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KOTM Round 1 Part 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop (ranked 971 p4p, 118 weight class) and Edvard Grieg (ranked 3765 p4p, 381 weight class). Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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165 lbs
18 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grieg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg moves out of range of the leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a looping right.
Grieg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grieg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back to the cage. Grieg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head kick but Grieg moves out of range.
Grieg throws out a counter right but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids it with no problem.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grieg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg thuds his right hand into Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Grieg misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grieg.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grieg throws a sloppy head kick and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop. Those never looked like landing.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a hook.
Grieg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Good leg kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Grieg misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grieg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grieg is out of range and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop settles back down.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with a nice cross.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grieg on the side of the head.
Grieg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grieg throws an overhand right that lands on Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's shoulder, as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to avoid the shot.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works Grieg's body with a nice hook.
A cross from Grieg lands.
Grieg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop was well out of range. Poor timing from Grieg.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grieg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg throws a sloppy head kick and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses its intended target.
Grieg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to land a body kick but Grieg moved away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a shot from downtown. Grieg moves away and avoids it.
Grieg tries a head kick but it misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throwing a counter right hand but Grieg manages to avoid it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a head kick but it misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grieg on the side of the head.
Grieg lands a nice looking body shot.
Grieg looks to land a left hand but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moved out of range nicely.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook.
Grieg is looking for the big counter here.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grieg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop takes a swing at Grieg's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grieg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a cross.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a solid leg kick but Grieg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a body punch but Grieg moves out of range.
Grieg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Jab, jab by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop - just one landing.
Grieg checks the leg kick.
Grieg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop wants to stand and escape but Grieg is having none of it.
Grieg distracts Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grieg is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grieg misses with a right hand
enabling Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop to counter with a crisp jab.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Grieg responds with a good body kick, but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop manages to step out the way in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grieg misses with a kick to the body
and Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counters with a right hand to the body.
Grieg swings widly with a right hand
letting Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop counter with a right hand.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grieg.
Grieg moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Grieg.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grieg.
Grieg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grieg lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg blocking some punches.
Grieg misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to throw a body punch but Grieg avoids it by throwing Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop back against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Grieg.
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's elbow.
Grieg misses with a punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grieg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grieg can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocking some punches.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop can't find room to land a body shot as Grieg controls the action.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grieg's elbow.
A hook to the body from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg gets through Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grieg lands a nice shot to the body.
Grieg misses with a punch on the inside.
Grieg struggles to land a body shot inside as Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop controls his hands.
Grieg misses with a body punch.
Grieg tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a head punch that misses.
Grieg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grieg tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grieg.
Grieg misses with a body punch.
A short right from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop on the inside.
Grieg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is working Grieg over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg lands a nice uppercut.
Grieg blocks an uppercut.
Grieg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grieg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grieg.
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's elbow.
A short right from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg prevents a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grieg tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop presses Grieg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grieg working Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop over with knees to the body.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grieg misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grieg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is defending well for now.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grieg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grieg tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grieg throws a punch but it's blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop or not.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works on Grieg's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a right to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a right hand.
Grieg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grieg.
Grieg misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg throws a punch but it's blocked by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg tries to pull guard but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop holds him up against the cage and eventually Grieg drops back down to his feet.
Grieg misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grieg tries to work over Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grieg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grieg avoids the head kick by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to land a front kick but Grieg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grieg clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A big left from Grieg misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grieg manages to circle out of the way.
Grieg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grieg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop finds it's way round the side to connect with Grieg's head.
A big right from Grieg misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throwing a counter right hand but Grieg manages to avoid it.
Grieg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is winning the standup battle so far.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop checks a low kick from Grieg.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a hook.
The fighters circling - Grieg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grieg or perhaps it was just good defense by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop, which made it look bad.
Grieg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop delivers a nice body kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grieg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop punishes Grieg's body with a nice straight punch.
Grieg moves away from the strike by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg counters with a body kick.
Grieg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grieg swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grieg.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edvard Grieg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a right to the head.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grieg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop throws a punch but it's blocked by Grieg.
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!
Grieg jumps guard but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop stands there with Grieg around his waist. Grieg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a body punch.
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop's elbow.
Grieg blocks a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg wants a takedown but no success here.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edvard Grieg.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grieg's elbow.
Grieg takes a shot to the head.
Grieg tries to land a knee to the head but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks with his arms.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries a body shot but Grieg blocks it.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop lands a hook that snaps the head of Grieg backwards.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grieg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grieg prevents a body shot from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
Grieg is trying to pull guard but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop has him pressed against the cage.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grieg.
Grieg swings wildly with an uppercut but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Grieg fails to land.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop struggles to land a body shot inside as Grieg controls his hands.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grieg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grieg jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grieg looking for a sweep. Not yet Grieg, not yet.
Grieg isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop stacks Grieg on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
Grieg is trying to improve his position.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Grieg is looking to regain half guard here but Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop keeps moving and retains side control.
Grieg striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Grieg throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop!
Our winner, Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop-Bop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Joseph Proudhon (ranked 1034 p4p, 143 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 1747 p4p, 225 weight class). Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. Aloysius Wiremu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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16 - 8 - 0 |
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187 lbs
31 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiremu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiremu.
Proudhon lands with an overhand left.
Wiremu avoids the body shot from Proudhon.
Proudhon avoids the body shot from Wiremu.
Wiremu swings for the body but Proudhon moves out of range.
Proudhon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Proudhon. That snapped Wiremu's head back.
Wiremu misses with a series of wild punches.
Wiremu looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
Proudhon throws out a loose jab but Wiremu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudhon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiremu.
Wiremu throws a big counter head kick but Proudhon avoids it with no problem.
Wiremu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wiremu. That's going to slow Proudhon down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiremu misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu tries a head kick but it misses.
Proudhon misses with a hook. Wiremu ducked under it nicely.
Wiremu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good exchange - Proudhon coming out on top.
Wiremu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proudhon.
Proudhon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wiremu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Proudhon fails to land with a series of punches.
Wiremu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Proudhon avoids the head kick by Wiremu.
Wiremu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Proudhon counters with a nice uppercut.
Proudhon moves out of range as Wiremu strikes.
Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiremu.
Wiremu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Proudhon is rocked!
That's two 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!
Crack! A monster head kick from Wiremu and Proudhon falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Wiremu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aloysius Wiremu!
During a confident post fight interview, Aloysius Wiremu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 1265 p4p, 145 weight class) and Cavey Beaumont (ranked 701 p4p, 92 weight class). Orochi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RISE - I Prevail. Doppo Orochi 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doppo Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaumont connects with the punch.
Orochi misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Orochi.
Beaumont throws a leg kick but Orochi checks it.
Orochi misses with a straight right.
Beaumont with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orochi wants to land a leg kick but Beaumont is out of range.
Orochi takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Beaumont.
Beaumont moves out of range of the leg kick from Orochi.
Beaumont throws a head kick that misses
and Orochi counters with a nice leg kick.
Beaumont misses with a kick to the body.
Orochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Orochi connects with a leg kick. Beaumont looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beaumont loads up on a big right hand but Orochi slips the punch.
Beaumont lands a 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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Beaumont.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaumont throws a right hand that misses
and Orochi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orochi misses with a leg kick.
Orochi tries to score with a low kick but Beaumont moves his leg out of the way.
Beaumont throws a hook but Orochi avoids it easily.
Orochi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beaumont. Orochi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beaumont scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beaumont. Orochi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beaumont throws a big shot that misses.
Beaumont throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Orochi counters with a leg kick.
Beaumont walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Beaumont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orochi scoring well with a low kick there.
Beaumont uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orochi has time to react.
Beaumont fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orochi on the side of the head.
Beaumont looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cavey Beaumont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orochi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaumont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orochi wants to slow Beaumont down by chopping away at his legs.
Orochi tries to land a front kick but Beaumont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beaumont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orochi.
Orochi staying out of range there.
Beaumont is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Beaumont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orochi.
Beaumont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orochi.
Beaumont let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Beaumont misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orochi sizes up Beaumont with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beaumont tries a head kick but it misses.
Orochi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beaumont drives through and clinches with Orochi against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beaumont throws an elbow but misses.
Orochi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beaumont's elbow.
Beaumont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orochi avoids it.
Orochi avoiding damage as Beaumont throws knees to the body.
Beaumont swings wildly with an uppercut but Orochi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beaumont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Orochi.
Beaumont takes a shot to the head.
Beaumont throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orochi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orochi throws a punch but it's blocked by Beaumont.
Orochi gets through Beaumont's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beaumont swings wildly with an uppercut but Orochi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orochi pushes Beaumont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orochi lands a right hand.
Beaumont misses with some punches.
Beaumont throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Orochi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beaumont lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Orochi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orochi keeping moving, preventing Beaumont from controlling successfully.
Beaumont preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont forces his way into half guard.
Beaumont wants to take a breather but Orochi is having none of it.
Orochi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Orochi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orochi is concentrating on defense, preventing Beaumont from advancing position.
Orochi has hold of Beaumont's hands but Beaumont slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Orochi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Beaumont working his ground and pound in the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beaumont is thwarting Orochi's attempts to control the position.
Orochi won't allow Beaumont to pass to mount.
Beaumont working over Orochi with some ground and pound. Orochi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beaumont seems to be working for a kimura but Orochi defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cavey Beaumont will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cavey Beaumont's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beaumont. Orochi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orochi keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Orochi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Orochi staying out of range there.
Beaumont dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orochi. That did some damage!
Orochi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beaumont takes a swing at Orochi's ribcage but misses.
Orochi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beaumont just manages to avoid it.
Beaumont tries to clinch up but Orochi circles away and keeps his distance.
Orochi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orochi swings for the body but Beaumont moves out of range.
Beaumont connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orochi. Orochi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cavey Beaumont seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beaumont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orochi moves away.
Orochi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beaumont scores with a jab.
Beaumont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orochi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orochi throws a hook but Beaumont blocks it.
Beaumont tries to clinch up.
Orochi cracks Beaumont with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi moves away from the strike by Beaumont.
Beaumont misses with a body shot.
Orochi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Orochi misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Beaumont.
Beaumont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orochi throws a chopping leg kick but Beaumont manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orochi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beaumont.
A jab from Beaumont does it's job there.
Beaumont throws a lazy right hand but Orochi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orochi.
Orochi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beaumont throws out the jab.
Beaumont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orochi thows a leg kick but Beaumont checks it
and Beaumont counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Orochi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beaumont.
Beaumont throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont throws a body shot but no joy.
Beaumont swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Orochi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Cavey Beaumont's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beaumont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beaumont tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beaumont throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Orochi's head.
Beaumont uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orochi.
Orochi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beaumont looks to score with a jab to the body but Orochi is just out of range.
Beaumont connects with a solid leg kick.
Orochi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beaumont stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orochi misses with a body kick.
Beaumont moves out of range of the strikes.
Beaumont keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doppo Orochi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Orochi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orochi.
Beaumont fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orochi manages to avoid it.
Beaumont thuds a left hand into Orochi's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi misses the body punch
and Beaumont counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beaumont has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Orochi throws an off balance right hand
and Beaumont counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beaumont misses with a kick to the body.
Beaumont cracks Orochi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beaumont ducks under a wild hook from Orochi.
Orochi thows a body kick. Beaumont tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Beaumont is breathing heavily.
Orochi avoids a kick to the body.
Beaumont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orochi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beaumont.
Beaumont scores with a head kick. Orochi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Beaumont misses with a jab to the body
and Orochi counters with a good, hard body kick but Beaumont shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beaumont uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orochi.
Orochi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The cut above Cavey Beaumont's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beaumont checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont tries to work over Orochi's front leg with a kick but Orochi checks it.
Beaumont has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orochi.
Orochi cracks Beaumont with a big right hand and Beaumont goes down!
Beaumont is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orochi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Beaumont is still in real trouble! Can Orochi finish him?
Orochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Beaumont is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orochi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Orochi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cavey Beaumont'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 Cavey Beaumont's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doppo Orochi!
Doppo Orochi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Steve (ranked 853 p4p, 123 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance Jr (ranked 1100 p4p, 150 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by Its a fine day to whoop somebodies ass. Dorrance Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edmund Dorrance Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Dorrance Jr pushes him off.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve moves into the clinch.
Dorrance Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Steve.
A body shot lands from Dorrance Jr.
Steve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrance Jr tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Dorrance Jr.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Dorrance Jr backwards.
Dorrance Jr tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dorrance Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dorrance Jr takes a shot to the head.
Steve tries a body shot but Dorrance Jr blocks it.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Dorrance Jr.
Steve can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorrance Jr blocks an uppercut.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Steve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dorrance Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrance Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steve pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dorrance Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steve.
Dorrance Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve lands with a hook. Dorrance Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dorrance Jr throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrance Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Steve throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dorrance Jr takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve tries to clinch up
and Dorrance Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Steve thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dorrance Jr under the eye.
Steve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dorrance Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dorrance Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Steve.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dorrance Jr.
Steve rushes Dorrance Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Dorrance Jr misses with the head strike.
Dorrance Jr avoiding damage as Steve throws knees to the body.
Dorrance Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Steve.
Dorrance Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Dorrance Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steve gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve lands an elbow that stopped Dorrance Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Dorrance Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Steve.
Dorrance Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Dorrance Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dorrance Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Steve.
Dorrance Jr pulls guard successfully.
Steve advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dorrance Jr keeps working.
Steve tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Steve scores with punches from side control.
Steve scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve stands up.
Steve walks into a left hand.
Dorrance Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Steve seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Steve dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dorrance Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dorrance Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steve defends it well.
Steve looks for the body kick but Dorrance Jr saw that one coming.
Steve dips to his left and cracks Dorrance Jr with an uppercut!
Steve dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorrance Jr. That did some damage!
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dorrance Jr.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dorrance Jr can do to turn this around?
Steve has Dorrance Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Dorrance Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Steve avoiding damage as Dorrance Jr throws knees to the body.
Dorrance Jr is trying to pull guard but Steve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dorrance Jr or not.
Dorrance Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Dorrance Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dorrance Jr with the counter takedown but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve jabs at Dorrance Jr's body.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dorrance Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Steve.
Mark Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steve looks to clinch
and Dorrance Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steve thinking.
Steve lands a hook that stumbles Dorrance Jr back into the cage. Steve follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Dorrance Jr to the canvas! Steve pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Dorrance Jr has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Steve!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Daley (ranked 510 p4p, 65 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 517 p4p, 67 weight class). Daley comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griffith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffith delivers a nice body kick.
A low kick from Daley misses
and Griffith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Conor Daley has been cut.
Daley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Griffith throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daley. Daley obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Griffith backwards.
It looks like Anthony Griffith has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daley working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Daley.
Daley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Daley.
Daley lands a right hand.
Daley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Griffith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daley's elbow.
Daley lands a hook that snaps the head of Griffith backwards.
Griffith misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daley can't find room to land a body shot as Griffith controls the action.
Daley is working Griffith over against the cage.
Daley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Daley fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Daley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffith.
A shot in the inside from Daley.
Daley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Griffith's elbow.
Daley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffith.
Daley throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffith.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daley misses with a punch to the body.
Daley drops Griffith onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Griffith is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Griffith is rocked!
A body shot lands from Daley.
Griffith is still on wobbly legs! Can Daley finish him?
Daley unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Griffith! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Daley is unloading with more strikes now! Griffith drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Daley!
Conor Daley 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 Abner Applegate (ranked 211 p4p, 33 weight class) and Speva Koso (ranked 393 p4p, 55 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abner Applegate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Speva Koso!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koso moves out of range of the body kick from Applegate.
Koso shapes to counter with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Koso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Applegate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Koso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Koso misses with the head strike.
Koso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koso tries to work over Applegate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Applegate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Applegate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Koso fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Applegate.
Applegate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koso can't find room to land a body shot as Applegate controls the action.
Applegate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koso digs a right hand underneath Applegate's ribcage. Applegate let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Applegate cracks Koso with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Applegate pushes Koso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Applegate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Applegate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Applegate can't find room to land a body shot as Koso controls the action.
Koso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Applegate.
Koso has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Applegate uses from the top position.
Applegate won't allow Koso to sweep him here.
Applegate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Koso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Applegate manages to get himself to full guard.
Koso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Koso's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Koso trying to control but Applegate is working from the bottom.
Koso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Applegate's guard.
Koso is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Applegate to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Koso wants to control from the top but Applegate keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso looking to pass the guard.
Koso stopping the sweep attempt from Applegate.
Applegate is working hard here to advance position.
Applegate controls Koso momentarily but Koso frees himself.
Koso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koso on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've been told by Applegate's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Applegate takes a jab right on the kisser.
Applegate checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Applegate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Applegate scores with a jab.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Applegate is looking to clinch but Koso is avoiding it.
Applegate 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.
Applegate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Applegate. Koso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Applegate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koso.
Applegate needs to keep his hands up - Koso had a free shot at his head there.
Applegate connects with a body shot.
Applegate throws a low kick but Koso avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Speva Koso will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koso lands a nice looking body shot.
Applegate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koso throws a leg kick but Applegate checks it.
No joy there for Koso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Applegate misses with a body shot.
Koso throws a hook but Applegate avoids it easily.
Applegate clinches up with Koso and pushes him back against the cage.
Koso scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Applegate throws an elbow but misses.
Applegate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koso gets control of Applegate's arms and successfully pulls guard. Koso will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Koso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Applegate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Applegate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koso wants to control but Applegate passes easily into half guard.
Koso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso has an active guard here but Applegate has managed to pass into half guard.
Koso trying to hold on to Applegate's head to control him but Applegate postures up.
Applegate trying to control the pace.
Koso tries to get to full guard but Applegate has control of the leg.
Koso trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Koso tries to get to full guard but Applegate has control of the leg.
Applegate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Koso tries to get to full guard but Applegate has control of the leg.
Koso actively working from the bottom here.
Koso wants to get back to full guard.
Koso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koso avoids the body shot from Applegate.
Applegate throws a series of strikes that have Koso backpedaling.
Applegate doesn't manage to clinch there - Koso circles away.
A cross from Applegate lands.
Koso slips a jab and a cross from Applegate.
Applegate lands a nice hook to Koso's body. Koso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Applegate wants to clinch.
Koso just misses with a punch to the body.
Applegate tries to clinch but Koso moves out of range.
Applegate is looking to wear down Koso with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate connects with a solid leg kick.
Koso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Applegate scores with a jab. Koso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koso checks a leg kick.
Applegate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Applegate blocks a head kick by Koso.
That kick from Koso tenderised Applegate's leg. Applegate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Applegate has managed to clinch.
Koso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Applegate backwards.
Abner Applegate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Applegate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koso breaks the clinch.
Applegate scores with a body shot.
Applegate staying out of range there.
Applegate misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Koso misses.
Applegate thuds his right hand into Koso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abner Applegate dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koso.
Koso scores with a hook to the body. Applegate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koso lands with a good body shot.
Applegate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Applegate.
Applegate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koso misses with a straight right.
It looked like Applegate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koso feints a jab promting Applegate to slip. Koso then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Applegate slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Applegate throws a lazy right hand but Koso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Applegate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koso throws a hook but Applegate blocks it.
Abner Applegate is winning the standup battle so far.
Applegate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koso misses with a kick to the body.
Koso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Applegate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Applegate has managed to clinch.
Koso lands with a right to the head.
Koso is looking to break free of the clinch but Applegate has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso jumps guard and drags Applegate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Koso controls Applegate momentarily but Applegate frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koso is on top in guard.
Applegate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Applegate is keeping the position for now.
Applegate keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.
Koso is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Koso works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Applegate works his way to full guard. Good work.
Koso trying to control the position from guard on top but Applegate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Speva Koso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Applegate trying to control the position here.
Applegate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso is looking to pass into half guard but Applegate pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Applegate is in guard.
Applegate stopping the sweep attempt from Koso.
Koso wants to control the position but Applegate says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Koso wants to improve his position but Applegate is controlling well.
Koso wants to control but Applegate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Koso is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Applegate is staying active.
Koso actively working from the bottom here.
Koso wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Applegate is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Koso looking for submissions off his back.
Koso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Applegate pulls his head out easily.
Koso wants to get back to full guard but Applegate has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koso wants to control but Applegate postures up.
Koso is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speva Koso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koso 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Speva Koso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 273 p4p, 38 weight class) and Andy Bangsit (ranked 516 p4p, 76 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Andy Bangsit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangsit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bangsit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Po preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bangsit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bangsit stands and throws Po's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bangsit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bangsit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bangsit throws an elbow but Po slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bangsit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangsit tries for a kimura but Po is defending well.
Po is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangsit goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Po has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bangsit but great work by Po.
Bangsit tries to buck Po off but Po is having none of it.
Bangsit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bangsit wants to improve his position but Po is controlling well.
Bangsit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bangsit looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Po pushes past his half guard into mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Po sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Po is looking to work his way around to Bangsit's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit is trying desperately to improve position.
Bangsit tries to improve his position but instead Po has taken his back!
Po controlling well, preventing Bangsit from escaping the position.
Bangsit trying to control the position but Po manages to sink in the hooks.
Bangsit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Po haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Po doesn't have the hooks in and Bangsit manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangsit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bangsit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bangsit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangsit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Po swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Po trying to control the position here.
Po trying to keep a closed guard but Bangsit is proving a slippery customer.
Bangsit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bangsit wants to pass the guard but Po is keeping the position.
Bangsit is looking to work some ground and pound but Po has wrist control.
Bangsit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bangsit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Po swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Po knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bangsit on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bangsit 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.
Bangsit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Po avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bangsit with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Po controlling the position.
Po is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bangsit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Bangsit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bangsit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bangsit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Po as he avoids it easily.
Po buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Po scores with a decent looking hook.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Po feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've been told by Po's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po stuffs the takedown.
Po jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Bangsit.
Po throws a big shot that misses.
Po with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po lands a jab to Bangsit's midsection.
Po misses with a low kick.
Po misses with a head kick.
Po throws the left hand but Bangsit avoids the punch easily.
Bangsit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bangsit shoots for a double leg takedown but Po sprawls well. He's pushed Bangsit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bangsit misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bangsit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Po displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bangsit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Po makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bangsit is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Bangsit to the canvas! Bangsit doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Po keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Po!
A very excited looking Tong Po 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Min-Sik Song (ranked 29 p4p, 4 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 191 p4p, 25 weight class). Song comes to the cage accompanied by Akatsuki. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Min-Sik Song!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Song.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Song takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Song keeps the fight on the outside.
Escobar has managed to clinch.
Song has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Song lands a right hand.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Song.
Song misses with a body punch.
Escobar presses Song against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escobar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Song smiles and moves away.
A jab from Song misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Song throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Song scores with a body shot.
Escobar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Song tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Min-Sik Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Song finds it's way round the side to connect with Escobar's head.
Escobar darts in and clinches Song up against the cage.
Song has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Song's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Escobar digs a right hand underneath Song's ribcage. Song let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Escobar tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Song softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Song misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Song fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Song holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobar drops back down to his feet.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Song controls the action.
Song scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Song fails to land.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Song tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Song.
Song's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Song.
Escobar is working Song over against the cage.
Song prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Song wants to get back to striking at distance but Escobar won't allow it.
Song is working Escobar over against the cage.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Song.
A head punch on the inside from Song fails to land.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Song lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Song fails to land.
A short uppercut from Song.
Escobar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Song walks away with a smile on his face. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Min-Sik Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Escobar.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Song to score with a decent uppercut.
Song moves out of range of the body kick.
Song scores with a leg kick.
Song scores with a push kick.
Song throws a low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a low kick.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar wants to clinch.
Song tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Song scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar blocks the body kick.
Song takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Song steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Song.
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
Song gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar tries to work over Song's front leg with a kick but Song checks it.
Song throws a shot to the body.
Song checks a low kick from Escobar.
Song throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Song keeps it at a distance.
Song circles away from the clinch attempt.
Song circles away from the clinch attempt.
Song avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Song swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Escobar's hands.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Song ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Escobar wants to counter with a clinch but Song pushes him away.
Song checks the leg kick.
Escobar misses with a double jab.
Escobar throws a hook but Song blocks it.
Escobar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Song. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Song paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Song.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Song lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Escobar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar punishes Song's body with a nice straight punch.
Song swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Min-Sik Song dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Song connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Song ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Song.
Min-Sik Song is winning the standup battle so far.
Song slips under a jab.
Escobar lands a leg kick that knocks Song off balance momentarily.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Song takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Song is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Escobar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Song manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Song.
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Song.
Song is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Song scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Song, right into the meat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Song.
Song throws a front kick aimed at Escobar's knee but Escobar avoids it well.
Song scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Song misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Song circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Song takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Song pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and Song counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar gets a clinch.
Song working aggressively here.
Song has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
A body shot lands from Song.
A short right from Escobar.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Song holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobar drops back down to his feet.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escobar.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Song controls his hands.
Song misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar lands a right hand.
Song lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Song lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escobar tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Song.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Song misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Song tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Song misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Song blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diego Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Song misses with the head strike.
Song blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Song misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Song's elbow.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar pushes Song back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Song misses with the head strike.
Song lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Song.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Song's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Song was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Song pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Song throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Song.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Song keeps it at a distance.
Song pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escobar is out of range and Song settles back down.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Song manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Escobar.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Song manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Song swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Song takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Song throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Song works the jab nicely.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escobar jabs at Song's body.
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!
Escobar wants to clinch but Song slips to the side
and Song counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar thinking.
Song lands with a straight right. Escobar didn't see that one coming.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Song was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Song uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Song circles away.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Song shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar tries to counter with a clinch but Song shakes him off and moves away.
Song lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Song controls his hands.
Escobar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Song prevents a body shot from Escobar.
A right hand to the body from Escobar.
Escobar lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Song tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing Song back against the cage.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Song backwards.
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 Min-Sik Song will probably get the nod.
That's time! Song's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Escobar looks for the body kick but Song saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Song on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Song takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Escobar forces Song back against the cage and clinches.
Song misses with the head strike.
Song breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Song clobbers Escobar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escobar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Song cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
Escobar walks into a stiff left hand from Song.
Song defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Song scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Song misses the jab.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Song.
A swing and a miss from Song.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Song walks away with a smile on his face. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Song throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Escobar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar connects with a looping right hand.
Song throws a leg kick that is checked
and Escobar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Escobar prevents Song from breaking the clinch.
Escobar digs a right hand into Song's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Song's gas tank.
Escobar tries to work over Song's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Song.
Song misses with the head strike.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Song controls the action.
Song misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar has Song pressed against the cage, preventing Song from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Escobar is leaning against Song and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Song avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Song prevents a body shot from Escobar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Song looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Song was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Song misses with a looping left.
Song scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Song avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Song throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Song throws out a leg kick but Escobar moves out of range and Song only half commits.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Song pushes him off.
Song avoids the body shot from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a leg kick.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Song was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escobar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Song can pounce on him.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Song uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song scoring well with a low kick there.
Song throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar moves into the clinch.
Song misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Song prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Song breaks the clinch.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Song.
Escobar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Escobar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Song fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Song stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
A short left from Song.
Escobar blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Song prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Song breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Song scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Song throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Song scores with a hook.
Escobar tries to clinch but Song is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Song saw that one coming.
Song lands with a hook. Escobar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Song fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Min-Sik Song did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Escobar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar misses with a low kick as Song jumps back.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Escobar. Song shrugs it off though.
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Song moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Song connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Song moves out of range of the strikes.
Song misses with a looping left.
Song throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar avoids a kick to the body.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Song checks it.
Escobar connects with the punch.
Escobar checks a low kick from Song.
Song takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Song swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Song throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Song throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Song tries to land a leg kick but Escobar saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Song misses with a low kick.
Escobar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Song misses with a body kick.
Song listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar scores with a kick to the body.
Song throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Song gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar lands with a right hand.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Song has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Song's ribs.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Song.
Song getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Song.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar is looking to chop away at Song's legs.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
A big left from Escobar misses.
Song swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Song cracks the inside of Escobar's front leg.
Song slips a straight right by Escobar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
Escobar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Song tries to score with a low kick but Escobar moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar wants to counter with a clinch but Song pushes him away.
Song dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Song is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Song swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Song tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Song scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Song throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Song moves away and avoids it.
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Song in a clinch.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Song controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Song controls his hands.
Escobar decides to pull guard.
Escobar working for a triangle but Song defends it easily.
Song tries to stand but Escobar is controlling from the bottom.
Escobar has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Song doesn't defend quickly enough and Escobar has managed to lock this one up! Can Song escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Escobar on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Escobar!
Diego Escobar is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Diego Escobar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 16 p4p, 2 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 124 p4p, 6 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
34 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gravas .
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Gravas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Steve is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gravas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Gravas scores with a jab. Steve acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
Steve lands with a good body shot.
Gravas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steve's sensitive parts.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Gravas throws a big shot that misses.
Gravas throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Gravas misses with a looping left.
Gravas throws out a leg kick but Steve moves out of range and Gravas only half commits.
Steve tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Gravas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gravas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steve moves out of range of the body kick.
Gravas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve closes the distance and clinches.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Gravas gets control of Steve's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gravas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve wants to stand but Gravas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gravas looking for a guillotine here but Steve defends easily.
Steve gets to his feet - Gravas follows without any prompting.
Steve rushes Gravas and presses him up against the cage.
Gravas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gravas circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Gravas .
Steve is looking to counter the offense by Gravas and move into the clinch.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Gravas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gravas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Gravas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Steve moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gravas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Gravas pushes him off.
Gravas avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Steve.
Steve gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve sizes up Gravas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steve blocks the body kick.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravas .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gravas ! But no joy.
Gravas keeps the fight on the outside.
Gravas follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Steve instigates a clinch.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravas .
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
Gravas tries to pull guard but Steve forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gravas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steve just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gravas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chris Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Latka Gravas .
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Gravas prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas pushes Steve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
Gravas lands an uppercut.
Steve comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gravas swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve pushes Gravas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gravas looks winded!
Gravas prevents a body shot from Steve.
Gravas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gravas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Gravas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gravas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Steve to keep the fight standing.
Gravas wants to get back to striking at distance but Steve won't allow it.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Gravas breaks the clinch.
Gravas ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
Steve closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Gravas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Gravas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gravas doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice combination there by Steve.
Gravas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravas scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Steve will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Steve's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravas .
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Gravas off the cage and back into range.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Gravas looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Gravas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away.
Steve clinches up with Gravas and pushes him back against the cage.
Gravas blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravas blocks a body shot from Steve.
Gravas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steve blocks the elbow strike.
Gravas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Gravas misses with some punches.
Steve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steve stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gravas can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gravas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gravas backwards.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Gravas backwards.
Gravas blocks an uppercut.
Steve lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chris Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gravas is looking to control Steve's arms but Steve gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gravas has his back to the cage.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravas is breathing heavily.
Gravas misses with some punches.
Gravas misses with the head strike.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gravas s head.
Gravas lands a right hand.
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve pushes off an throws an elbow but Gravas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve tries a body shot but Gravas blocks it.
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steve lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steve.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravas .
A right hand to the body from Gravas .
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve tries to work over Gravas 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravas .
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Gravas fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gravas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steve walks away with a smile on his face. Gravas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good shot there by Steve.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve lands a big head kick that sends Gravas to the canvas! Steve follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Steve!
Chris Steve 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 168 p4p, 8 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
39 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray dodges the punch combination from Wearmouth.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Wearmouth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wearmouth connects with a jab.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray lands a jab.
It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Wearmouth looks to land a combination but Gray avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray closes the distance and pushes Wearmouth back into the cage.
Wearmouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Gray's head.
Gray tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Gray 's eye.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Wearmouth - just one landing.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth wants to slow Gray down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Wearmouth's head back.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Gray counters with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
Gray throws a lazy head kick
and Wearmouth counters with a left and a right that stings Gray.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
Wearmouth tries to keep at a distance but Gray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Gray.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wearmouth pushes off an throws an elbow but Gray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wearmouth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gray seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wearmouth can turn it around.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
Gray tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wearmouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gray.
Gray blocking some punches.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Gray pushes Wearmouth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Gray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gray connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth avoids the head kick by Gray.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth throws a poor cross that misses
and Wearmouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray thuds a left hand into Wearmouth's body.
Wearmouth moves into the clinch successfully.
Gray lands a shot to the body.
Gray tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Gray stalling the fight.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wearmouths head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wearmouths head.
Gray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gray manages to break the clinch.
Wearmouth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Gray counters with a quick kick to the body but Wearmouth blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wearmouth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wearmouth misses the shot to the body.
Wearmouth lands the left hand.
Wearmouth lands with a good body shot.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wearmouth, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray clinches.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth pushes Gray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gray breaks the clinch.
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!
Wearmouth misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
A head kick misses from Gray.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Wearmouth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akoni Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Gray.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Akoni Gray has been cut.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Gray.
Gray tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.
Gray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
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!
Gray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gray can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Gray lands a body shot.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray thows a body kick. Wearmouth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wearmouth throws a right hand that misses
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Akoni Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Wearmouth lands but Gray takes it in his stride.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up
and Gray counters with a nice body shot.
Wearmouth wants to clinch up but Gray keeps it at a distance.
Wearmouth misses with a leg kick
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray moves out of range as Wearmouth strikes.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Wearmouth is just out of range.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wearmouth throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wearmouth is breathing heavily.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray blocks the elbow strike.
Wearmouth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Gray as the two fighters clinch.
Gray breaks from the clinch.
Gray forces Wearmouth back against the cage and clinches.
Gray lands with a right to the head.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Gray on the inside.
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 Akoni Gray will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Wearmouth with a hook.
Wearmouth looks to clinch
enabling Gray to counter with a crisp jab.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gray scores with a decent looking hook.
Wearmouth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Gray misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Gray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
That has opened up Dave Wearmouth's cut even more.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Wearmouth is rocked!
Wearmouth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wearmouth pushes Gray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wearmouth can do to turn this around?
Gray blocking some punches.
Wearmouth seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Gray.
Gray lands a shoulder strike.
Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray drops Wearmouth onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wearmouth is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gray loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Wearmouth senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akoni Gray!
A victorious Akoni Gray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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