
May closes the distance and pushes Flair back into the cage.
Flair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite May's efforts to push away.
Flair gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from May.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woodford May showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Flair's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Flair blocks a head kick by May.
Flair shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as May sprawls well. May wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flair gets slowly back to his feet.
May wants to slow Flair down by chopping away at his legs.
May checks a leg kick.
May now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Flair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
May moves into the clinch.
Flair is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Flair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. May is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flair pulls guard.
Flair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
May wants to control but Flair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
May wants to get back to his feet.
Flair is thwarting May's attempts to control the position.
Flair controlling the action here.
Flair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
May really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flair not doing much here.
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.
Flair is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Flair has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
May is trying to maintain the position but Flair is very close to passing his half guard.
May is trying to get back to full guard.
May wants to control the action here but instead Flair manages to pass to full mount!
Flair pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Flair controlling from the full mount.
Flair is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. May can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair with good strikes from the mount here!
May is trying desperately to improve position.
Flair jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but May manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Flair sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but May is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
May sneaks back into half guard.
May gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
May utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nick Flair overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
May wants to get back to his feet but Flair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
May trying to control the position.
Nick Flair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flair with a nice head shot there.
Flair is in close to May's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Woodford May is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
May pushes Flair off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Flair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think May has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woodford May!
Woodford May looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Line em up. Win or lose I am here to fight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lingus (ranked 4403 p4p, 460 weight class) and Gunner Hayes (ranked 4644 p4p, 476 weight class). Lingus comes to the cage accompanied by Ängie - Smoke Weed Eat Pussy. 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 Gunner Hayes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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193 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cung Lingus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunner Hayes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes takes a swing at Lingus's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Lingus misses with a takedown attempt - Hayes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lingus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lingus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hayes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lingus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lingus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lingus looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hayes is avoiding damage well.
Lingus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hayes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lingus working the body and head with strikes.
Hayes bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cung Lingus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Hayes misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lingus or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayes, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lingus or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayes, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cung Lingus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lingus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lingus has gone for a leg lock! Hayes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lingus's guard.
Lingus trying to control the position.
Lingus pulls Hayes in close to prevent any damage.
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from Lingus.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes postures up in Lingus's guard and throws a big left but Lingus blocks it.
Lingus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hayes preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingus controls Hayes momentarily but Hayes frees himself.
Hayes preventing the sweep.
Lingus has a closed guard, preventing Hayes from standing up.
Lingus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hayes is looking to stand up but Lingus won't let him.
Hayes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lingus is adopting a defensive guard.
Lingus controls Hayes momentarily but Hayes frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lingus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hayes manages to get himself to full guard.
Lingus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hayes can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lingus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lingus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lingus throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lingus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lingus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lingus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hayes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lingus has Hayes in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lingus has a closed guard, preventing Hayes from standing up.
Lingus seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lingus pulls Hayes in close to his closed guard and prevents Hayes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hayes wants to stand but Lingus is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hayes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lingus.
Lingus 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.
Lingus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lingus thows a huge punch but Hayes dodges it nicely.
Lingus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lingus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Lingus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Hayes misses.
Hayes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lingus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lingus fails with a takedown attempt.
As Lingus backs off Hayes throws a huge counter combo but Lingus manages to avoid it all.
Lingus goes for a double leg but Hayes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hayes continues to drive forward.
Hayes tries a quick counter leg kick but Lingus is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cung Lingus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Lingus avoids it well.
Hayes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Cung Lingus has been cut.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Hayes sizes up Lingus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lingus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lingus tries for a takedown but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lingus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lingus fails with a takedown attempt.
Hayes stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lingus checks a low kick from Hayes.
Lingus shoots in looking for a takedown but Hayes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lingus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingus shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Lingus with that takedown attempt.
Hayes throws the left hand but Lingus avoids the punch easily.
Hayes stuffs the takedown.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hayes enables Lingus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hayes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lingus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lingus throws a big elbow that misses.
Lingus 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.
Lingus throwing strikes but missing.
Lingus throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingus throws a big right hand that misses.
Lingus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lingus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lingus looking to pass the guard.
Lingus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lingus throws a big elbow that misses.
Lingus postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
Lingus 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lingus is controlling him.
Lingus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hayes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lingus has Hayes in his guard.
Hayes working some strikes from top position.
Hayes being controlled here momentarily.
Lingus lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lingus 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.
Lingus works over Hayes with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lingus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lingus stops Hayes from standing up.
Lingus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lingus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lingus won't allow Hayes to get back to his feet.
Lingus postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lingus.
Hayes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lingus throws a big right hand that misses.
Lingus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hayes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lingus lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cung Lingus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lingus shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but Lingus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayes lands with a right that hurts Lingus. Lingus looks to clinch but Hayes throws a short knee that drops Lingus. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Gunner Hayes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 3458 p4p, 406 weight class) and Miro Tynkkynen (ranked 3137 p4p, 377 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Arsonist's Lullaby. Tynkkynen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cow herd - Fields. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miro Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen clinches up against the cage.
Tynkkynen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tynkkynen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tynkkynen tries to land knees in the clinch but Castle avoids the damage to the body.
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tynkkynen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tynkkynen lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
Castle scores with a shot to the side of Tynkkynen's head.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Castle misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tynkkynen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castle's defenses.
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castle 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.
Tynkkynen lands an elbow that stopped Castle in his tracks for a moment.
Castle throws a head punch that misses.
Tynkkynen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tynkkynen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castle throws a head punch that misses.
Tynkkynen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle misses with the head strike.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castle blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Tynkkynen blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Castle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Nice elbow from Tynkkynen.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Tynkkynen.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen lands a nice knee to the body.
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tynkkynen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tynkkynen connects with a knee to the head.
Frank Castle's cut is getting worse.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen landing knees to the head.
Castle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Castle misses with a punch on the inside.
Tynkkynen blocks an uppercut.
Tynkkynen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle has a couple of punches blocked by Tynkkynen.
Castle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tynkkynen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tynkkynen working Castle over with knees to the body.
Tynkkynen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tynkkynen landing knees to the body.
Tynkkynen lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Tynkkynen.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Tynkkynen connects with a knee to the head.
Tynkkynen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frank Castle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tynkkynen lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tynkkynen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tynkkynen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tynkkynen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castle's defenses.
Castle misses with the head strike.
Castle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tynkkynen lands a right hand.
Castle is rocked!
Tynkkynen lands a body shot.
Tynkkynen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Castle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Frank Castle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tynkkynen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Tynkkynen lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tynkkynen creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Castle! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Tynkkynen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miro Tynkkynen!
Miro Tynkkynen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phan Li (ranked 4111 p4p, 441 weight class) and Andrei Voronov (ranked 2915 p4p, 350 weight class). Voronov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Noize Mc - Make Destroy . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phan Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Li coming out on top.
Voronov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li blocks a head kick by Voronov.
Voronov just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov dodges the punch combination from Li.
Voronov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Voronov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Li.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Voronov counters with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at Know-How Knights that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Li throws a right and a left that Voronov avoids nicely.
Voronov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
Voronov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov avoids the head kick by Li.
Voronov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Li throws a leg kick that is checked
and Voronov counters with a good, hard body kick but Li shrugs it off.
A shot to the body from Li misses
and Voronov counters with a head kick that drops Li to the mat! Li scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li throws a series of punches but Voronov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Voronov to score with a decent uppercut.
Li is rocked!
Voronov scores with a spinning back kick!
Li tries to clinch but Voronov moves away
and Voronov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voronov feints a jab and as Li dips his head, Voronov unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Li right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Li falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Voronov smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrei Voronov!
Andrei Voronov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosif Cobzone (ranked 2027 p4p, 222 weight class) and Khabib Psa (ranked 4890 p4p, 406 weight class). Iosif Cobzone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Iosif Cobzone!
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, Khabib Psa!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobzone connects with a body shot that sends Psa's belly button to the back.
Psa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cobzone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Psa tries for a takedown but Cobzone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cobzone throwing a counter right hand but Psa manages to avoid it.
Cobzone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Psa shoots in but Cobzone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Iosif Cobzone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Psa.
Good standup being displayed there by Cobzone as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Khabib Psa has been cut.
Psa gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cobzone gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iosif Cobzone!
After the fight, Iosif Cobzone was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Teach (ranked 2194 p4p, 287 weight class) and Davey Jones (ranked 4347 p4p, 467 weight class). Marshall Teach could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Davey Jones's chin.
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200 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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217 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marshall Teach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davey Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Teach tries to clinch up.
Teach wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Teach tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teach, pushing him back against the cage.
Teach is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Teach's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Teach.
Teach tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Teach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teach has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Jones.
Teach wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Teach changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones clinches.
Teach tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones digs a right hand into Teach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teach's gas tank.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Teach blocks the low kick.
Davey Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teach moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teach has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teach there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teach wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a huge left! Teach is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jones isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Teach from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davey Jones!
Marshall Teach was interviewed post fight and said 'Rematch!!! everyone knows Teach is king you just got lucky'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Newbie Guide (ranked 1676 p4p, 70 weight class) and France Nigannou (ranked 2019 p4p, 86 weight class). Nigannou has chosen This Is For Africa as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
306 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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26
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Newbie Guide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, France Nigannou!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guide throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guide throws a hook but Nigannou avoids it easily.
Guide chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nigannou can pounce on him.
Guide throws a series of punches but Nigannou moves out of range.
Guide looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Guide misses with a wild body shot.
As Guide backs off Nigannou throws a huge counter combo but Guide manages to avoid it all.
Guide misses with a left hand
and Nigannou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guide avoids the head kick by Nigannou.
Guide works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like France Nigannou has been cut.
Nigannou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guide is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Guide connects with a jab.
Guide throws a right hand that Nigannou ducks under and follows up with a left that Nigannou also avoids with ease.
As Guide backs off Nigannou throws a huge counter combo but Guide manages to avoid it all.
Guide moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guide ducks under a wild hook from Nigannou.
Guide swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nigannou!
Some wild striking there from Guide.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guide connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up France Nigannou's cut even more.
Nigannou scores with a decent looking hook.
Nigannou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nigannou misses with a few strikes there.
Nigannou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guide circles away quickly and effectively.
Nigannou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guide.
Guide fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nigannou.
Nigannou swings for the body but Guide moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Nigannou. Those never looked like landing.
Guide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nigannou.
Nigannou throws a counter combo.
Guide takes a swing at Nigannou's ribcage but misses.
Nigannou with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guide to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Guide.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guide blocks a jab.
Nigannou has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nigannou misses with a hook.
Guide throws a body punch but Nigannou moves out of range.
Nigannou works over Guide's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Newbie Guide has been cut.
Guide lands with a nice body punch.
Nigannou slips under a jab from Guide.
A punch combination from Nigannou misses.
Guide throws the left hand but Nigannou avoids the punch easily.
Nigannou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nigannou slips a jab and a cross from Guide.
Nigannou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guide pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nigannou manages to avoid it.
Guide scores with a three punch combo!
The cut above France Nigannou's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guide changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nigannou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guide.
A swing and a miss from Guide.
Guide misses the body punch
and Nigannou counters with a two punch combo.
Nigannou thows a body kick. Guide tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Guide slips a jab and a cross from Nigannou.
An attempted straight right counter from Guide misses the target.
Guide on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guide misses with a body shot.
A left lands for Nigannou.
Guide moves out of range of the body kick.
Guide checks a leg kick.
Nigannou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nigannou.
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!
Guide catches Nigannou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
France Nigannou's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at France Nigannou's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Newbie Guide!
A relieved looking Newbie Guide 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Claude Dacre (ranked 3002 p4p, 300 weight class) and Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 1165 p4p, 131 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claude Dacre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnfinn Nesset!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nesset's waist but Nesset gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dacre off to one side.
Dacre has his takedown stuffed
and Nesset counters with a crisp one two that drops Dacre! Nesset thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dacre to his feet! Dacre is in big trouble!
Dacre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nesset.
Dacre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nesset did well to prevent Dacre getting side control.
Dacre has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nesset defend it? Dacre steps over the head and cranks it - Nesset is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dacre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Claude Dacre!
After winning the bout, Claude Dacre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kappa Knox (ranked 2450 p4p, 293 weight class) and Alexey Molotov (ranked 1781 p4p, 233 weight class). Knox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 'Til I Collapse | Eminem. Molotov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Phenomenal. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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19
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kappa Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexey Molotov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Molotov scores with a jab to the head.
Knox scores with a nice body kick.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molotov.
Molotov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a crisp one two that drops Molotov! Knox thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Molotov to his feet! Molotov is in big trouble!
Knox cracks Molotov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Molotov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Knox finish him?
Molotov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molotov misses with a jab to the body
and Knox scores with a counter punch that sends Molotov to the canvas! Knox smells blood - he's punishing Molotov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Molotov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kappa Knox!
A very excited looking Kappa Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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