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BFL: Night of Champions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Waldrop (ranked 6422 p4p, 191 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 6313 p4p, 188 weight class). Seagal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Better Man. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Steven Seagal enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Waldrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal lands a jab.
Waldrop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waldrop shoots in but Seagal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seagal feints a jab promting Waldrop to slip. Seagal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Waldrop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Seagal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Waldrop.
Waldrop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seagal but Seagal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seagal is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Waldrop. 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.
Waldrop fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal misses with a wild combination.
Waldrop closes the distance and clinches up with Seagal, looking for a takedown. Waldrop pushes Seagal against the cage but Seagal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seagal dips to his left and cracks Waldrop with an uppercut!
Brandon Waldrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waldrop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Seagal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seagal counters with a left and a right that stings Waldrop.
Waldrop is breathing heavily.
Waldrop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Seagal tries to avoid it but Waldrop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Seagal to the ground. Seagal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Seagal throws a series of punches but Waldrop moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waldrops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waldrop tries to clinch up but Seagal circles away and keeps his distance.
Seagal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waldrop tries to clinch up but Seagal circles away and keeps his distance.
Waldrop misses with a wild body shot.
Waldrop is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seagal.
Seagal throws a right and a left that Waldrop avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Waldrop is defended easily by Seagal.
Seagal lands a left and a right that sends Waldrop crashing to the canvas! Seagal dives into mount looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal unloads with some shots from mount but Waldrop bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seagal punching from mount but Waldrop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Seagal thowing shots but they're missing.
Waldrop tries to lock up and control but Seagal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Seagal prevents Waldrop from getting the reversal.
We've been hearing good reports from Waldrop's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Waldrop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Waldrop is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Seagal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Waldrop avoids a series of strikes thrown by Seagal.
Seagal misses with a head shot.
Seagal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Waldrop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldrop is wriggling around trying to escape.
Seagal controlling from the full mount.
Seagal punching from mount but Waldrop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Waldrop is trying to escape the mount.
Seagal looking to land elbow strikes but Waldrop uses the position to regain half guard.
Seagal throwing shots but Waldrop is blocking nicely.
Seagal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Waldrop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seagal.
Seagal throwing shots but Waldrop is blocking nicely.
Seagal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Seagal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Waldrop tries to clinch but Seagal moves out of range.
Waldrop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seagal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seagal shoots in for a takedown but Waldrop shows good takedown defense.
Waldrop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seagal defends it nicely.
Seagal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldrop just misses with a punch to the body.
Seagal tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Seagal misses.
Waldrop misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Waldrop takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seagal looks to land a combination. Waldrop sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Brandon Waldrop has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Seagal.
Seagal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steven Seagal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waldrop on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Seagal stuffs the takedown.
Seagal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waldrop.
Brandon Waldrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waldrop shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Seagal napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seagal is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Waldrop is controlling him well.
Seagal taking punishment in the form of punches.
Seagal is trying to get back to his feet.
Waldrop looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seagal wants to get back to his feet but Waldrop drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Waldrop tries to advance to mount but Seagal denies him.
A lull in the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ground and pound from Waldrop seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Waldrop moves in looking to clinch but Seagal pushes him off.
Waldrop misses with a kick to the body.
Waldrop closes the distance and clinches up with Seagal, looking for a takedown. Waldrop pushes Seagal against the cage but Seagal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Waldrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waldrop fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seagal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waldrop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Seagal is fending him off so far but Waldrop persists. Nope, Seagal circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Seagal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Waldrop's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Seagal has Waldrop up against the cage in a clinch.
Seagal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waldrops head.
Seagal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seagal lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Seagal.
Waldrop looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waldrop blocking some punches.
Seagal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Seagal lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldrop wants to break free but Seagal has control.
Seagal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seagal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Waldrop.
Seagal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waldrop tries to break the clinch but Seagal is controlling the position.
Waldrop has had enough of the clinch but Seagal keeps him there for the moment.
Waldrop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal just leaning against Waldrop, taking a breather.
Seagal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seagal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waldrop tries to pull guard but Seagal won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Waldrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waldrop tries to break the clinch but Seagal is controlling the position.
Seagal scores with a hook to the body.
Waldrop is trying to break free.
Waldrop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seagal lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldrop won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Seagal.
Steven Seagal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seagal lands a good knee to the midsection. Waldrop won't want to take too many of those.
Seagal managing to block the knees to the body from Waldrop.
Seagal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waldrop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seagal obliges.
Seagal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seagal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Waldrop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seagal effectively controlling the action here.
Seagal lands a hook that snaps the head of Waldrop backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Seagal.
Waldrop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waldrop is rocked!
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!
Seagal throws a big uppercut that drops Waldrop! More strikes from Seagal and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Waldrop lies dazed against the cage as Seagal celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Seagal!
Post fight, Steven Seagal stared into the camera and said 'My new movie is coming out next month, Hard To Kill 2: Buffet Wars. If you don't watch it I will snap your neck.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Sullivan (ranked 6657 p4p, 513 weight class) and James Bud (ranked 5861 p4p, 475 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean O Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Bud!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Sullivan misses with a double jab.
O Sullivan takes one on the button.
Sean O Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Sullivan drops Bud with a nice combination! O Sullivan dives into Bud's guard, looking to finish!
Bud is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Sullivan wants to stand but Bud has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bud is still in real trouble! Can O Sullivan finish him?
Bud is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bud seems to have recovered his senses.
O Sullivan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
O Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bud.
O Sullivan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from O Sullivan. Those never looked like landing.
O Sullivan lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bud sprawling to the canvas. O Sullivan follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bud hang on?
O Sullivan wants to stand up but Bud is controlling the position.
Bud gets back to full guard.
O Sullivan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bud fails to land with a series of punches.
Bud 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Bud.
Bud dodges the punch combination from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with a wild combination.
O Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Sullivan lands a left and a right that sends Bud crashing to the canvas! O Sullivan dives into mount looking to finish!
Bud is squirming around, avoiding O Sullivan's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bud bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Sullivan is working an open guard so Bud takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
O Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bud tries to clinch but O Sullivan is having none of it.
O Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Bud is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Sullivan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bud scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bud slips a jab and a cross from O Sullivan.
Bud lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bud.
O Sullivan looks to land a combination but Bud avoids it well.
O Sullivan is breathing heavily.
O Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.
O Sullivan gets tackled into the cage by Bud. Bud maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Sullivan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bud counters with a crisp one two that drops O Sullivan! Bud thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves O Sullivan to his feet! O Sullivan is in big trouble!
O Sullivan is rocked!
O Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
Oh O Sullivan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bud! O Sullivan is backing up but he can't get away as Bud lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops O Sullivan and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Bud!
The defeated Sean O Sullivan had this to say: 'Where's my gold medal? I was robbed!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Alves (ranked 5479 p4p, 462 weight class) and Charlie Carter (ranked 5068 p4p, 449 weight class). Pedro Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Carter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Alves throws a leg kick but Carter checks it.
Carter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves scores with a jab to the head.
Alves throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Carter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alves regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
Carter trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carter defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a nice head shot there.
Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter stays in close to Alves's body and controls the position.
Alves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling from the top position.
Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Alves working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Carter has passed into half guard!
Carter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carter is working for a kimura but Alves is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alves has hold of Carter's hands but Carter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alves trying to control but Carter postures up.
Carter is keen to just control but Alves is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter is trying to work for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
Carter wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carter takes one to the side of the head.
Carter digs a good body shot into Alves's ribs.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alves sprawls well initially but Carter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carter stands up out of the half guard.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Alves connects with a jab.
Carter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alves misses the jab.
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!
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter stalls.
Carter ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Carter no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Alves wanted to stand there but Carter had control of the position.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
That's two 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.
Alves wants to stand but Carter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alves decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carter, up you get!
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Alves seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alves misses with a straight right.
Carter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alves with a jab.
Alves gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Carter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a right to the head.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carter.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Pedro Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alves throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Carter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alves sprawls well initially but Carter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alves has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Carter is on him like a limpet, forcing Alves back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Alves throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carter has Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves misses with the head strike.
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 Pedro Alves will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alves listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Alves scores with a four punch combination!
Pedro Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carter.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter has Alves pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alves manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alves working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carter.
Charlie Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Alves.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carter goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pedro Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Carter.
Carter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alves in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
Alves working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carter stalling the fight.
Carter receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alves just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alves lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter jumps guard but Alves stands there with Carter around his waist. Carter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carter tries to pull guard but Alves holds him up against the cage and eventually Carter drops back down to his feet.
Carter tries to pull guard but Alves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter tries to pull guard but Alves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Carter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alves pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
A jab from Alves does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Alves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Alves.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alves 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Alves!
A very excited looking Pedro Alves 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 4805 p4p, 34 weight class) and Jack Tupp (ranked 4388 p4p, 139 weight class). Tupp has chosen Black No. 1 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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18
245 lbs
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278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ice Cube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Tupp!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupp fails with a takedown attempt.
Cube lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tupp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cube swivels and escapes.
Cube scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tupp doesn't seem bothered though.
Tupp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tupp throws a lazy uppercut
and Cube counters with a big head kick but Tupp shrugs it off.
Tupp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cube wants to get back to striking at distance but Tupp won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cube blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cube - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tupp looking for a takedown.
Ice Cube has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Tupp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cube looks to land a combination. Tupp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jack Tupp has been cut.
Tupp shoots and misses
and Cube counters with a stiff right hand.
Cube lands a big shot that drops Tupp! Can he finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tupp being controlled here, momentarily.
Cube is looking to stand up but Tupp won't let him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tupp can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tupp on the ground.
Tupp keeping moving, preventing Cube from controlling successfully.
Tupp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cube is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupp uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tupp misses with a takedown attempt
and Cube counters with a nice uppercut.
Tupp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cube circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Cube both land. Nice combination.
Cube looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Cube backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Tupp's temple! It sends Tupp violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Cube celebrates and the doctors try to help Tupp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ice Cube!
Ice Cube decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaylord Camara (ranked 3922 p4p, 399 weight class) and Slave Mne (ranked 3776 p4p, 390 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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144 lbs
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145 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaylord Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slave Mne!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mne gets tackled into the cage by Camara. Camara maintains the clinch.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Mne controls the action.
Camara tries a body shot but Mne blocks it.
Nice body punch from Camara.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
Mne has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Camara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mne's efforts to push away.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
Mne takes a shot 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!
Camara digs a right hand into Mne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mne's gas tank.
Mne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Mne.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mne misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mne scores with a shoulder strike.
Mne has had enough of the clinch but Camara keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mne blocks a body shot from Camara.
A shot in the inside from Mne.
I was talking to Camara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Mne backwards.
Mne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Camara as Mne tries to tie him up.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mnes head.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Camara tries to work over Mne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
Mne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Camara is keeping busy.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camara cracks Mne with a nice body shot.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mne backwards.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mnes head.
Camara lands a left hand.
Camara lands a right hand.
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Camara lands a hook that snaps the head of Mne backwards.
Camara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara lands a nice shot to the body.
Mne looks winded!
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Camara as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Camara on the inside.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
Camara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Camara.
Camara lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara digs a right hand underneath Mne's ribcage. Mne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Camara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
Camara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
Camara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
Camara is working Mne over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mne backwards.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara lands a nice uppercut.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
Mne is rocked!
Camara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mne is still on wobbly legs! Can Camara finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camara.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Camara pushes Mne against the cage. Camara is working some dirty boxing. Camara pushes off with a quick right hook! Mne goes down! Mne tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Camara moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaylord Camara!
Gaylord Camara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Williams (ranked 3654 p4p, 26 weight class) and Joey Deertay (ranked 3208 p4p, 116 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Deertay!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Deertay counters with a takedown into side control.
Deertay scoring with punches and elbows.
Deertay has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Deertay in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Deertay working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Deertay isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deertay is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Deertay landing punches.
Deertay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Deertay lands a heavy elbow.
Williams is rocked!
Deertay looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Oh Williams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deertay is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Williams goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Deertay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joey Deertay!
Joey Deertay really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kato logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zhoujiangcuo Wong (ranked 2536 p4p, 276 weight class) and Lauris Darzins (ranked 2468 p4p, 269 weight class). Lauris Darzins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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157 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zhoujiangcuo Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauris Darzins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wong lands a head kick that stumbles Darzins and the fighters go to the mat.
Darzins is rocked!
Wong wants to stand and escape but instead Darzins has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darzins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wong keeping moving, preventing Darzins from controlling successfully.
Darzins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Darzins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darzins stands up and waves to Wong to follow him.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick
and Darzins counters by moving into the clinch.
Darzins has clasped his hands together around Wong's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Darzins advances to mount.
Darzins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Darzins unloading with bombs!
Wong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darzins controlling from the full mount.
Wong tries to buck Darzins off but he can't manage it.
Wong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Darzins content just to control the position here.
Wong avoids a strike by Darzins and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Darzins's guard! Fantastic escape!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong wanted to stand there but Darzins had control of the position.
Darzins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Darzins has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Wong has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darzins decides to pull guard.
Darzins controlling Wong's posture.
Wong wants to stand and escape but instead Darzins has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Darzins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darzins on the ground.
Darzins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darzins stays in close to Wong's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darzins throws an elbow that misses. Wong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Darzins's guard. Nice move by Wong!
Darzins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darzins managing to control the position.
Darzins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Darzins controls Wong momentarily but Wong frees himself.
Darzins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wong wants to stand but Darzins is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lauris Darzins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wong scores with a head kick. Darzins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wong throws a head kick but Darzins moves out of range.
Darzins blocks a head kick by Wong.
Zhoujiangcuo Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darzins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wong appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wong throws a head kick but Darzins moves out of range.
Darzins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wong is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Darzins dives into side control.
Darzins looking to control but instead Wong has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Darzins is controlling the pace.
Darzins decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Darzins eats them both and turns towards Wong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wong tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhoujiangcuo Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Wong.
Darzins feints the counter takedown.
Darzins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darzins moves into the clinch.
Wong dodges an elbow strike from Darzins.
Wong has had enough of the clinch but Darzins keeps him there for the moment.
Darzins has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wong regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darzins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darzins throws a strike but Wong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Darzins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Darzins wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving.
Darzins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Darzins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darzins with a nice head shot there.
Darzins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darzins stands and throws Wong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Darzins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Darzins is trying to get an arm triangle but Wong is defending well.
Darzins wants to control but Wong is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darzins taking a breather here.
Let's hope that Darzins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Darzins swings around for an armbar but Wong sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Darzins's guard.
Wong is looking to stand up but Darzins won't let him.
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 Zhoujiangcuo Wong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Darzins blocks a head kick by Wong.
Darzins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wong is able to avoid easily.
Darzins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wong on his heels. He'll look to pass Wong's guard now, I'm sure.
Wong wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Darzins manages to pass to side control.
Darzins postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Wong to stand up.
Darzins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wong, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong is trying to push Darzins away but Darzins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Darzins has Wong pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Darzins pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wong tumbling to the mat - Darzins dives into Wong's guard.
Darzins advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darzins controls the position.
Darzins trying to control the action but Wong is working from the bottom.
Darzins stands up.
Darzins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Darzins there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong has hold of Darzins's hands but Darzins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Darzins not doing much here.
Darzins passes to side control.
Darzins stands up.
Darzins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wong sprawls well initially but Darzins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darzins content to control rather than advance.
Wong is not content to let Darzins control the position.
Darzins thows a huge punch but Wong dodges it nicely.
Darzins seems to be working for a kimura but Wong defends the submission attempt.
Darzins is trying to control. Wong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Darzins in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Wong tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Darzins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lauris Darzins!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 830 p4p, 9 weight class) and Jessy Dentler (ranked 1226 p4p, 57 weight class). Kong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moviendo las Caderas. Dentler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Colter Wall - The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! King Kong had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
236 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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28
300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Kong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jessy Dentler!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Dentler.
Kong darts in and clinches Dentler up against the cage.
Dentler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dentler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Kong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dentler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Dentler blocks with his arms.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dentler misses with some punches.
Dentler lands a body punch.
Dentler working aggressively here.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dentler blocks it with crossed arms.
Dentler misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dentler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Dentler blocks with his arms.
Dentler misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dentler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kong.
Kong tries a knee to the head but Dentler blocks it.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kong.
Dentler looks winded!
Kong landing knees to the body.
Kong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kong crunches a lovely knee into Dentler's ribcage.
Kong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jessy Dentler has been cut.
Kong landing knees to the head.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Dentler blocks with his arms.
Kong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dentler tries to work over Kong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kong lands a knee to the head.
Dentler misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dentler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dentler has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Dentler managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dentler blocks it with crossed arms.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kong scores a nice knee to the body.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Dentler is blocking nicely.
Dentler swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dentler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dentler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dentler's face.
Dentler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kong crunches a lovely knee into Dentler's ribcage.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
Kong landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong landing knees to the head.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Dentler is blocking nicely.
Kong misses with a knee strike.
Kong crunches a lovely knee into Dentler's ribcage.
Dentler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dentler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dentler blocks it with crossed arms.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dentler misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dentler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dentler avoids it.
Dentler struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kong blocking some punches.
Dentler lands with a light punch inside.
Kong takes a shot to the head.
Dentler misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dentler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Kong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dentler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong trying to land knees to the body.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dentler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dentler fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Kong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dentler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dentler lands a hook that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Dentler throws a head punch that misses.
Dentler misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kong obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jessy Dentler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kong scores with a leg kick.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dentler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dentler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kong has time to react.
Kong throws a body punch but Dentler moves out of range.
Dentler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dentler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kong scores with a nice body kick.
Dentler keeps the fight on the outside.
Dentler gets tackled into the cage by Kong. Kong maintains the clinch.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
King Kong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Dentler blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dentler tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Dentler back against the cage.
Dentler is breathing heavily.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Dentler is blocking nicely.
Dentler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dentler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Dentler fails to land.
Kong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dentler avoids it.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dentler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
Kong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
Dentler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Kong landing knees to the body.
Dentler takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dentler blocks it with crossed arms.
Dentler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dentler swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dentler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dentler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kong working Dentler over with knees to the body.
Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kong lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kong.
Kong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dentler's face.
Kong landing knees to the body.
Kong lands a good knee to the midsection. Dentler won't want to take too many of those.
Kong lands a knee to the head.
Kong landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dentler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kong working Dentler over with knees to the body.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Dentler blocks with his arms.
Dentler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dentler avoiding damage as Kong throws knees to the body.
Dentler throws a head punch that misses.
Dentler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Dentler is blocking nicely.
Dentler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dentler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
Dentler working aggressively here.
Dentler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dentler throws a head punch that misses.
Kong scores with a knee to the head.
Kong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dentler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Kong.
Dentler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dentler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kong trying to land knees to the body.
Dentler gets through Kong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dentler working aggressively here.
Kong crunches a lovely knee into Dentler's ribcage.
Dentler misses with the head strike.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dentler can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Kong trying to land knees to the body.
Kong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dentler's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dentler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Kong.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
Dentler swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jessy Dentler'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!
Kong cracks the inside of Dentler's front leg.
Kong moves in looking to clinch but Dentler pushes him off.
Kong wants to clinch up but Dentler keeps it at a distance.
Dentler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Kong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kong has Dentler up against the cage in a clinch.
Dentler works on Kong's body with a couple of short punches.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
Dentler has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dentler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dentler blocks it with crossed arms.
Dentler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dentler misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dentler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dentler.
Dentler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kong or not.
Dentler can't find room to land a body shot as Kong controls the action.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dentler can't find room to land a body shot as Kong controls the action.
Kong misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dentler.
Dentler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dentler throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dentler.
Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dentler lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dentler.
Jessy Dentler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dentler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dentler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dentler misses with a body punch.
Dentler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dentler lands with a light punch inside.
Dentler drops Kong onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kong is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kong is rocked!
Dentler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Kong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dentler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dentler throws a head punch that misses.
Kong blocking some punches.
Kong blocking some punches.
Dentler misses with some punches.
Dentler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dentler lands a body punch.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Dentler misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dentler.
Kong seems to have got his legs back now.
Dentler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dentler has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
A head punch on the inside from Dentler fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dentler pushes Kong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dentler struggles to land a body shot inside as Kong controls his hands.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Dentler avoids the damage to the body.
Kong scores a nice knee to the body.
Dentler has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Dentler blocks with his arms.
Kong lands a good knee to the midsection. Dentler won't want to take too many of those.
Dentler tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Dentler back against the cage.
Dentler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
Kong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dentler misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Kong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dentler blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dentler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kong looking to throw knees to the head but Dentler is blocking nicely.
Kong tries a knee to the head but Dentler blocks it.
Kong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dentler tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Dentler back against the cage.
Dentler misses with the head strike.
Kong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dentler avoids it.
Kong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dentler misses with some punches.
King Kong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong missing with knees to the body.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Dentler avoids the damage to the body.
Kong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dentler's face.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dentler is defending well for now.
Dentler misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jessy Dentler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kong 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Kong!
King Kong is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, King Kong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jessy Dentler spoke after the fight, saying 'Well that sucked'.
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pop
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RATING
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