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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Rabbitte (ranked 6227 p4p, 3968 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 635 p4p, 492 weight class). Gruzinsky has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzinsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabbitte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gruzinsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gruzinsky.
 It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Gruzinsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rabbitte.
Gruzinsky throws out a counter right but Rabbitte avoids it with no problem.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbitte moves out of range as Gruzinsky strikes.
Gruzinsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rabbitte dodges the punch combination from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky tries to land a front kick but Rabbitte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gruzinsky slips under a jab from Rabbitte.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruzinsky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gruzinsky stuns Rabbitte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rabbitte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabbitte misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from Rabbitte.
Paul Rabbitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Gruzinsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Rabbitte.
 It looks like Roman Gruzinsky has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gruzinsky!
Gruzinsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rabbitte.
Gruzinsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Gruzinsky thuds his right hand into Rabbitte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gruzinsky throws a nice looking combination but Rabbitte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rabbitte scores with a punch to the head.
Roman Gruzinsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rabbitte tries to clinch up but Gruzinsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Gruzinsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gruzinsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rabbitte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rabbitte - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabbitte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruzinsky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rabbitte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gruzinsky's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte lands a big head kick that sends Gruzinsky tumbling to the mat! Rabbitte takes a step backwards and waves Gruzinsky back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Gruzinsky is rocked!
Gruzinsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rabbitte doesn't seem bothered though.
Gruzinsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Rabbitte finish him?
We've been told by Rabbitte's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Rabbitte.
Gruzinsky seems to have recovered his senses.
Rabbitte lands a big head kick that sends Gruzinsky tumbling to the mat! Rabbitte takes a step backwards and waves Gruzinsky back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rabbitte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rabbitte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rabbitte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gruzinsky avoids the head kick by Rabbitte.
Rabbitte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gruzinsky throws an overhand right that lands on Rabbitte's shoulder, as Rabbitte tries to avoid the shot.
Gruzinsky throws a sloppy head kick and Rabbitte moves out of range easily.
Rabbitte looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Rabbitte backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Gruzinsky's temple! It sends Gruzinsky violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Rabbitte celebrates and the doctors try to help Gruzinsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Paul Rabbitte!
After the fight, Paul Rabbitte was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Roman Gruzinsky had this to say: 'something in russian'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anti Happy (ranked 3216 p4p, 2240 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 326 p4p, 245 weight class). Happy comes to the cage accompanied by Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi. The crowd seem to be enjoying Doctore's choice of entrance music: Metallica - . Anti Happy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anti Happy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oenomaus Doctore!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Doctore explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Happy throws a one two combo.
It looks like Oenomaus Doctore has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Happy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Happy closes the distance and clinches up with Doctore, looking for a takedown. Happy pushes Doctore against the cage but Doctore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Doctore has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doctore lands a nice shot to the body.
Doctore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Happy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Happy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Happy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doctore is fending him off so far but Happy persists. Nope, Doctore circles away and we're back to standing.
Oenomaus Doctore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Happy does no damage.
Happy throws a shot from downtown. Doctore moves away and avoids it.
Doctore connects with a body shot that sends Happy's belly button to the back.
Happy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doctore throws out a counter right but Happy avoids it with no problem.
Happy throws a jab when Doctore was well out of range.
Happy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doctore sprawls well initially but Happy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Doctore is trying to stand up here but Happy is controlling him well.
Happy lands with a punch from half guard.
Happy controlling the pace.
Happy is keen to just control but Doctore is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore looks like he's trying to stand up.
Doctore has one foot on Happy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Happy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doctore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doctore misses with an uppercut.
Happy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doctore counters with a straight right hand.
Doctore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Happy misses with a body shot.
Happy misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy pushes Doctore away with a front kick.
Doctore stuns Happy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doctore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Happy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Happy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Happy.
Doctore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Happy.
A nice side step and Doctore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Happy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anti Happy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doctore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - Happy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore lands a left and a right that send Happy crashing to the mat, dazed. Doctore thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Happy is rocked!
It looks like Anti Happy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doctore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doctore lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oenomaus Doctore!
Oenomaus Doctore made sure to mention his sponsor, BuriedAlive// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Jospin (ranked 2243 p4p, 2773 weight class) and Levan Revazshvili (ranked 298 p4p, 367 weight class). Jospin's entrance music is Clash. A fine choice. Revazshvili comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Georgia National Anthem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henri Jospin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 24 - 3, fighting out of New York, Levan Revazshvili!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revazshvili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jospin thinks about countering with a head kick.
Revazshvili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jospin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Revazshvili ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Levan Revazshvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jospin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jospin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Revazshvili throws a hook to the side of Jospin's head but Jospin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Revazshvili lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
Revazshvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jospin moves away.
Revazshvili just misses with a punch to the body.
Jospin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Revazshvili lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jospin doesn't seem phased though.
Jospin jabs Revazshvili right on the nose. Revazshvili blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jospin. Revazshvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jospin loads up on a big right hand but Revazshvili slips the punch.
Jospin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jospin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Revazshvili throws out a loose jab but Jospin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Revazshvili blocks a head kick by Jospin.
Revazshvili gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Revazshvili throws a one two combo.
Jospin swings widly with a right hand
and Revazshvili counters with a left to the body.
Revazshvili closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jospin's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Revazshvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Jospin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Revazshvili is stalling in the full guard.
Jospin keeping moving, preventing Revazshvili from controlling successfully.
Jospin wants to sweep here but Revazshvili controlling him for the moment.
Jospin managing to control the position.
Revazshvili must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revazshvili preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Revazshvili cracks Jospin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Revazshvili cracks Jospin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Henri Jospin's cut is getting worse.
Revazshvili fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jospin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Revazshvili's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Revazshvili lands a nice shot that snaps Jospin's head back.
A shot to the liver by Revazshvili. Beautiful body shot.
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jospin.
Jospin scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jospin as he connects with a hook.
Revazshvili shoots in for a double leg but Jospin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revazshvili lands a body shot.
Jospin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been told by Jospin's head coaches at Black City that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jospin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Revazshvili. That snapped Jospin's head back.
Jospin scores with a nice head shot.
Jospin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jospin scores with a jab. Revazshvili acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Revazshvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jospin manages to avoid it.
Revazshvili looks to land a right hand but Jospin moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Levan Revazshvili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henri Jospin'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.
Jospin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili lands a two punch combo.
Jospin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili throws a right and a left that both miss.
Revazshvili misses with an uppercut
and Jospin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jospin lands a nice shot that snaps Revazshvili's head back.
Jospin defending well as Revazshvili loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Jospin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Revazshvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jospin drops Revazshvili with a beautiful combination! Revazshvili stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jospin is looking for the KO!
Revazshvili is rocked!
It looks like Levan Revazshvili has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revazshvili dives in and scores a takedown into Jospin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jospin is pulling down on Revazshvili's head. It's preventing any offense from Revazshvili, at least for the moment.
Jospin wants to sweep but no luck.
Jospin seems keen to control Revazshvili's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Revazshvili looking to sit in guard and control but Jospin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jospin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Revazshvili looking for a sweep. Not yet Revazshvili, not yet.
Revazshvili wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jospin is now in half guard.
Jospin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Revazshvili is looking to control Jospin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Revazshvili avoid being mounted?
Revazshvili is looking to improve his position.
Jospin trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Revazshvili keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Revazshvili wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Revazshvili steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jospin.
Revazshvili scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Revazshvili throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jospin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jospin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jospin works Revazshvili's body with a nice hook.
Jospin misses with a hook
and Revazshvili cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henri Jospin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Revazshvili looks to land a left hand but Jospin moved out of range nicely.
Revazshvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jospin manages to avoid it.
It looked like Jospin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jospin takes one to the chin there.
Revazshvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jospin manages to avoid it.
Jospin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Revazshvili throws a body punch but Jospin moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jospin misses the target.
Jospin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jospin slips a jab and a cross from Revazshvili.
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 Henri Jospin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Revazshvili scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Revazshvili.
A shot to the liver by Revazshvili. Beautiful body shot.
Jospin misses with a few strikes there.
Jospin misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Revazshvili, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Revazshvili takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Revazshvili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revazshvili avoids the body shot from Jospin.
Revazshvili takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henri Jospin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jospin slips a straight right by Revazshvili.
Revazshvili connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jospin momentarily.
Jeez, Henri Jospin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jospin slips a jab from Revazshvili.
Revazshvili fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jospin manages to avoid it.
Jospin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Revazshvili on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Revazshvili throws a looping overhand right but Jospin ducks down to avoid it.
Jospin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Revazshvili lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Revazshvili takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jospin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jospin scores with the left hand. Revazshvili knows he should have avoided that one.
Revazshvili is still on wobbly legs! Can Jospin finish him?
Jospin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Revazshvili seems to have recovered his senses.
Jospin catches Revazshvili with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Revazshvili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jospin.
Jospin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Revazshvili misses with a takedown
and Jospin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Revazshvili thinking.
Revazshvili wants to stay close but Jospin steps back to make room for something. Revazshvili seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Jospin and Revazshvili drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henri Jospin!
Henri Jospin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nickels (ranked 2775 p4p, 2870 weight class) and Neville Southall (ranked 308 p4p, 314 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neville Southall!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels wants to clinch up but Southall keeps it at a distance.
Nickels misses with a double jab.
Nickels blocks a head kick by Southall.
Southall motions for Nickels to come forward. Southall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Southall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Neville Southall has been cut.
Nickels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Southall moves away.
And Southall tries to counter it with a takedown but Nickels pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Southall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickels has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Gentleman's Club in the buildup to the fight.
Nickels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nickels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nickels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Jimmy Nickels has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Southall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nickels appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Southall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Southall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickels.
Nickels moves into range and clinches up with Southall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Southall - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Southall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Southall blocks an elbow strike from Nickels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southall.
Southall lands a right hand.
Nickels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nickels scores with a shot to the side of Southall's head.
Nickels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Southall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nickels pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nickels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Southall's defenses.
Southall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Southall misses with a punch to the body.
Nickels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Southall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nickels backwards.
Nickels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickels blocks a body shot from Southall.
Southall looking to slow down the pace here.
Southall just leaning against Nickels, taking a breather.
Southall tries to throw a body punch but Nickels avoids it by throwing Southall back against the cage.
Southall swings wildly with an uppercut but Nickels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Southall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nickels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southall.
Southall goes for a takedown attempt but Nickels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jimmy Nickels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Southall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Southall throws a head kick but Nickels moves out of range.
Nickels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That has opened up Neville Southall's cut even more.
Nickels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nickels misses with a double jab
and Southall counters with a left and a right that stings Nickels.
Southall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nickels is looking to counter punch.
That kick from Nickels tenderised Southall's leg. Southall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nickels connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nickels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Southall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Southall dodges an elbow strike from Nickels.
Southall tries a body shot but Nickels blocks it.
Good body shot from Southall.
Nickels throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Nickels on the inside.
The cut above Neville Southall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Southall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Southall fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nickels.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Southall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Southall takes a shot to the head.
Southall tries to stall but Nickels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Southall digs a right hand underneath Nickels's ribcage. Nickels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nickels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nickels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Southall's brow.
Nickels throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Southall misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickels's elbow.
Southall blocking some punches.
Nickels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nickels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Southall backwards.
Southall misses with a body punch.
Southall leaning his opponent against the cage.
Southall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nickels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Southall can't find room to land a body shot as Nickels controls the action.
Nickels lands a left hand.
Nickels lands with a light punch inside.
Nickels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Southall is working for takedown but Nickels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jimmy Nickels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neville Southall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Southall blocks the elbow strike.
Southall has a couple of punches blocked by Nickels.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Southall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Southall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nickels or not.
Southall is struggling to control the position.
Nickels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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 Jimmy Nickels will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nickels lands a jab to Southall's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nickels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nickels misses with a body kick.
Southall throws a sloppy head kick
and Nickels counters with a nice body kick.
Southall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nickels seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nickels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Southall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickels tests Southall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jimmy Nickels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Nickels.
Neville Southall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nickels throws out a loose jab but Southall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickels doesn't manage to clinch there - Southall circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Southall! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southall throws a sloppy head kick and Nickels moves out of range easily.
It appears Nickels was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nickels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Southall connects with a nice looking jab.
Nickels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nickels swings widly with a right hand
letting Southall counter with a right hand.
Southall gets tackled into the cage by Nickels. Nickels maintains the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nickels lands an uppercut.
Southall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nickels smiles and moves away.
Nickels lands with an overhand left.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Neville Southall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Nickels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John McCain (ranked 1303 p4p, 3213 weight class) and Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 72 p4p, 170 weight class). McCain comes to the cage accompanied by Anywhere I Go. Sepulveda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lady Gaga - Alejandro. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
140
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41
141
36 - 26 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 26 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Sepulveda!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCain has closed the distance and engaged Sepulveda in a clinch.
Sepulveda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sepulveda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sepulveda fails to land.
Sepulveda tries to pull guard but McCain holds him up against the cage and eventually Sepulveda drops back down to his feet.
McCain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sepulveda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCains head.
McCain tries to throw a body punch but Sepulveda avoids it by throwing McCain back against the cage.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the head.
A short left from McCain.
McCain throws a punch but it's blocked by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda prevents a body shot from McCain.
Sepulveda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda throws a head punch that misses.
McCain prevents the takedown attempt.
Sepulveda works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepulveda got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sepulveda has managed to get both his arms back between McCain's legs - danger averted.
McCain working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sepulveda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sepulveda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sepulveda wants to control from the top but McCain keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sepulveda trying to control the position from guard on top but McCain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCain seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
McCain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sepulveda is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McCain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sepulveda defends it easily.
Sepulveda got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sepulveda has managed to get both his arms back between McCain's legs - danger averted.
McCain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McCain keeping moving, preventing Sepulveda from controlling successfully.
Sepulveda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sepulveda trying to control but McCain is working from the bottom.
McCain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda trying to control the position from guard on top but McCain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McCain looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sepulveda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sepulveda.
John McCain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Sepulveda.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
McCain is looking to counter punch.
McCain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCain throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda takes a swing at McCain's ribcage but misses.
Sepulveda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sepulveda closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McCain quickly recovers to half guard.
McCain wants to control but Sepulveda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McCain regains full guard. Nicely done.
McCain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sepulveda defends it easily.
Sepulveda wants to control from the top but McCain keeps moving.
Sepulveda might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McCain haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sepulveda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCain keeping moving, preventing Sepulveda from controlling successfully.
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 John McCain will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda takes a swing at McCain's ribcage but misses.
Sepulveda lands with a nice body kick.
McCain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sepulveda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McCain avoids it really well and circles away.
Sepulveda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but McCain is just out of range.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
McCain misses with a hook. Sepulveda ducked under it nicely.
Sepulveda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sepulveda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCain rather than just go for the knockout.
McCain moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sepulveda's head backwards.
John McCain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sepulveda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sepulveda.
McCain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sepulveda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Sepulveda stuns McCain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sepulveda is out of range.
Sepulveda swings for the body but McCain moves out of range.
McCain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McCain connects with a single shot there.
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sepulveda closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McCain's guard.
John McCain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCain trying to control the position here.
Sepulveda wants to control from the top but McCain keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McCain keeping moving, preventing Sepulveda from controlling successfully.
Sepulveda postures up.
McCain seems keen to control Sepulveda's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McCain keeping moving, preventing Sepulveda from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sepulveda gets tackled into the cage by McCain. McCain maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Sepulveda on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda blocks a body shot from McCain.
Sepulveda tries to pull guard but McCain won't allow it.
John McCain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Sepulveda.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sepulveda.
Sepulveda is trying to pull guard but McCain turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sepulveda looking for a takedown.
Sepulveda is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sepulveda can't get the takedown.
Sepulveda jumps guard but McCain turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sepulveda misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepulveda misses with a short punch on the inside.
McCain blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, McCain regains guard.
Sepulveda engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alejandro Sepulveda has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCain has his hands on Sepulveda's head, controlling the position.
McCain's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alejandro Sepulveda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
McCain ducks under a wild hook from Sepulveda.
McCain connects with a jab.
Sepulveda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCain connects with a single shot there.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCain but McCain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCain is looking to counter with a body kick.
McCain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Sepulveda misses.
Sepulveda thows a leg kick but McCain checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCain manages to avoid it.
Sepulveda misses with a low kick as McCain jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from McCain.
McCain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sepulveda throws a hook but McCain blocks it.
McCain throws a big shot that misses.
Sepulveda is trying to counter with his kicks.
McCain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCain stuffs the takedown.
McCain feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sepulveda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sepulveda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on McCain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
What's McCain going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
You can see the frustration on McCain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Who's going to make the next move?
Sepulveda working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda trying to control the action but McCain is working from the bottom.
McCain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sepulveda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sepulveda working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain is not content to let Sepulveda control the position.
McCain is trying to improve his position.
Sepulveda goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McCain rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sepulveda's guard! Nice work there by McCain!
McCain wants to control from the top but Sepulveda keeps moving.
McCain drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sepulveda manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McCain has Sepulveda in his guard.
Sepulveda controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sepulveda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCain is trying to keep Sepulveda in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCain has his foot on Sepulveda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sepulveda works his way back into a safe position though.
McCain keeping moving, preventing Sepulveda from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John McCain.
I think McCain has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John McCain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 1747 p4p, 1634 weight class) and Mauro Carnera (ranked 241 p4p, 226 weight class). Carnera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Religion - Infected kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mauro Carnera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
194
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16 - 10 - 0 |
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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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauro Carnera!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie throws a hook but Carnera avoids it easily.
Carnera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shaun Brownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Brownie.
It looks like Mauro Carnera has been cut.
Carnera scores with a nice strike.
Brownie darts in trying to clinch
and Carnera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brownie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carnera under the eye.
A left and a right from Brownie both land. Nice combination.
Carnera has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brownie blocks a jab.
Brownie looks to throw the jab but Carnera is out of range.
Carnera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carnera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brownie.
An attempted straight right counter from Brownie misses the target.
Carnera misses with the combination.
Brownie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brownie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie trying to control the action but Carnera is working from the bottom.
Brownie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Carnera sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brownie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brownie wants to control but Carnera is keeping him busy.
Carnera prevents Brownie from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brownie trying to control the position but Carnera is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Brownie.
Brownie trying to control the position but Carnera is working away.
The strikes coming from Brownie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brownie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carnera is avoiding damage well.
Brownie wants to control but Carnera is keeping him busy.
Brownie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carnera is avoiding damage well.
Carnera is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Brownie is controlling him well.
A lull in the action here.
Carnera is not content to let Brownie control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Carnera works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brownie is taking a breather. Carnera says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Brownie throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carnera to regain full guard.
Brownie trying to control but Carnera is working from the bottom.
Carnera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brownie trying to control but Carnera is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Carnera misses.
Brownie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brownie works Carnera's body with a nice hook.
Brownie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carnera swivels and escapes.
Mauro Carnera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brownie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carnera tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brownie is in Carnera's guard.
Carnera manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Carnera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brownie's elbow.
Brownie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carnera throws a head punch that misses.
Brownie lands a damaging elbow.
Brownie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brownie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
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 Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brownie. Carnera does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carnera! But no joy.
Brownie throws a right and a left that Carnera avoids nicely.
Carnera loads up on a big right hand but Brownie slips the punch.
Carnera walks into a left hand.
That kick from Carnera tenderised Brownie's leg. Brownie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carnera connects with an inside leg kick.
Brownie misses with a hook
and Carnera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carnera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brownie jabs Carnera right on the nose. Carnera blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Mauro Carnera's cut even more.
Carnera misses with a lunging right hand
and Brownie counters with a left to the body.
Brownie staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Brownie misses the target.
Brownie misses with a jab to the body
and Carnera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brownie misses the shot to the body.
Brownie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brownie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brownie catches Carnera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brownie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie throws a hook but Carnera blocks it.
Carnera misses with a hook to the body
and Brownie counters with a straight right hand.
Brownie throws a jab when Carnera was well out of range.
Carnera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brownie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carnera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brownie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brownie misses with a lunging right hand
and Carnera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brownie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carnera's hands.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Brownie misses its target.
Carnera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brownie.
Brownie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carnera.
Carnera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carnera defending well as Brownie loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera misses the shot to the body.
Carnera moves forwards but Brownie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carnera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brownie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carnera punishes Brownie's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick from Carnera, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carnera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brownie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brownie throws an off balance right hand
and Carnera counters with a nice body shot.
Brownie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carnera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Carnera misses.
Carnera moves away from the strike by Brownie.
Brownie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brownie scores with a nice strike.
Brownie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carnera moves away.
Carnera dodges the punch combination from Brownie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie throws a right hand that Carnera ducks under and follows up with a left that Carnera also avoids with ease.
Brownie walks into a straight right hand from Carnera.
Carnera thuds his right hand into Brownie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carnera is looking to score with low kicks.
Brownie moves into the clinch.
Carnera is trying to break the clinch but Brownie is controlling him.
Brownie blocking some punches.
Our sources have told us that Brownie has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Carnera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carnera can't find room to land a body shot as Brownie controls the action.
Carnera lands a body punch.
Carnera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carnera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brownie's elbow.
Carnera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brownie avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera presses Brownie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carnera scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carnera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carnera.
Carnera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brownie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carnera is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carnera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carnera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carnera tries to throw a body punch but Brownie avoids it by throwing Carnera back against the cage.
Brownie looking for a takedown.
Carnera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brownie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brownie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carnera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brownie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carnera scores with a shot to the side of Brownie's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mauro Carnera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brownie ducks right into an uppercut from Carnera.
Brownie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carnera.
Carnera swings widly with a right hand
enabling Brownie to counter with a crisp jab.
Brownie ducks under a wild hook from Carnera.
Brownie misses with a wild body shot.
Carnera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brownie lands a jab to the head.
Brownie throws a series of punches but Carnera avoids them all with ease.
Carnera misses with a hook. Brownie ducked under it nicely.
Shaun Brownie is winning the standup battle so far.
Brownie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carnera counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carnera's hands.
Carnera throws a body shot but no joy.
Brownie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brownie throws a jab but it's blocked by Carnera.
Carnera slips a jab from Brownie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Carnera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brownie doesn't seem phased though.
Brownie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carnera lands a leg kick that knocks Brownie off balance momentarily.
Carnera just misses with a punch to the body.
Carnera lands a nice looking body shot.
Carnera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brownie. That did some damage!
Carnera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brownie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carnera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brownie somewhat.
Brownie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carnera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brownie misses the shot to the body.
Brownie misses the body punch
and Carnera counters with a stiff right hand.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carnera manages to avoid it.
A jab from Brownie misses.
Carnera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brownie throws a jab but it's blocked by Carnera.
Brownie checks a leg kick.
Brownie misses with a body shot.
Brownie takes a swing at Carnera's ribcage but misses.
Carnera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Brownie finds it's target.
Carnera throws a big shot that misses.
Carnera throws a nice looking combination but Brownie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brownie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carnera.
Brownie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Brownie misses the target.
Carnera takes a swing at Brownie's ribcage but misses.
Brownie throws a jab but it's blocked by Carnera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brownie's head backwards.
Carnera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brownie misses with an uppercut. Carnera saw that one coming.
Brownie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brownie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carnera did well to prevent Brownie getting side control.
Brownie thows a huge punch but Carnera dodges it nicely.
Brownie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carnera's head.
Shaun Brownie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carnera scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Brownie manages to mount him!
Brownie wants to control but Carnera has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Carnera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie wants to take a breather but Carnera is having none of it.
Brownie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brownie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brownie wants to take a breather but Carnera is having none of it.
Carnera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brownie wants to pass to mount but Carnera is defending the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brownie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brownie wants to take a breather but Carnera is having none of it.
Brownie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shaun Brownie.
I think Brownie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shaun Brownie!
Shaun Brownie decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspektor Dee (ranked 1871 p4p, 1842 weight class) and Malaki Lima (ranked 222 p4p, 218 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
245
12 - 14 - 0 |
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260
15 - 10 - 1 |
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Great elbows
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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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Malaki Lima!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lima.
It looks like Inspektor Dee has been cut.
Malaki Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lima misses with a combination
and Dee counters with a nice body kick.
No luck for Lima with that takedown attempt.
Dee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lima.
Dee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lima has time to react.
It looks like Malaki Lima has been cut.
Dee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lima if he has to take too many more of those.
Lima looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dee kicks Lima off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lima misses with a takedown attempt
and Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lima looks winded!
Dee lands the left hand.
A low kick lands for Dee.
Lima pushes Dee up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dee.
Dee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lima.
Dee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lima's defenses.
Dee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lima avoids it.
Dee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dee working Lima over with knees to the body.
Dee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dee lands with a light punch inside.
Dee lands an elbow inside that Lima shrugs off.
Dee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Dee.
Dee lands an elbow inside that Lima shrugs off.
Dee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dee misses with a knee strike.
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!
Dee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lima lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dee lands an elbow inside that Lima shrugs off.
That has opened up Malaki Lima's cut even more.
Dee lands with a right to the head.
Dee lands an elbow inside.
We've been informed that Lima has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lima is trying to drag Dee to the mat but Dee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Inspektor Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malaki Lima.
Dee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Dee on the inside.
Dee lands a damaging elbow.
Dee holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lima avoiding damage as Dee throws knees to the body.
Dee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Our sources have told us that Dee has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dee prevents a body shot from Lima.
Dee lands with a left to the head.
Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dee has him pressed against the cage.
Dee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dee presses Lima against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dee crunches a lovely knee into Lima's ribcage.
Dee landing knees to the head.
Dee scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lima.
Dee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lima managing to block the knees to the body from Dee.
Lima throws a head punch that misses.
Dee looking to throw knees to the head but Lima is blocking nicely.
Dee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lima.
A hook to the body from Dee.
A right handed body shot lands from Dee.
Dee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lima blocks a body shot from Dee.
A body shot lands from Dee.
Dee landing knees to the head.
The cut above Malaki Lima's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dee scores with a shoulder strike.
Dee lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee misses with a knee strike.
Dee trying to land knees to the body.
Dee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima pushes off an throws an elbow but Dee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dee can't find room to land a body shot as Lima controls the action.
Lima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dee scores with a shot to the side of Lima's head.
Lima tries a body shot but Dee blocks it.
Dee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lima avoids it.
Lima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lima managing to block the knees to the body from Dee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lima takes an elbow to the temple.
Dee lands a nice elbow.
Lima looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dee scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Dee dominated that round.
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.
Dee doesn't manage to clinch there - Lima circles away.
Dee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Dee.
Dee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dee throws a sloppy head kick and Lima moves out of range easily.
Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dee lands with a kick to the temple. Lima shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malaki Lima's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Lima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lima has time to react.
Dee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Dee cracks Lima with an open hand slap.
Lima keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee thumps Lima with a low kick.
Dee connects with a leg kick.
Dee lands a left and a right that sends Lima crashing to the canvas! Dee dives into mount looking to finish!
Lima is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Lima is still on wobbly legs! Can Dee finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Dee.
Dee lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Lima is looking to close the distance but Dee sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Lima crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Lima is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Inspektor Dee!
A very excited looking Inspektor Dee 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Razmig Grigorian (ranked 1403 p4p, 569 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 188 p4p, 80 weight class). Grigorian comes into the arena with Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190
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World class boxer
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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 22 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmig Grigorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill lands a nice hook to Grigorian's body. Grigorian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grigorian throws a chopping leg kick but Hill manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grigorian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grigorian. Hill shrugs it off though.
Scott Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigorian lands a glancing blow to the side of Hill's head.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grigorian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Grigorian misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hill.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grigorian. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grigorian.
Grigorian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and Grigorian counters with a thumping low kick.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Scott Hill has been cut.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Grigorian ducks down to avoid it.
Hill misses with a low kick as Grigorian jumps back.
Grigorian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick.
Hill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grigorian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grigorian manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grigorian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hill.
Grigorian wants to get back to his feet but Hill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hill working some strikes from top position.
Hill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hill stops Grigorian from standing up.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grigorian is keeping the position for now.
Grigorian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hill on the ground.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hill trying to move into half guard but instead Grigorian has managed to sweep!
Grigorian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grigorian preventing the sweep.
Hill looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Grigorian is defending well. Hill quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Grigorian has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hill celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Hill!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Hill 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Murzol Gro Ulfimph (ranked 608 p4p, 681 weight class) and Karl Hermann (ranked 37 p4p, 42 weight class). Gro Ulfimph comes into the arena with Hired Gun blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Murzol Gro Ulfimph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gro Ulfimph moves into the clinch.
Gro Ulfimph ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gro Ulfimph no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hermann wants to get up but he can't break Gro Ulfimph's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gro Ulfimph looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hermann passes into side control.
Gro Ulfimph is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermann has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hermann.
An attempted straight right counter from Gro Ulfimph misses the target.
Nice cross by Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gro Ulfimph throwing a counter right hand but Hermann manages to avoid it.
Gro Ulfimph takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hermann misses with an uppercut.
Hermann throws a hook to the side of Gro Ulfimph's head but Gro Ulfimph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gro Ulfimph slips under a jab from Hermann.
Gro Ulfimph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hermann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Hermann misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hermann misses the target.
As Hermann backs away, Gro Ulfimph returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gro Ulfimph lands a slapping body shot.
Gro Ulfimph forces Hermann back against the cage and clinches.
Hermann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hermann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hermann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermann.
Hermann presses Gro Ulfimph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Hermann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermann tries a body shot but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
Hermann struggles to land a body shot inside as Gro Ulfimph controls his hands.
Gro Ulfimph tries to throw a body punch but Hermann avoids it by throwing Gro Ulfimph back against the cage.
Hermann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermann tries to work over Gro Ulfimph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermann lands with a right to the head.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Gro Ulfimph controls the action.
Gro Ulfimph working aggressively here.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to pull guard but Hermann has him pressed against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph lands a hook that snaps the head of Hermann backwards.
Gro Ulfimph jumps guard and drags Hermann to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hermann wants to stand but Gro Ulfimph has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann gets to his feet. Gro Ulfimph looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hermann throws a lazy uppercut
and Hermann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hermann thuds a left hand into Gro Ulfimph's body.
Hermann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hermann misses with a wild body shot.
As Hermann tries to get set, Gro Ulfimph tries to push him back and clinch up but Hermann manages to avoid the attempt.
Gro Ulfimph takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hermann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hermann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gro Ulfimph is looking to counter the offense by Hermann and move into the clinch.
Hermann throws a jab when Gro Ulfimph was well out of range.
Hermann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hermann misses with a left hand
enabling Gro Ulfimph to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Hermann misses
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hermann misses with a looping left.
Gro Ulfimph slips under a jab.
Gro Ulfimph tries to counter by clinching up but Hermann breaks away and moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph forces Hermann back against the cage and clinches.
Gro Ulfimph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hermann is rocked!
Gro Ulfimph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hermann is still on wobbly legs! Can Gro Ulfimph finish him?
Hermann is working Gro Ulfimph over against the cage.
Hermann seems to have recovered his senses.
Gro Ulfimph lands a left hand.
Come on Hermann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hermann backwards.
Gro Ulfimph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hermann slows down the pace here.
Gro Ulfimph can't find room to land a body shot as Hermann controls the action.
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 Murzol Gro Ulfimph will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hermann moves into the clinch.
Hermann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermann lands a nice uppercut.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Gro Ulfimph controls the action.
Hermann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gro Ulfimph fails to pull guard.
Hermann misses with a punch to the body.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a right to the head.
Hermann tries to throw a body punch but Gro Ulfimph avoids it by throwing Hermann back against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murzol Gro Ulfimph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gro Ulfimph digs a right hand underneath Hermann's ribcage. Hermann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Hermann scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hermann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Gro Ulfimph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hermann - that landed with a thud.
Hermann tries to stall but Gro Ulfimph uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Hermann struggles to land a body shot inside as Gro Ulfimph controls his hands.
Hermann takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Hermann.
A head punch on the inside from Gro Ulfimph fails to land.
Hermann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a punch on the inside.
Hermann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gro Ulfimph.
Hermann tries to throw a body punch but Gro Ulfimph avoids it by throwing Hermann back against the cage.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Gro Ulfimph throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermann.
Hermann throws a punch but it's blocked by Gro Ulfimph.
Hermann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gro Ulfimph presses Hermann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hermann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann tries a body shot but Gro Ulfimph blocks it.
Hermann stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hermann misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gro Ulfimph.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a hook to the body.
Hermann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gro Ulfimph backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hermann.
Gro Ulfimph throws a punch but it's blocked by Hermann.
Hermann blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gro Ulfimph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gro Ulfimph has a couple of punches blocked by Hermann.
Gro Ulfimph pulls Hermann into guard.
Gro Ulfimph wants to sweep here but Hermann controlling him for the moment.
Hermann stands up from Gro Ulfimph's guard - Hermann perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann throws a body punch but Gro Ulfimph moves out of range.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range as Hermann strikes.
Hermann throws a poor cross that misses
and Gro Ulfimph counters by clinching up.
Gro Ulfimph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hermann.
Hermann lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gro Ulfimph fails to land.
Hermann has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gro Ulfimph seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hermann can turn it around.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Gro Ulfimph controls the action.
Hermann taking a breather.
Gro Ulfimph tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hermann smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murzol Gro Ulfimph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gro Ulfimph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermann.
Hermann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gro Ulfimph moves away.
Gro Ulfimph slips under a jab.
Gro Ulfimph staying out of range there.
Gro Ulfimph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.
Gro Ulfimph swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a hook.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Hermann moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hermann throws a lazy uppercut
and Gro Ulfimph counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hermann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gro Ulfimph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gro Ulfimph jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hermann walks away with a smile on his face. Gro Ulfimph gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hermann throws out a loose jab but Gro Ulfimph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermann misses with a left hand
and Gro Ulfimph counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hermann throws the left hand but Gro Ulfimph avoids the punch easily.
Hermann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gro Ulfimph moves out of range of the strikes.
Hermann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Hermann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gro Ulfimph ducks under a wild hook from Hermann.
Hermann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gro Ulfimph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gro Ulfimph appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hermann misses with a right hand
and Hermann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gro Ulfimph drives through and clinches with Hermann against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hermann.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gro Ulfimph's elbow.
Hermann stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hermann tries to throw a body punch but Gro Ulfimph avoids it by throwing Hermann back against the cage.
Hermann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gro Ulfimph fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gro Ulfimph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hermann to keep the fight standing.
Hermann lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Gro Ulfimph controls the action.
Hermann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gro Ulfimph fails to land.
Hermann makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hermann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hermann lands an uppercut.
Gro Ulfimph pushes Hermann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermann blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hermann.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Hermann is trying to maintain a safe position but Gro Ulfimph gets an underhook and turns Hermann into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermann.
Hermann misses with a punch to the body.
Hermann lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Hermann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gro Ulfimph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hermann.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Gro Ulfimph controls the action.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Gro Ulfimph scores with a hook to the body.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gro Ulfimph's elbow.
Hermann blocking some punches.
Hermann stalling in the clinch but Gro Ulfimph improves position.
Hermann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Gro Ulfimph controls the action.
Hermann can't find room to land a body shot as Gro Ulfimph controls the action.
Hermann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gro Ulfimph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hermann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hermann walks away with a smile on his face. Gro Ulfimph gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murzol Gro Ulfimph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hermann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hermann lunges at Gro Ulfimph with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gro Ulfimph's hand.
Hermann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gro Ulfimph was well out of range. Poor timing from Hermann.
Hermann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gro Ulfimph on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hermann connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gro Ulfimph's hands.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Gro Ulfimph is just out of range.
Karl Hermann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gro Ulfimph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hermann lands a slapping body shot.
Gro Ulfimph lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hermann rushes Gro Ulfimph and pushes him back against the cage in a 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!
Gro Ulfimph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gro Ulfimph lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hermann tries to throw a body punch but Gro Ulfimph avoids it by throwing Hermann back against the cage.
Hermann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gro Ulfimph's elbow.
Gro Ulfimph tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hermann just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph misses with a punch on the inside.
Gro Ulfimph jumps guard but Hermann turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gro Ulfimph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermann misses with a body punch.
Hermann misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gro Ulfimph is trying to pull guard but Hermann has him pressed against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph prevents a body shot from Hermann.
Gro Ulfimph blocks a body shot from Hermann.
Hermann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gro Ulfimph tries to pull guard but Hermann forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gro Ulfimph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gro Ulfimph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Hermann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hermann 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Hermann!
A less than humble Karl Hermann misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yohan Francis (ranked 729 p4p, 459 weight class) and Bryer McGuire (ranked 94 p4p, 57 weight class). McGuire is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yohan Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuire momentarily.
McGuire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francis lands a big right hand that sends McGuire crashing to the mat! Francis stays standing though and waves McGuire back to his feet!
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Francis saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire blocks a jab.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
McGuire fails to land with a series of punches.
Francis sends McGuire crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Francis is motioning to the referee to let McGuire up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
McGuire is rocked!
McGuire lands with a right hand.
McGuire is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
A cross from Francis lands.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGuire throws the left hand but Francis avoids the punch easily.
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGuire seems to have recovered his senses.
McGuire has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McGuire scores with a nice right hand.
Crack! Francis connects with the perfect overhand right and McGuire falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Francis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yohan Francis!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Yohan Francis made sure he mentioned Core Combat, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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