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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Boyer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Boyer does no damage.
Cartman misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cartman misses with a double jab
and Boyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cartman's guard.
Cartman wants to get back to his feet but Boyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boyer trying to control but Cartman is working from the bottom.
Cartman is looking to stand back up but Boyer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cartman.
Cartman tries to kick Boyer off but Boyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cartman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cartman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cartman tries to get out of the position.
Cartman wants to get back to his feet.
Cartman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cartman wants to stand back up but Boyer manages to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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.
Cartman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boyer stands up.
Boyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cartman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boyer counters by moving into the clinch.
Cartman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyer stalling in the clinch but Cartman improves position.
Boyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Cartman has double underhooks.
Cartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartman misses with some punches.
Cartman lands a hook that snaps the head of Boyer backwards.
Cartman misses with some punches.
Cartman misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartman.
Boyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boyer counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman misses with a combination
and Boyer counters with a big right hand! Oh Cartman is in trouble here! Boyer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Boyer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Venom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Woodard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venom's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Orbital Smasher. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Venom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lloyd Woodard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Woodard counters with a straight right hand.
Woodard gets a clinch.
Woodard manages to pull guard.
Woodard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Venom trying to control but Woodard is working from the bottom.
Woodard wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Venom has taken Woodard's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Woodard has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charlie Venom!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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164 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Apollo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Apollo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Apollo moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Apollo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Apollo lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Apollo.
Apollo landing knees to the body.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Apollo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Apollo cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Apollo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Apollo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jose Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Apollo.
Apollo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Apollo digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith blocks a head kick by Apollo.
A good leg kick by Apollo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Apollo. That's going to slow Smith down.
Apollo scores with a shot to the body.
Apollo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Apollo rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo lands a left hand.
Apollo lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Apollo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Apollo.
Apollo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Apollo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Apollo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Apollo cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Apollo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Apollo obliges.
Apollo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Apollo is trying to trip Smith. He has hold of a leg but Smith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Apollo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Apollo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Apollo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Apollo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Apollo controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollo wants to take Smith's back here but Smith is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Apollo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Apollo scores with a body shot.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Apollo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Apollo is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Apollo moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Apollo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Apollo lands a body shot.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Apollo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Apollo missing with knees to the body.
Apollo gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Ryan Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Smith.
A body shot lands from Apollo.
Apollo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Apollo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Apollo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Apollo working Smith over with knees to the body.
Apollo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Apollo.
Apollo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ryan Apollo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Apollo scores with a hook to the body.
Apollo lands a body shot.
A short right from Apollo.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Apollo misses with a knee strike.
Apollo lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Apollo.
Apollo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Apollo on the inside.
Apollo landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Apollo as the two fighters clinch.
Apollo scores with a knee to the head.
Apollo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Apollo stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Apollo misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Apollo lands a knee to the head.
Apollo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Apollo connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Apollo tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Apollo.
Apollo tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Apollo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith tries to circle away but Apollo has him pinned against the cage.
Smith works on Apollo's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a knee strike.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Apollo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Apollo scores with a kick to the body.
Apollo gets a clinch.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Apollo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Apollo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Apollo prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Apollo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Smith regains guard immediately.
Apollo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Apollo manages to pass to side control.
Apollo content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Apollo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Apollo with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Apollo - just one landing.
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Apollo stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Apollo lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith shoots and misses
and Apollo counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice combination there by Apollo.
Apollo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Apollo.
Apollo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Apollo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Apollo.
Apollo connects with a crisp jab.
Apollo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Apollo scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Apollo.
Apollo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jose Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Apollo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Apollo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo slips nicely into half guard.
Apollo is working for a submission of some sort.
Jose Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo works his way into full mount!
Apollo controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Apollo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Apollo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Apollo has taken his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
I really don't envy Smith right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollo is riding his opponent, not letting Smith buck him off.
Ryan Apollo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Apollo wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Apollo 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Apollo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jailton Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jailton Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Moreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moreira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Moreira on the side of the head.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Moreira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Moreira postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Johnson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Moreira, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreira has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Moreira blocks nicely.
Moreira working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson wants to stand but Moreira is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moreira looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moreira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moreira on the ground.
Moreira looks gassed!
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson stands and steps away. Moreira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Moreira shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jailton Moreira.
Moreira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moreira is rocked!
It looks like Jailton Moreira has been cut.
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!
Johnson lands a big right hook! Moreira looks hurt but is still standing! Johnson lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Moreira falls down and Johnson dives in with a huge hammer fist! Moreira's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Johnson runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenny Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Engrle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Engrle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Engrle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cam Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroud.
Stroud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Engrle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Engrle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Engrle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stroud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stan Engrle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Engrle's hands.
Stroud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Engrle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Engrle.
Stroud fakes the leg kick and cracks Engrle in the body.
Engrle darts in trying to clinch
and Stroud counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engrle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Engrle throws a nice looking combination but Stroud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Engrle throws a lazy head kick
and Stroud counters with a body kick.
Stroud scores with a crisp jab that stopped Engrle in his tracks.
Engrle throws a sloppy head kick and Stroud moves out of range easily.
Engrle is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Stroud.
A jab from Stroud finds it's way through Engrle's defenses.
Stroud has managed to clinch.
Stroud landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
Stroud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stroud digs a right hand underneath Engrle's ribcage. Engrle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Stroud.
Stroud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Stan Engrle has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Stroud.
Stroud is struggling to control the position.
Engrle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stroud landing knees to the body.
Stroud with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroud landing knees to the body.
Stroud lands an elbow that stopped Engrle in his tracks for a moment.
Engrle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stroud works on Engrle's body with a couple of short punches.
Engrle managing to block the knees to the body from Stroud.
Stroud lands a nice elbow.
Stroud lands an elbow inside.
Engrle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
Stroud trying to land knees to the body.
Stroud crunches a lovely knee into Engrle's ribcage.
Stroud is leaning against Engrle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stroud lands an elbow just above Engrle 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stroud obliges.
Stroud lands an elbow inside.
Stroud missing with knees to the body.
Stroud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Engrle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stan Engrle's cut is getting worse.
Stroud is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stroud working Engrle over with knees to the body.
Stroud lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud lands an elbow that stopped Engrle in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Stroud.
Stroud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Engrle's defenses.
Engrle misses with a knee to the head.
Engrle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stroud displaying some good clinch control by pressing Engrle up against the cage.
Stroud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stroud controlling the action here for a moment.
Stroud lands a damaging elbow.
Stroud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Engrle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Engrle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Engrle looking to throw knees to the head but Stroud is blocking nicely.
Stroud putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Engrle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Stroud.
Stroud utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stroud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stroud obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
Stroud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Engrle backwards.
Engrle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stroud putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Engrle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud dodges an elbow strike from Engrle.
Nice elbow from Stroud.
Stan Engrle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stroud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stroud working Engrle over with knees to the body.
Stroud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Engrle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stroud has Engrle pushed against the cage.
Engrle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stroud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Engrle misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stroud.
Jeez, Stan Engrle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stroud lands an elbow just above Engrle 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Engrle throws an elbow but misses.
Stroud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Engrle is defending well for now.
Stroud works on Engrle's body with a couple of short punches.
Stroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Engrle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stroud obliges.
Stroud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Engrle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stroud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stroud unloads a knee to the mid-section. Engrle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stroud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stroud landing knees to the body.
Stroud trying to land knees to the body.
Stroud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Engrle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engrle misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stroud obliges.
Engrle scores with a knee to the head.
Stroud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stroud blocks an elbow strike.
Stroud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Engrle backwards.
Engrle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stroud digs a right hand underneath Engrle's ribcage. Engrle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Engrle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stroud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Engrle's defenses.
Stroud scores with a knee to the head.
Stroud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stan Engrle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cam Stroud!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyote Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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142 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
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26
133 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyrus Sawyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peyote Pete!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pete.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pete is working to tighten is grip on Sawyer's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sawyer has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Pete is really squeezing tight and eventually Sawyer passes out! Pete breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Peyote Pete!
Peyote Pete is the new bantamweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George StClaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Molina has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George StClaire's chin.
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164 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George StClaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Molina!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StClaire with a poor takedown
and Molina counters with a nice uppercut.
StClaire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Molina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Molina scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. StClaire doesn't seem bothered though.
StClaire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Molina counters with a straight right hand.
StClaire is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George StClaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molina fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops StClaire to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! StClaire looks to clinch but Molina throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! StClaire taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Drew Molina!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Penderas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gee Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Penderas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gee Damn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Penderas finds it's target.
Penderas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penderas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Damn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penderas misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Damn to counter with a crisp jab.
Damn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Damn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Damn tries to free his leg and advance position but Penderas is retaining full guard.
Penderas is trying to keep Damn in close.
Penderas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Damn.
Damn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Damn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Damn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Damn looking to sit in guard and control but Penderas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn has control of Penderas's left arm, preventing Penderas from doing any damage.
Penderas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Damn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Penderas off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penderas throws a lazy uppercut
and Damn counters with an inside leg kick.
Penderas throws a right hand that misses
and Damn counters with a straight right hand.
Penderas misses with a wild body shot.
Penderas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Damn is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damn. Penderas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Damn misses.
Penderas throws a poor cross that misses
and Damn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Penderas!
Damn lands a nice shot to the head.
Damn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Damn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damn looking to finish Penderas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Penderas!
Damn thowing shots but they're missing.
Damn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Guillermo Penderas has been cut.
Damn looking to control but Penderas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Damn lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Damn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Damn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Penderas is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Damn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Damn lands with some strikes.
Oh Penderas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guillermo Penderas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Damn lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Penderas! Damn sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Penderas and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gee Damn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eulogy Spoakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukko Hamalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spoakin comes into the arena with Scarface ft Devin The Dude - Hand Of The Dead Body blaring out of the sound system. Hamalainen has chosen the Finnish National Anthem as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
272 lbs
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264 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eulogy Spoakin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jukko Hamalainen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Hamalainen as he checks the leg kick.
Hamalainen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Spoakin throws a body kick the misses
and Hamalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamalainen clobbers Spoakin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spoakin misses with a leg kick
and Hamalainen counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Spoakin misses
and Hamalainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Spoakin tries to bum rush Hamalainen with a series of wild strikes but Hamalainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spoakin throws an off balance right hand
and Hamalainen counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spoakin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spoakin.
It looks like Jukko Hamalainen has been cut.
Hamalainen moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hamalainen.
Hamalainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hamalainen prevents a body shot from Spoakin.
Hamalainen tries a body shot but Spoakin blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamalainen.
Hamalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamalainen.
Hamalainen lands a shot to the body.
Spoakin is breathing heavily.
Hamalainen blocking some punches.
Spoakin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamalainen or not.
Spoakin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Hamalainen.
Hamalainen cracks Spoakin with a nice body shot.
Spoakin gets underhooks to prevent Hamalainen's takedown attempt.
Hamalainen pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamalainen seems keen to control Spoakin's posture.
Hamalainen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spoakin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Hamalainen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Hamalainen might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spoakin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jukko Hamalainen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hamalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Spoakin is just out of range.
Spoakin throws a lazy body kick
and Hamalainen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spoakin really felt that one!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hamalainen.
Spoakin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Hamalainen misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spoakin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hamalainen - the referee stops the clock and Spoakin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hamalainen. Spoakin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hamalainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Spoakin is predictable there
and Hamalainen counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamalainen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hamalainen. That's going to slow Spoakin down.
Hamalainen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamalainen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukko Hamalainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jukko Hamalainen's cut.
That's time! Spoakin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Hamalainen.
Hamalainen throws a series of strikes that have Spoakin backpedaling.
Hamalainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spoakin misses with a kick to the body
and Hamalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamalainen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spoakin misses with a hook
and Hamalainen counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Hamalainen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamalainen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spoakin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hamalainen - the referee stops the clock and Spoakin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hamalainen. Spoakin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hamalainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spoakin's hands.
Eulogy Spoakin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamalainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hamalainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamalainen connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hamalainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Eulogy Spoakin has been cut.
Hamalainen dips to his left and cracks Spoakin with an uppercut!
Spoakin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hamalainen tests Spoakin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spoakin is rocked!
Hamalainen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Spoakin will feel that in the morning.
Hamalainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spoakin throws a leg kick
and Hamalainen counters with a low kick, right behind Spoakin 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hamalainen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamalainen.
Hamalainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hamalainen throws a body kick that misses.
Jukko Hamalainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spoakin throws a lazy body kick
and Hamalainen counters with a good low kick that Spoakin was not able to check.
Hamalainen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hamalainen sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spoakin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hamalainen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hamalainen tries to get to full guard but Spoakin has control of the leg.
Hamalainen is trying to maintain the position but Spoakin is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Spoakin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hamalainen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Spoakin is thwarting Hamalainen's attempts to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jukko Hamalainen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A lazy body kick from Spoakin
enabling Hamalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spoakin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamalainen counters with a shoot takedown. Spoakin fights it but they end up in guard.
Hamalainen trying to control but Spoakin is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukko Hamalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hamalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spoakin misses with a hook to the body
and Hamalainen counters with a nice body shot.
Hamalainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spoakin throws a lazy uppercut
and Hamalainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Spoakin throws a leg kick
and Hamalainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spoakin thinking.
Spoakin misses with a left hand
and Hamalainen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamalainen.
A good leg kick by Hamalainen.
Hamalainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spoakin.
Spoakin avoids the head kick by Hamalainen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamalainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spoakin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hamalainen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamalainen showed some decent athleticism there.
Hamalainen stalling.
Spoakin wants to control but Hamalainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hamalainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spoakin keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jukko Hamalainen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Spoakin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hamalainen can pounce on him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hamalainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hamalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamalainen lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Hamalainen tenderised Spoakin's leg. Spoakin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hamalainen with a nice cross.
Spoakin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hamalainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Spoakin scrambles back to his feet.
Spoakin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hamalainen. Hamalainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Spoakin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hamalainen. Hamalainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Hamalainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spoakin's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spoakin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spoakin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hamalainen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hamalainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hamalainen lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Hamalainen.
Spoakin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spoakin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horrible takedown by Hamalainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Spoakin which made him look bad.
Hamalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen thuds his right hand into Spoakin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Hamalainen misses
and Spoakin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamalainen's knee momentarily.
Spoakin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hamalainen misses with a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Hamalainen scores with a four punch combination!
Hamalainen looks for the body kick but Spoakin saw that one coming.
Hamalainen throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spoakin manages to avoid it.
Hamalainen with a hook.
Spoakin throws a lazy body kick
and Hamalainen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spoakin's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukko Hamalainen really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spoakin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamalainen counters with a body kick.
Spoakin throws a sloppy head kick
and Hamalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spoakin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hamalainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Hamalainen tries to work over Spoakin's front leg with a kick but Spoakin checks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hamalainen.
Hamalainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spoakin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hamalainen counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spoakin drops his hands momentarily and Hamalainen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hamalainen lands a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hamalainen. That's going to slow Spoakin down.
Hamalainen closes the distance and clinches up with Spoakin, looking for a takedown. Hamalainen pushes Spoakin against the cage but Spoakin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoakin throws a leg kick
and Hamalainen counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hamalainen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hamalainen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamalainen.
Hamalainen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamalainen controlling from the top position.
Spoakin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Spoakin looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hamalainen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spoakin's half guard.
Hamalainen wants to control but Spoakin is keeping him busy.
Spoakin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hamalainen is working away from the top position though.
Hamalainen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Spoakin is trying to maintain the position but Hamalainen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spoakin throws a head kick that misses
and Hamalainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spoakin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Spoakin throws a leg kick
and Hamalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Hamalainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Spoakin catches Hamalainen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spoakin misses with a leg kick
and Hamalainen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hamalainen is looking to advance position but Spoakin won't allow it.
Hamalainen passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamalainen content just to control the position here.
Spoakin working to try and regain half guard.
Hamalainen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamalainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Spoakin is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukko Hamalainen dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hamalainen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spoakin checks a leg kick nicely.
Hamalainen misses with a takedown
and Spoakin counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamalainen throws a lazy right hand but Spoakin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spoakin moves out of range of the leg kick from Hamalainen.
Hamalainen checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoakin throws a head kick that misses.
Spoakin keeps Hamalainen at a distance using the push kick.
Hamalainen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spoakin lands with a slapping head kick.
Spoakin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spoakin thuds his right hand into Hamalainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spoakin throws a hook but Hamalainen avoids it easily.
Hamalainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spoakin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spoakin throws a sloppy head kick
and Hamalainen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spoakin really felt that one!
Hamalainen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spoakin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eulogy Spoakin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jukko Hamalainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eulogy Spoakin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukko Hamalainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Spoakin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hamalainen walks into a stiff left hand from Spoakin.
Spoakin connects with an inside leg kick.
Spoakin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spoakin, right into the meat.
A combination from Spoakin does no damage.
Spoakin throws the kick towards the body but Hamalainen avoids it.
Spoakin swings for the body but Hamalainen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Spoakin misses
and Hamalainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hamalainen closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spoakin.
Hamalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spoakin tries to throw a body punch but Hamalainen avoids it by throwing Spoakin back against the cage.
Spoakin presses Hamalainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hamalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Spoakin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spoakin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hamalainen pulls his leg out and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Hamalainen blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamalainen tries to land a leg kick but Spoakin saw it coming and moves away.
Spoakin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spoakin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spoakin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spoakin throws an overhand right that lands on Hamalainen's shoulder, as Hamalainen tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spoakin throws a body kick that misses.
Spoakin misses the shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Spoakin
and Hamalainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eulogy Spoakin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hamalainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 42:49
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 42:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 42:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukko Hamalainen!
Jukko Hamalainen is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Jesus Saves. Gontier has chosen Three Days Grace - Break as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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255 lbs
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185 cm
24
270 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Gontier!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gontier takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Adam Gontier has been cut.
Gontier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gontier shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gontier is countered with a crisp right hand from Sanchez that sends him to the canvas! Sanchez follows him to the mat into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez trying to control the action but Gontier is working from the bottom.
Sanchez working away.
Gontier seems a little lost for a moment, as Sanchez dominates the positioning.
Gontier is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
A lull in the action here.
Gontier is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sanchez off and has taken his back!
Gontier thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gontier is landing with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Sanchez right now.
Sanchez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gontier gets his way!
Gontier is persistently looking for the submission but Sanchez is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sanchez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gontier's arms.
Sanchez surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Sanchez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gontier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gontier throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Gontier is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Sanchez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez rolls, trying to escape but Gontier keeps control of the position.
Sanchez wants to control his opponent's hands but Gontier gets his hands free.
Gontier is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sanchez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I really don't envy Sanchez right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez breaks Gontier's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gontier trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Gontier.
Sanchez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gontier dives on top into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanchez holds on and takes a little breather.
Gontier is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gontier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gontier pushes down on Sanchez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Gontier trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gontier is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gontier defends well.
Gontier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gontier doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gontier keeps the fight on the outside.
Gontier checks a leg kick nicely.
Gontier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gontier tries for a takedown but Sanchez circles away easily
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Jesus Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Gontier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gontier on the side of the head.
Sanchez throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gontier with a poor takedown
and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Gontier is breathing heavily.
Sanchez pushes Gontier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gontier backwards.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gontier backwards.
Sanchez presses Gontier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez pulls guard successfully.
Sanchez striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Sanchez looking to control.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Gontier pushes his legs off easily.
Gontier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Gontier is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez has his hands on Gontier's head, controlling the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sanchez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gontier's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gontier throws a big right hand that misses.
Gontier scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gontier has gone for a leg lock! Sanchez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gontier's guard.
Gontier working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Gontier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Gontier keeps moving.
Sanchez stands up over Gontier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gontier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gontier can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanchez working over Gontier with some ground and pound. Gontier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gontier is in trouble now - Sanchez has advanced to mount!
Sanchez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanchez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gontier has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gontier tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gontier is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Gontier has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gontier can do to turn this around?
Gontier misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Gontier misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jesus Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Gontier.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Gontier keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Gontier is retaining full guard.
Gontier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gontier keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Gontier has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jesus Sanchez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Gontier gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gontier is looking to get back to full guard here but Sanchez has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gontier is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Gontier wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
Jesus Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gontier down.
Sanchez slows the pace down.
Sanchez cracks Gontier with a big elbow.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gontier keeps working.
Sanchez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gontier's legs.
Gontier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sanchez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gontier is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gontier keeps working.
Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gontier gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Sanchez seems content to control.
Sanchez is thwarting Gontier's attempts to control the position.
Gontier actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gontier defends it well.
Sanchez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gontier tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Adam Gontier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gontier is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanchez 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Sanchez!
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