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ENIGMA 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaikura Camara (ranked 5386 p4p, 6105 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 590 p4p, 632 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaikura Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve is looking for the big counter here.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Steve has Camara up against the cage in a clinch.
Camara tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Camara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Steve is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve looking for subs off his back but Camara has passed one foot through into half guard.
Steve is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve is holding on to half guard well.
Steve trying to control here.
Camara with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Steve preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steve looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steve changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Camara tries to avoid it but Steve manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Camara to the ground. Camara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Camara stuffs the takedown.
Steve throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Camara's waist but Camara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steve off to one side.
Kaikura Camara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Steve.
Camara loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Camara lands a jab to the head.
Camara thuds a left hand into Steve's body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Camara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steve blocks a jab.
Steve wants to counter the offense by Camara and move into the clinch position.
Camara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Steve tries to counter it with a takedown but Camara pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaikura Camara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Camara misses the target.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Camara.
Steve tries for a takedown but Camara circles away easily
and Camara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve blocking some punches.
Camara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Steve.
Camara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Camara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara lands an uppercut.
Steve tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kaikura Camara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Steve.
Steve is trying to pull guard but Camara has him pressed against the cage.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve blocks a body shot from Camara.
Steve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Camara.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara pushes Steve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve trying to control the position but instead, Camara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steve into the cage.
Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve misses with a takedown attempt - Camara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Camara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Camara darts in and clinches Steve up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Steve is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Camara gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
A right hook to the body lands for Camara.
Steve tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Camara smiles and moves away.
A jab from Camara finds it's way through Steve's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
Steve slips under a jab.
Camara tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve darts in looking for a takedown but Camara gets double underhooks and turns Steve into the cage.
Camara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Camara looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaikura Camara dominated that second round.
That's time! Camara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Steve forces Camara back against the cage and clinches.
Kaikura Camara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steve tries to pull guard but Camara forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Steve.
Steve tries to circle away but Camara has him pinned against the cage.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Camara just stands there and leans against the cage.
Steve is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Camara is defending well.
Kaikura Camara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Camara from controlling successfully.
Camara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Camara is aware though and is defending well.
Camara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Camara trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
Steve trying to control the position here.
Steve working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Steve has a takedown stuffed.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steve.
Stephen Steve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steve looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Camara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steve.
Camara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaikura Camara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaikura Camara!
An out of breath Kaikura Camara thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dracul (ranked 5535 p4p, 5794 weight class) and Myeong Von Mittelsbach (ranked 595 p4p, 608 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Dracul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myeong Von Mittelsbach!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dracul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Mittelsbach was well out of range. Poor timing from Dracul.
Von Mittelsbach looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dracul!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dracul is trying to work for a sweep but Von Mittelsbach has mounted him!
Von Mittelsbach throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dracul because Von Mittelsbach loaded up on that one.
Von Mittelsbach misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracul keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Von Mittelsbach throwing strikes here but Dracul is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mittelsbach punching from mount but Dracul doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Von Mittelsbach punching from mount but Dracul doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dracul holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Von Mittelsbach tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul wants to control but Von Mittelsbach is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dracul wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Von Mittelsbach.
Von Mittelsbach is working for a guillotine from mount but Dracul frees his head quite easily.
Dracul holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Von Mittelsbach tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
BOOM! Von Mittelsbach connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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.
Dracul holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Von Mittelsbach tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dracul is squirming around, avoiding Von Mittelsbach's attempts to control the action.
Dracul wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dracul wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Von Mittelsbach.
Von Mittelsbach looking to control but Dracul is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dracul is in all sorts of trouble here.
Von Mittelsbach landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Myeong Von Mittelsbach dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dracul scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Myeong Von Mittelsbach has been cut.
Von Mittelsbach slips under a jab from Dracul.
Von Mittelsbach is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dracul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Mittelsbach shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Von Mittelsbach not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Von Mittelsbach has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Von Mittelsbach working the head and body with strikes.
Dracul is not content to let Von Mittelsbach control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mittelsbach prevents Dracul from standing back up.
Von Mittelsbach sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dracul defending well though.
Von Mittelsbach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mittelsbach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Mittelsbach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dracul keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dracul keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dracul looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dracul lands a glancing blow to the side of Von Mittelsbach's head.
Von Mittelsbach ducks under a wild hook from Dracul.
Von Mittelsbach fails with a takedown attempt.
Dracul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Mittelsbach scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dracul avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Von Mittelsbach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Mittelsbach is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dracul has escaped the position, nice work there.
Von Mittelsbach trying to control the position but Dracul is working away.
Von Mittelsbach looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dracul is avoiding damage well.
Von Mittelsbach controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Mittelsbach working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Myeong Von Mittelsbach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Myeong Von Mittelsbach's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Von Mittelsbach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dracul throws out the jab.
Vlad Dracul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dracul. Von Mittelsbach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dracul connects with a crisp jab.
Dracul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Mittelsbach. Von Mittelsbach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the liver by Dracul. Beautiful body shot.
Dracul looks to throw the jab but Von Mittelsbach is out of range.
Von Mittelsbach let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dracul fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Mittelsbach checks it well.
Dracul lands with a right and another and another! Von Mittelsbach is in big trouble! Dracul lands again and this time it's lights out for Von Mittelsbach! A quality knockout there for Dracul.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vlad Dracul!
A very excited looking Vlad Dracul 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kozlov (ranked 6556 p4p, 4510 weight class) and Zachary Neer Neer (ranked 590 p4p, 496 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Neer's choice of entrance music: Back In Black. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachary Neer Neer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov stuns Neer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kozlov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Neer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kozlov's guard.
Kozlov pulls Neer in close to prevent any damage.
Neer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Neer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neer working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neer pushes down on Kozlov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov is looking to improve his position.
Neer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kozlov wants to control but Neer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neer drops an elbow to the side of Kozlov's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Neer working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Kozlov tries to roll over but Neer keeps him under control.
Kozlov wants to control but Neer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Neer connects with a nice short shot to Kozlov's temple.
Neer lands strikes from half guard.
Neer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kozlov!
Neer landing strikes from the mount and Kozlov is in trouble!
 Kozlov is rocked!
A big strike lands for Neer! That's really hurt Kozlov and he's turned his back - Neer keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Neer jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zachary Neer Neer!
Zachary Neer Neer gave a mention to Overeem’s Horse Meat in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ironside (ranked 4500 p4p, 6523 weight class) and Dragon Knight (ranked 553 p4p, 651 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Ironside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragon Knight!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironside 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.
Knight throws a jab when Ironside was well out of range.
Ironside appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ironside misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Knight slips a straight right by Ironside.
Knight moves out of range as Ironside strikes.
Knight moves away from the strike by Ironside.
Ironside misses the shot to the body.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ironside.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ironside, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ironside doesn't seem phased though.
Ironside is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
Ironside throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ironside misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
We've been informed that Knight 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.
Ironside throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ironside throws a body shot but no joy.
Ironside misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironside misses the body punch
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight throws an overhand right that lands on Ironside's shoulder, as Ironside tries to avoid the shot.
Knight slips a jab from Ironside.
Knight with a hook.
Ironside stuns Knight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ironside tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight throws a hook but Ironside blocks it.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ironside throws a solid leg kick but Knight takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ironside.
Knight with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bjorn Ironside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Ironside misses.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Ironside misses with a body shot
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ironside misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ironside thinking.
Ironside fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ironside misses with an uppercut.
Ironside takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Ironside on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Ironside misses with a double jab.
Ironside just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ironside.
Ironside misses with a hook
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Ironside is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
Knight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ironside with a body shot.
A big left from Knight misses.
Ironside scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Ironside.
Knight rushes Ironside and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ironside doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ironside misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ironside manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bjorn Ironside will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ironside throws a leg kick
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Knight takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knight slips under a jab from Ironside.
Ironside tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Ironside.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Ironside throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ironside misses with a body shot.
Ironside throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Knight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ironside steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
A punch lands to the side of Knight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ironside throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight lands a slapping body shot.
Bjorn Ironside is winning the standup battle so far.
Ironside misses with a wild body shot.
Ironside misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Ironside scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ironside misses.
Ironside has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ironside blocks a body shot from Knight.
Ironside has Knight pressed against the cage, preventing Knight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knight prevents a body shot from Ironside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Ironside lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ironside.
Ironside has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Ironside won't allow it.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ironside pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ironside misses with a punch to the body.
Ironside lands a nice uppercut.
Knight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ironside has him pressed against the cage.
Knight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Ironside on the inside.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight can't find room to land a body shot as Ironside controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironside misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight tries a body shot but Ironside blocks it.
Knight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ironside throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Ironside throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight wants to break free but Ironside has control.
Ironside misses with a punch to the body.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knight defending well as Ironside loads up on a big left hand.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ironside throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ironside looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Ironside throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knight on the side of the head.
Ironside cracks a nice hook into Knight's ribs.
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ironside dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ironside connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knight. Knight circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ironside throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ironside thuds his right hand into Knight's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ironside throws a big shot that misses.
Ironside misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ironside is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
Ironside throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Ironside misses.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ironside misses with a jab to the body
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Ironside throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ironside loads up on a big right hand but Knight slips the punch.
Knight unleashes a big counter combination but Ironside bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Knight lands a jab to the head.
Ironside throws a leg kick but Knight moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ironside throws a big shot that misses.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knight scores with a hook to the body. Ironside takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ironside's head.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Ironside was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ironside is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Knight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Ironside misses its intended target.
Ironside lands with a straight right. Knight didn't see that one coming.
Bjorn Ironside is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ironside swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ironside connects with a jab.
Ironside connects with a nice looking jab.
Ironside ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ironside. That's going to slow Knight down.
Ironside misses with an uppercut.
Knight defending well as Ironside loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Ironside.
Ironside connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ironside pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ironside swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knight checks a leg kick.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knight throws a hook but Ironside avoids it easily.
Ironside misses with a right hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight throws a hook but Ironside avoids it easily.
Ironside scores with a nice right hand.
Ironside misses with a wild body shot.
Knight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Ironside.
A big right from Ironside misses.
Ironside throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dragon Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ironside misses with a looping left.
Knight avoids the body shot from Ironside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ironside showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ironside has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ironside!
Bjorn Ironside thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davon Davis (ranked 2951 p4p, 6106 weight class) and Hanan Pacha (ranked 377 p4p, 620 weight class). Hanan Pacha acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanan Pacha!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacha.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Pacha lands a shoulder strike.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Pacha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Pacha avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Pacha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pacha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacha connects with a knee to the head.
Davis tries a body shot but Pacha blocks it.
Pacha misses with some punches.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacha backwards.
Pacha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacha manages to break the clinch.
Pacha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis misses with a leg kick
and Pacha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Pacha.
Davis has Pacha up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis gets through Pacha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pacha - that landed with a thud.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Pacha manages to break the clinch.
Pacha misses with a body kick.
Davis rushes Pacha and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Pacha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Pacha avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pacha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pacha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacha.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Pacha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis tries to work over Pacha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacha tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacha blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pacha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacha misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis blocks a body shot from Pacha.
Davis keeps control of Pacha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pacha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pacha.
Pacha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Pacha controls his hands.
Pacha prevents a body shot from Davis.
Pacha prevents a body shot from Davis.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Pacha's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pachas head.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pacha tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Pacha misses with a body punch.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacha uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Davon Davis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Pacha ducks down to avoid it.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Pacha saw that one coming.
Pacha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pacha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Pacha pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacha throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacha.
Pacha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pacha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Pacha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pacha tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Pacha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Pacha, against the cage.
Pacha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pacha as the two fighters clinch.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Pacha.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Pacha avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Pacha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Pacha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
Pacha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Pacha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis pushes Pacha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
Pacha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pacha throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pacha manages to circle out of the way.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Pacha moved out of range.
Pacha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throws a leg kick but Pacha checks it.
Pacha slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis throws a hook but Pacha avoids it easily.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacha can do to turn this around?
Davis tries to clinch but Pacha moves out of range.
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pacha!
Pacha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pacha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Pacha misses its intended target.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Pacha.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Pacha trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacha.
Pacha cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davon Davis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacha.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pacha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pacha or not.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Pacha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
A short right from Davis.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis lands a left hand.
A short right from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Pacha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacha takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis is leaning against Pacha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pacha can't break the clinch.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Pacha misses with a body punch.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis blocking some punches.
Pacha can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Pacha's ribcage. Pacha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacha throws a head punch that misses.
Pacha throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Pacha's ribcage. Pacha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanan Pacha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Davis.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Davon Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Davis tries to work over Pacha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacha backwards.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pacha backwards.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Pacha avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 Pacha is rocked!
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pacha with a big uppercut! Pacha tries to clinch up but Davis pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pacha to the mat! Pacha covers up and Davis unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Davon Davis!
Davon Davis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Johnson (ranked 2644 p4p, 3319 weight class) and Adilson Rodrigues (ranked 293 p4p, 376 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adilson Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a hook but Rodrigues blocks it.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Rodrigues counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Rodrigues counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues misses with a straight left.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodrigues misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Rodrigues ducks down to avoid it.
Rodrigues just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodrigues.
Johnson throws the left hand but Rodrigues avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodrigues looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Rodrigues keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodrigues.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Rodrigues lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodrigues is working Johnson over against the cage.
Rodrigues gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rodrigues lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
 It looks like Fedor Johnson has been cut.
A short right from Rodrigues on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodrigues creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson is rocked!
Rodrigues blocks a body shot from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Rodrigues.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Rodrigues on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodrigues lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Rodrigues lands a big right hand that drops Johnson! The killer instinct kicks in and Rodrigues finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rodrigues!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adilson Rodrigues!
After winning the bout, Adilson Rodrigues thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trejean Dugall (ranked 1672 p4p, 2379 weight class) and Kai Perkins (ranked 175 p4p, 244 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trejean Dugall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kai Perkins !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Perkins 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.
A solid body kick from Perkins .
Perkins looks to land a right hand but Dugall moved out of range.
We've been told by Dugall's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dugall blocks a jab.
Dugall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Perkins manages to circle out of the way.
Dugall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dugall misses the jab.
Dugall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkins throws a head kick but Dugall moves out of range.
Perkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkins . Dugall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkins looks to land a right hand but Dugall moved out of range.
Dugall circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dugall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kai Perkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perkins connects with a right hand. Dugall shakes it off.
Dugall blocks a low kick nicely.
Dugall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Perkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkins throws a right hand that Dugall ducks under and follows up with a left that Dugall also avoids with ease.
Dugall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dugall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dugall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dugall moves out of range of the leg kick from Perkins .
Nice body kick there by Perkins .
Perkins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkins throws a low kick but Dugall moves out of range easily.
Perkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dugall throws a body punch but Perkins moves out of range.
Dugall moves into the clinch.
Dugall tries to throw a body punch but Perkins avoids it by throwing Dugall back against the cage.
Dugall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dugall or not.
Perkins tries to work over Dugall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dugall throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkins .
Still in the clinch, Perkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dugall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perkins s head.
Perkins misses with a body punch.
Dugall stalls.
Dugall misses with some punches.
Dugall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dugall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Dugall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Perkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Perkins misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Dugall misses its target.
Perkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dugalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dugall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perkins misses with a wild combination.
Dugall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Dugall is just out of range.
Dugall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Perkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dugall manages to avoid it.
Dugall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkins under the eye.
It looks like Kai Perkins has been cut.
Kai Perkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dugall throws a body punch but Perkins moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Perkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perkins misses with an uppercut.
Perkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Dugall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Perkins manages to circle out of the way.
Perkins throws a jab when Dugall was well out of range.
Perkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkins lands with a good body shot.
Perkins tries to clinch but Dugall moves out of range.
Dugall is looking to clinch but Perkins is avoiding it.
Perkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Dugall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice side step and Perkins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Perkins cracks a nice hook into Dugall's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins tests Dugall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Dugall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Perkins throws a counter combo.
Perkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai Perkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dugall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkins throws out a loose jab but Dugall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dugall just misses with a punch to the body.
Dugall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dugall slips under a jab from Perkins .
Dugall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Perkins 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Perkins duly obliges.
A low kick lands for Perkins .
Dugall is looking to wear down Perkins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perkins tries to clinch but Dugall is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Perkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Perkins 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Perkins instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkins .
Dugall lands an uppercut.
Perkins working aggressively here.
Dugall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkins 's elbow.
Dugall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkins 's elbow.
Dugall misses with the head strike.
Perkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dugall ducks under a wild hook from Perkins .
Perkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dugall manages to avoid it.
Perkins lunges at Dugall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dugall's hand.
Perkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dugall moves out of range as Perkins throws a body kick.
Perkins throws a push kick but Dugall slaps the foot to one side.
As Perkins tries to get set, Dugall tries to push him back and clinch up but Perkins manages to avoid the attempt.
Perkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perkins .
Dugall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dugall doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkins misses the shot to the body.
Dugall has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dugall.
Perkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dugall has Perkins pressed against the cage, preventing Perkins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dugall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dugall.
Dugall tries a body shot but Perkins blocks it.
Perkins throws a head punch that misses.
Dugall misses with a body punch.
Dugall blocks an uppercut.
Perkins blocking some punches.
Perkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dugall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Dugall.
Dugall struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkins controls his hands.
Dugall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dugall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkins can't find room to land a body shot as Dugall controls the action.
Dugall tries a body shot but Perkins blocks it.
Perkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkins misses with some punches.
Perkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dugall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dugall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perkins lands a body shot.
Perkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Dugall controls his hands.
Dugall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dugall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dugall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkins 's elbow.
Perkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Perkins really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Perkins 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dugall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perkins looks to throw the jab but Dugall is out of range.
Dugall is looking to clinch.
Dugall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkins .
Dugall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Perkins misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dugall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkins misses with a wild combination.
Dugall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Perkins manages to circle out of the way.
Perkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dugall lands with a cross.
Dugall lands a really nice looking cross but Perkins seems unphased.
Perkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Perkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dugall was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkins .
Perkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dugall defending well as Perkins loads up on a big left hand.
Perkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dugall counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perkins .
Perkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dugall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Perkins manages to circle out of the way.
Perkins clobbers Dugall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dugall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perkins .
Dugall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkins lands a lovely overhand right.
Dugall lands with a straight right. Perkins didn't see that one coming.
Perkins slips under a jab from Dugall.
Dugall takes a swing at Perkins 's ribcage but misses.
Perkins throws a body punch but Dugall moves out of range.
Perkins connects with a leg kick.
Perkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dugall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Perkins dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kai Perkins 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dugall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Dugall's head.
Trejean Dugall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dugall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkins .
Perkins throws a big shot that misses.
Dugall walks into a straight right hand from Perkins .
Dugall swings widly with a right hand
and Dugall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dugall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Perkins gets caught flat footed, as Dugall shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Perkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perkins wants to sweep here but Dugall controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins is still trying to improve position.
Dugall postures up in Perkins 's guard and throws a big left but Perkins blocks it.
Perkins trying to keep a closed guard but Dugall is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dugall advances to half guard.
Dugall trying to control from half guard but Perkins is working away.
Dugall is pressing down on Perkins 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perkins is holding on for now.
Dugall thows a huge punch but Perkins dodges it nicely.
Kai Perkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dugall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dugall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perkins 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins is trying to control but Dugall passes into side control!
Dugall working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dugall creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dugall throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Perkins is trying to control Dugall's posture but Dugall avoids it.
Dugall tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dugall scores with punches from side control.
Dugall tries to move to mount but Perkins blocks the move with his legs.
Dugall working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Perkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dugall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trejean Dugall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Perkins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 46:49
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Perkins !
An out of breath Kai Perkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Trejean Dugall spoke after the fight, saying 'Just let me bang bro!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 1637 p4p, 1701 weight class) and Chuck Bomba (ranked 69 p4p, 36 weight class). Bomba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guns Are Drawn. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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5 - 3 - 0 |
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Bomba!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bomba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bomba throws a leg kick that misses.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bomba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bomba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Bomba.
Lesnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lesnar slips under a jab.
Lesnar wants to clinch but Bomba slips to the side
and Bomba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar attempts a counter takedown but Bomba avoids it well and moves away.
Bomba has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lesnar takes a swing at Bomba's ribcage but misses.
Bomba only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab from Lesnar.
Lesnar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at whitey's gym in the buildup to the fight.
Lesnar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Bomba lands with an overhand left.
Bomba feints and then cracks Lesnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lesnar down.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Bomba is having none of it.
Bomba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesnar with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lesnar jabs at Bomba's body.
Lesnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bomba sprawls and moves away.
Lesnar jabs Bomba right on the nose. Bomba blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bomba looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.
Bomba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
Chuck Bomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bomba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by Bomba.
Bomba doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Bomba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar'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.
Bomba moves out of range as Lesnar strikes.
Lesnar shoots in and bounces Bomba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bomba holds on and takes a little breather.
Bomba is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Bomba is retaining full guard.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Bomba keeps moving.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is working Bomba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bomba looking for a sweep. Not yet Bomba, not yet.
Bomba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bomba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bomba is still trying to improve position.
Lesnar advances to half guard.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Bomba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bomba defending well though.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lesnar is stalling here. Bomba is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lesnar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bomba has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bomba taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
Lesnar is trying to control Bomba's posture but Bomba avoids it.
Bomba remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lesnar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bomba throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Lesnar attempts a counter takedown but Bomba avoids it well and moves away.
Lesnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bomba.
Lesnar slips a jab from Bomba.
Bomba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bomba.
Bomba staying out of range there.
Bomba tries a quick counter leg kick but Lesnar is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bomba. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Lesnar misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar swings for the body but Bomba moves out of range.
Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Bomba lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bomba.
A short right from Bomba.
A short left from Bomba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bomba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lesnar or not.
Bomba lands with a short shot to the head.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bomba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bomba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lesnar or not.
Lesnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bomba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bomba lands a hook that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Bomba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bomba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bomba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bomba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bomba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lesnar. Lesnar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Bomba misses
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bomba pulls Lesnar in close to prevent any damage.
Bomba trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar being controlled here momentarily.
Bomba is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
Lesnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bomba's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Bomba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bomba 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Bomba!
A very excited looking Chuck Bomba made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Tagirbekov (ranked 1892 p4p, 901 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 239 p4p, 117 weight class). Tagirbekov's entrance music is Sabina Saidova - Dagestan. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stackhouse 's choice of entrance music: True Blood. Jason Stackhouse is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Tagirbekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stackhouse scores with the left hand. Tagirbekov knows he should have avoided that one.
Tagirbekov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stackhouse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tagirbekov scrambles back to his feet.
Tagirbekov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been hearing reports that Tagirbekov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stackhouse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tagirbekov circles away quickly and effectively.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov is trying to get an arm triangle but Stackhouse is defending well.
Stackhouse prevents Tagirbekov from moving into mount.
Stackhouse is not content to let Tagirbekov control the position.
Tagirbekov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagirbekov is trying to get an arm triangle but Stackhouse is defending well.
Tagirbekov controlling from side mount.
Stackhouse wants to get back to his feet but Tagirbekov drags him back down.
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.
Tagirbekov is trying to get an arm triangle but Stackhouse is defending well.
Stackhouse bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Tagirbekov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stackhouse manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tagirbekov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stackhouse manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tagirbekov has Stackhouse in his guard.
Tagirbekov has his hands on Stackhouse 's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Stackhouse dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tagirbekov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ruslan Tagirbekov has been cut.
Stackhouse jabs at Tagirbekov's body.
Stackhouse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tagirbekov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stackhouse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stackhouse 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.
Tagirbekov throws a body punch but Stackhouse moves out of range.
Stackhouse misses with a wild combination.
Tagirbekov throws a push kick but Stackhouse slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick lands for Stackhouse .
Stackhouse throws a shot from downtown. Tagirbekov moves away and avoids it.
Jason Stackhouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stackhouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tagirbekov was well out of range. Poor timing from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stackhouse with a jab.
Stackhouse throws a hook but Tagirbekov blocks it.
Tagirbekov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse misses with an uppercut.
Stackhouse misses with a hook to the body
and Tagirbekov counters with an outside leg kick.
Jason Stackhouse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stackhouse throws a nice looking combination but Tagirbekov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stackhouse throws a big shot that misses.
Tagirbekov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Stackhouse . That snapped Tagirbekov's head back.
Stackhouse misses with a wild body shot.
Stackhouse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tagirbekov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tagirbekov is defended easily by Stackhouse .
Stackhouse stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stackhouse wants it to stay on the feet.
Tagirbekov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stackhouse stalks Tagirbekov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tagirbekov's face. Tagirbekov staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stackhouse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tagirbekov.
Stackhouse throws a looping overhand right but Tagirbekov ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Stackhouse tenderised Tagirbekov's leg. Tagirbekov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stackhouse stuffs the takedown attempt from Tagirbekov. Tagirbekov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Tagirbekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stackhouse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tagirbekov's head backwards.
Tagirbekov with a poor takedown
and Stackhouse counters with a nice right hand that sends Tagirbekov toppling to the canvas! Tagirbekov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Stackhouse finish him?!
Tagirbekov is rocked!
Stackhouse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tagirbekov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Oh Tagirbekov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Stackhouse misses.
Tagirbekov seems to have got his legs back now.
Stackhouse slaps away a takedown attempt from Tagirbekov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tagirbekov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tagirbekov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tagirbekov connects with a solid leg kick.
Stackhouse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tagirbekov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stackhouse as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Stackhouse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Tagirbekov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stackhouse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tagirbekov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stackhouse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stackhouse misses with an uppercut. Tagirbekov saw that one coming.
Tagirbekov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tagirbekov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stackhouse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stackhouse walks into a straight right hand from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov shoots in and drives through. Stackhouse sprawls well.
Stackhouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tagirbekov was well out of range. Poor timing from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stackhouse leaves Tagirbekov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Tagirbekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tagirbekov staying out of range there.
Tagirbekov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stackhouse defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagirbekov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stackhouse kicks off Tagirbekov and gets to his feet.
Stackhouse cracks Tagirbekov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stackhouse has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tagirbekov to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Stackhouse . No joy for Tagirbekov on that attempt.
Stackhouse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stackhouse is looking to score with low kicks.
Stackhouse feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tagirbekov sprawling to the canvas! Tagirbekov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stackhouse finish him?!
An inside leg kick lands from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Tagirbekov collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jason Stackhouse !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jason Stackhouse waved his t-shirt featuring Carnage 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 772 p4p, 613 weight class) and Yago Steve (ranked 33 p4p, 12 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by You dropped the Bomb on me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Steve!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve motions for Cobb to come forward. Steve throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steve looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steve misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steve.
Cobb connects with a looping right hand.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Cobb is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve throws a leg kick but Cobb checks it.
Cobb throws a series of strikes that have Steve backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb misses with a leg kick
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve with a nice calf kick.
Steve blocks a jab.
Cobb lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steve lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cobb counters with a nice body shot.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Cobb.
Steve tries to move into range but Cobb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve scores with a leg kick.
Cobb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
Cobb tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Steve avoids the body shot from Cobb.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range.
Cobb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cobb lands a two punch combo.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb stalks Steve and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steve's face. Steve staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Yago Steve has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steve lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cobb throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Steve throws a series of punches but Cobb avoids them all with ease.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
A big left from Steve misses.
Semmy Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Steve misses.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Steve scores with a push kick.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Steve fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cobb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Steve might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cobb has got the better of the exchanges.
Cobb tries to bum rush Steve with a series of wild strikes but Steve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Steve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Steve misses with a leg kick.
Cobb seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cobb.
Steve avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Semmy Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Steve misses
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cobb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Steve throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Cobb ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a body kick that misses
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Cobb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
A slapping body kick lands there for Steve.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Steve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steve.
Steve takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cobb takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Cobb connects with a body shot.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Cobb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steve bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Semmy Cobb will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steve thuds a left hand into Cobb's body.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Cobb slips under a jab from Steve.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Cobb lands with a hook. Steve tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Steve feints and then cracks Cobb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobb down.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Steve fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
Cobb shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Steve eats them both and turns towards Cobb to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cobb takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb throws a sloppy body shot
and Steve counters with a nice leg kick.
Cobb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Steve connects with an inside leg kick.
Steve swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the body from Cobb misses
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve is looking to chop away at Cobb's legs.
Steve is looking to slow Cobb down with leg kicks.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cobb moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Cobb was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steve darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
Steve looks to throw a body kick
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Steve raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cobb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Steve in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Steve.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steve.
Steve throws a leg kick but Cobb checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Yago Steve just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobb throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Cobb moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cobb has time to react.
Cobb misses with a wild combination.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Nice cross by Cobb.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Cobb went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve works the jab nicely.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb throws a shot to the body.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Steve thows a body kick. Cobb tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Steve.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick from Steve.
Steve throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cobb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cobb.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cobb is out of range.
Steve throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Steve cracks Cobb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cobb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Steve with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Cobb misses with a two punch combination.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cobb checks a leg kick.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Steve.
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!
Cobb moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Steve misses with a body shot
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick from Steve.
Cobb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cobb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
Steve cracks Cobb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Steve dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cobb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Steve lands a jab to Cobb's midsection.
Steve misses with a head kick.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Cobb sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve throws a head kick but Cobb moves out of range.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick from Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Steve misses.
Steve digs a good body shot into Cobb's ribs.
Cobb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cobb throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Cobb misses
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve jabs Cobb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steve throws a leg kick but Cobb moved away.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Steve lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steve let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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!
Cobb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Cobb tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steve lands a jab.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobb lands a glancing blow to the side of Steve's head.
Cobb misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yago Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steve 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yago Steve!
Yago Steve is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Yago Steve thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Semmy Cobb stepped up to the mic, saying 'I like ice cream and cookies'.
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