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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filo Bedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment III comes to the cage accompanied by Come To Daddy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filo Bedo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment III misses the shot to the body.
Experiment III tries for a takedown but Bedo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Experiment III is defended easily by Bedo.
Experiment III shoots for a double leg takedown but Bedo sprawls well. He's pushed Experiment III's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russian Experiment III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bedo misses with a shot to the body
and Experiment III counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Experiment III ducks under a wild hook from Bedo.
Bedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bedo closes the distance and clinches.
Bedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment III catches Bedo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Experiment III fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Experiment III swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment III walks into a straight right hand from Bedo.
Bedo misses with a wild combination.
Experiment III chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Russian Experiment III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment III changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bedo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment III has hold of Bedo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bedo seems comfortable defending it but Experiment III has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bedo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bedo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Experiment III couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Russian Experiment III!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Waddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Waddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Park!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park cracks Waddell with a big right hand and Waddell goes down!
Waddell is rocked!
It looks like Michael Waddell has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Park accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oh Waddell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Park stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Waddell has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Park manages to get his head free but now Waddell has transitioned to an armbar! Park grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Waddell! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Waddell!
A relieved looking Michael Waddell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thing Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaken Hgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thing Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaken Hgar!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hgar slips a straight right by Two.
Hgar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Two connects with an inside leg kick.
Two ducks under a wild hook from Hgar.
Two throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hgar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hgar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Jaken Hgar 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!
Hgar throws a sloppy head kick and Two moves out of range easily.
Two misses with an uppercut. Hgar saw that one coming.
Hgar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hgar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hgar throws a sloppy head kick and Two moves out of range easily.
Hgar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two lands a brutal head kick. Hgar looks out on his feet and Two throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Thing Two!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Corner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Deja Vu. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Corner!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cruz tries to buck Corner off but Corner is having none of it.
Cruz struggling a bit here.
Corner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cruz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cruz has one of Corner's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Cruz tries to bench press Corner off him but Corner keeps the position.
Corner moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Corner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Corner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tony Corner.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corner misses the jab.
Cruz throws a wild body kick that Corner sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Corner moves out of range easily.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Humberto Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Corner misses the shot to the body.
Corner looks to land a left hand but Cruz moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corner.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Corner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cruz.
Corner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Corner misses with a looping left.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Corner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Corner.
Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Corner on his heels. He'll look to pass Corner's guard now, I'm sure.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Corner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Corner wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corner wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Corner is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Corner wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Corner is looking to chop away at Cruz's legs.
Corner scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Humberto Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz misses the body punch
and Corner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz throws the left hand but Corner avoids the punch easily.
Corner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Corner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Corner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cruz is looking to wear down Corner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch but Corner moves out of range.
Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Corner misses.
Corner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cruz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Corner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Corner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
Corner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz jabs Corner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Corner fails with a takedown attempt.
Corner throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
Corner swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Corner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cruz misses with a body kick.
Corner misses with an uppercut. Cruz saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Corner.
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!
The fighters circling - Corner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Corner misses the jab.
Corner tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Corner.
Corner throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Cruz shoots in and drives through. Corner sprawls well.
Corner misses with a head kick.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Corner misses with a looping left.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corner avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corner scores with a decent looking hook.
Corner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cruz.
Corner misses the shot to the body.
Corner misses with a looping right.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corner moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Corner.
Corner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cruz's half guard.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Corner is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Corner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Corner has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Corner defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Corner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Corner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Corner.
Cruz takes a swing at Corner's ribcage but misses.
Corner misses with an uppercut.
Corner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Corner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Corner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Corner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruz defends it nicely.
Corner throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Corner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corner is looking to escape.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Corner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Corner is trying to stand back up but Cruz is controlling him
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Corner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Corner looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corner.
Corner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Corner moved away.
Corner misses with a double jab.
Corner throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a body kick.
Corner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz looks to land a body kick but Corner moved away.
Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corner throws a low kick but Cruz moves out of range easily.
Corner throws a series of punches but Cruz avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Corner misses.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Corner throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Corner throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Corner loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz delivers a nice body kick.
Corner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Corner being controlled here momentarily.
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Corner is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Corner is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Cruz!
An out of breath Humberto Cruz 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joost Van De Wolf Keizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Wolf Keizer has chosen MASTODON - BLOOD AND THUNDER as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump swings for the body but Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a push kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer connects with an inside leg kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gump manages to avoid it.
Gump checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van De Wolf Keizer was well out of range. Poor timing from Gump.
Gump throws a series of punches but Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gump but Gump pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Van De Wolf Keizer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gump is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gump tries to reverse the position but Van De Wolf Keizer maintains control.
Van De Wolf Keizer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gump can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Van De Wolf Keizer with shots to the head and body - Gump looks very uncomfortable down there.
Van De Wolf Keizer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gump has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump tries to hold on but Van De Wolf Keizer pushes him away.
Van De Wolf Keizer landing strikes from the mount and Gump is in trouble!
Van De Wolf Keizer tries to control but Gump wriggling away.
Gump wants to control but Van De Wolf Keizer is having none of it.
Van De Wolf Keizer landing shots from mount.
Gump is trying to escape the mount.
Van De Wolf Keizer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control the pace but Gump is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Van De Wolf Keizer controlling the pace for now.
Gump is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gump is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van De Wolf Keizer is landing with some decent strikes but Gump is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Van De Wolf Keizer cracks Gump with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Van De Wolf Keizer is working for a guillotine from mount but Gump frees his head quite easily.
Gump wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van De Wolf Keizer controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Van De Wolf Keizer trying to control but Gump is having none of it.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoids the attempt from Gump to control.
Van De Wolf Keizer prevents Gump from getting the reversal.
Van De Wolf Keizer controlling the position easily from mount.
Gump is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump wants to hold on but Van De Wolf Keizer pushes him away.
Gump regains half guard.
Gump wants to get back to full guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer thows a huge punch but Gump dodges it nicely.
Gump pushes Van De Wolf Keizer off but Van De Wolf Keizer dives into side control.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gump down.
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!
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to control but Gump is keeping him busy.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van De Wolf Keizer looks up at the clock and then as Gump takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van De Wolf Keizer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Van De Wolf Keizer looks up at the clock and then as Gump takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van De Wolf Keizer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gump is pushing Van De Wolf Keizer's head away, looking to escape. Van De Wolf Keizer manages to hold on to the position though.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer dominated that round.
That's time! Gump's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van De Wolf Keizer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gump throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van De Wolf Keizer on the side of the head.
Van De Wolf Keizer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gump throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gump moves out of range as Van De Wolf Keizer strikes.
Gump looks to score with a jab to the body but Van De Wolf Keizer is just out of range.
Gump throws out a loose jab but Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Van De Wolf Keizer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gump gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van De Wolf Keizer.
The fighters circling - Gump throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van De Wolf Keizer connects with an inside leg kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van De Wolf Keizer!
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van De Wolf Keizer feints and then cracks Gump's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gump down.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking to slow Gump down with leg kicks.
Van De Wolf Keizer shoots for a double leg takedown but Gump sprawls well. He's pushed Van De Wolf Keizer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gump throws a right and a left that Van De Wolf Keizer avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van De Wolf Keizer.
Gump takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van De Wolf Keizer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Van De Wolf Keizer.
Gump tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van De Wolf Keizer fakes the leg kick and cracks Gump in the body.
Van De Wolf Keizer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gump will feel that in the morning.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van De Wolf Keizer clobbers Gump with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van De Wolf Keizer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gump looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van De Wolf Keizer.
Gump is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a big head kick that sends Gump tumbling to the mat! Van De Wolf Keizer takes a step backwards and waves Gump back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gump is rocked!
It looks like Forest Gump has been cut.
Nice body kick from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Oh Gump is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gump walks straight into a right hand from Van De Wolf Keizer - that's dropped him! Van De Wolf Keizer jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Gump from any more punishment! Gump complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Allan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grappler Striking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Allan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to FLAMES. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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29
163 lbs
22 - 9 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Allan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grappler Striking!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Striking dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Striking is able to avoid easily.
Allan loads up on a big right hand but Striking slips the punch.
Striking ducks under a wild hook from Allan.
Striking lets loose with a powerful body kick. Allan will feel that in the morning.
Allan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Striking on the side of the head.
It looks like Grappler Striking has been cut.
Allan tries a head kick but it misses.
Allan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Striking.
Striking drives through with a takedown into guard.
Allan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striking is looking to get to half guard.
Allan is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Allan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Striking can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan misses with a wild body shot.
Allan tries to bum rush Striking with a series of wild strikes but Striking uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allan connects with a body shot that sends Striking's belly button to the back.
Allan misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Striking.
Some wild striking there from Striking.
Striking shoots in for a takedown but Allan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Allan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Striking tests Allan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Striking lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allan at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Allan. No joy for Striking on that attempt.
Zack Allan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Striking tries to clinch but Allan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Allan as he checks the leg kick.
Allan moves out of range of the body kick.
Striking throws a wild body kick that Allan sees coming a mile off.
Allan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Striking manages to avoid it.
Striking looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Striking motions for Allan to come forward. Striking throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allan misses the shot to the body.
Allan throws a head kick but Striking moves out of range.
Striking throws a push kick but Allan slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striking finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Striking tries to score with a low kick but Allan moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Allan.
Allan scores with a hook to the body. Striking takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Allan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Striking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking thows a body kick. Allan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Allan throws the kick towards the body but Striking avoids it.
Allan tries a head kick but it misses.
Allan swings for the body but Striking moves out of range.
Allan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Striking counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grappler Striking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allan throws an off balance right hand
and Striking counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Allan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Striking lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Striking on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Striking closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allan circles away.
Zack Allan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grappler Striking.
Allan connects with a solid leg kick.
Striking closes the distance and clinches.
Striking throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allan is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Striking working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Striking backwards.
Allan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Striking fails to land.
Allan tries to throw a body punch but Striking avoids it by throwing Allan back against the cage.
Allan lands with a right to the head.
Allan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Allan tries a body shot but Striking blocks it.
Allan tries to circle away but Striking has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Striking has him pressed against the cage.
Allan scores with a shot to the side of Striking's head.
Striking softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Allan scores with a shot to the side of Striking's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Allan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grappler Striking's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Striking fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zack Allan is winning the standup battle so far.
Allan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Striking takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Striking lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allan is looking to wear down Striking with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Striking walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Allan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Allan lands a really nice looking cross but Striking seems unphased.
Allan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Allan throws a head kick that misses.
Allan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Striking.
Striking bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Striking tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Allan misses
and Striking counters with a nice low kick that buckles Allan's knee momentarily.
Striking is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allan.
Good work by Striking as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Striking.
Striking lets loose with a powerful body kick. Allan will feel that in the morning.
Allan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Striking manages to avoid it.
Striking lands with a slapping head kick.
Allan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Allan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Striking is looking to slow Allan down with leg kicks.
Striking throws a low kick, looking for Allan's leg but Allan calmly moves out of range.
Striking moves into range and clinches up with Allan.
Allan misses with some punches.
Allan is looking to break free of the clinch but Striking has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Striking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allan's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Allan fails to land.
Allan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Allan is trying to break the clinch but Striking is controlling him.
Striking blocks a body shot from Allan.
Striking lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Striking lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Allan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Allan misses with some punches.
Striking lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allan backwards.
Allan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Striking struggles to land a body shot inside as Allan controls his hands.
Allan misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allan throws a punch but it's blocked by Striking.
Allan wants to break free but Striking has control.
Allan blocking some punches.
Allan throws a head punch that misses.
Striking lands a left hand that snaps the head of Allan backwards.
Allan working hard to break the clinch.
Allan blocks a body shot from Striking.
Striking scores with a hook to the body.
Striking tries to throw a body punch but Allan avoids it by throwing Striking back against the cage.
Allan can't find room to land a body shot as Striking controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allan.
Allan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Striking scores with a nice hook to the head.
Allan tries to throw a body punch but Striking avoids it by throwing Allan back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Allan.
Striking throws a punch but it's blocked by Allan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Allan.
Allan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Allan as the two fighters clinch.
Allan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Striking backwards.
Striking is working Allan over against the cage.
Allan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allan breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Striking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allan swats away the attempt to clinch by Striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allan misses the shot to the body.
Striking shoots in but Allan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zack Allan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grappler Striking's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Allan works over Striking's head and body with a nice combination.
Striking tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Allan swivels and escapes.
Allan connects with a jab.
Allan lands with a slapping head kick.
Striking connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striking has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allan.
Allan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Striking's head.
Allan drops Striking with a beautiful combination! Striking stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Allan is looking for the KO!
Striking is rocked!
Striking slips a straight right by Allan.
Striking is still on wobbly legs! Can Allan finish him?
Allan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Striking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allan feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Striking crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zack Allan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Zack Allan waved his t-shirt featuring Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Captain Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid comes to the cage accompanied by lukenback texas. Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LL Cool J - Mamma Said Knock You Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
191 lbs
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30
195 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Captain Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a jab when Kid was well out of range.
Thompson lands with a cross.
Thompson swings for the body but Kid moves out of range.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Kid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kid throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
Kid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thompson misses with a leg kick
and Kid counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Calvin Thompson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thompson checks a leg kick.
Kid sizes up Thompson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thompson connects with a high kick.
Thompson throws a body punch but Kid moves out of range.
Kid gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kid is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Kid into the cage.
Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson presses Kid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.
Kid lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kid blocks an uppercut.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kid looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson tries to work over Kid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kid managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kid misses with a body punch.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Kid looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Kid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Kid digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kid misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kid as the two fighters clinch.
Kid takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kid.
Kid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Kid.
Kid lands with a light punch inside.
Kid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson avoiding damage as Kid throws knees to the body.
Kid leaning against his opponent.
Kid looking to stall.
Kid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kid taking a breather.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Kid avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Kid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Kid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kid lands with a left to the head.
Kid lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Kid lands a body punch.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Kid misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calvin Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin Thompson's cut.
That's time! Kid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kid throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Kid connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Thompson.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson tries to work over Kid's front leg with a kick but Kid checks it.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a body punch but Kid moves out of range.
Kid throws the kick towards the body but Thompson avoids it.
A left lands for Thompson.
Kid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kid needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson stalks Kid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kid's face. Kid staggers backwards, shaken.
Thompson tries to bum rush Kid with a series of wild strikes but Kid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kid loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Calvin Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
Kid lands a two punch combo.
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!
Thompson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kid throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kid. Kid obviously looking to wear him down.
Calvin Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kid tries to land a body kick
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kid throws a leg kick but Thompson checks it.
A cross from Thompson lands.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kid.
Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kid lands a head kick. Thompson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That has opened up Calvin Thompson's cut even more.
Kid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kid.
Kid tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Kid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kid.
Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kid is defending well for now.
Thompson tries to work over Kid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kid has Thompson pressed against the cage.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kid controls his hands.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Kid.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Captain Kid has been cut.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Kid avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Kid taking a breather.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Kid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kid looking to slow down the pace here.
Kid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Kid blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calvin Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kid.
Kid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kid throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson scores with a jab to the head.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kid.
Thompson jabs Kid right on the nose. Kid blinks but takes it well.
Thompson moves out of range as Kid strikes.
Kid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson slips under a jab.
Thompson scores with a spinning back kick!
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Kid in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kid controls his hands.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Kid.
Kid is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kid has his back to the cage.
Kid misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kid.
Kid lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kid tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kid stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kid tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Calvin Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kid is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Kid into the cage.
Come on Kid - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kid tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Kid back against the cage.
Captain Kid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Kid's head.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Kid avoids the damage to the body.
Kid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kid's elbow.
Kid wants to stall.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Kid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calvin Thompson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson tries a body shot but Kid blocks it.
Kid misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Thompson lands a knee to the head.
Kid tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kid trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Kid takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kid is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kid lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Oh Kid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Kid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kid.
Kid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Kid avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson tries to work over Kid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kid avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Kid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Kid on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Kid.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Thompson!
A very excited looking Calvin Thompson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nameless One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripgut is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Abominable Putridity - Throat Fisting Abortion. Nameless One could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean Ripgut's chin.
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nameless One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
One looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ripgut tries a head kick but it misses.
One avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ripgut with a nice cross.
One misses with a wild body shot.
One throws a hook but Ripgut blocks it.
Ripgut scores with a kick to the body.
One throws a right hand that Ripgut ducks under and follows up with a left that Ripgut also avoids with ease.
Ripgut's hands are dropping dangerously low here and One connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ripgut scrambles back to his feet.
Nameless One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripgut lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
One shoots in looking for a takedown. Ripgut tries to sprawl out of it but One keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ripgut manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ripgut throws a front kick aimed at One's knee but One avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripgut connects with a nice looking jab.
One throws a big shot that misses.
One fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nameless One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripgut thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Ripgut.
Ripgut connects with a solid leg kick.
Ripgut stuns One with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
One fails to land the takedown.
One is breathing heavily.
Ripgut drops One with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but One looks back up at him and smiles so Ripgut waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
One is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ripgut moves away.
Oh One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
One bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Ripgut comes at him with an uppercut from hell! One falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! One was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Ripgut!
A very excited looking Sean Ripgut made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunny Disposition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Hits From the Bong. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Disposition!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disposition slips a jab and a cross from Blunts.
A right-left combo lands from Disposition.
Disposition steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blunts.
Disposition scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Blunts misses the target.
Disposition's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blunts under the eye.
Blunts lands a nice shot to the body.
Disposition doesn't manage to clinch there - Blunts circles away.
Disposition throws a right and a left that both miss.
Disposition throws a series of punches but Blunts moves out of range.
Blunts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Disposition is out of range.
Disposition loads up on a big right hand but Blunts slips the punch.
Disposition throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Disposition on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Disposition.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition throws a shot from downtown. Blunts moves away and avoids it.
Blunts avoids the head kick by Disposition.
Disposition lands a body shot.
Disposition throws a head kick that Blunts semi-blocks.
Sunny Disposition is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Disposition dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blunts. That did some damage!
Disposition has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blunts.
Blunts wants to slow Disposition down by chopping away at his legs.
Blunts takes one to the chin there.
Disposition looks to land a right hand but Blunts moved out of range.
Disposition connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Disposition throws a hook but Blunts blocks it.
Blunts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Disposition.
Disposition fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blunts tries to work over Disposition's front leg with a kick but Disposition checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blunts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blunts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disposition tries to land a leg kick but Blunts saw it coming and moves away.
Blunts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Disposition gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blunts.
Disposition putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blunts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Disposition throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Disposition just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blunts's brow.
Blunts lands an uppercut.
Disposition misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Disposition just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blunts's brow.
Blunts is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Disposition is defending well.
Blunts misses with a body punch.
Disposition misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blunts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Disposition lands an uppercut.
Blunts prevents a body shot from Disposition.
Blunts blocks a body shot from Disposition.
Blunts has had enough of the clinch but Disposition keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Disposition.
Blunts throws a punch but it's blocked by Disposition.
Disposition creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Disposition tries to throw a body punch but Blunts avoids it by throwing Disposition back against the cage.
Blunts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blunts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Disposition on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Disposition.
Disposition using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blunts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Disposition lands with a left to the head.
Blunts takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disposition lands a damaging elbow.
Disposition scores with a knee to the head.
Blunts is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Disposition lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Disposition throws a head punch that misses.
Blunts has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Disposition uses from the top position.
Disposition must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Disposition controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blunts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Disposition gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Disposition dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Disposition rushes Blunts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sunny Disposition seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Disposition misses with a punch to the body.
Disposition goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blunts lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Disposition.
Disposition lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blunts or not.
Disposition lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blunts backwards.
Disposition stops a takedown attempt from Blunts.
A head punch on the inside from Blunts fails to land.
Blunts breaks the clinch.
Disposition moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Disposition lands a glancing blow to the side of Blunts's head.
Disposition lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Disposition throws a low kick but Blunts avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts shoots in looking for a takedown but Disposition manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blunts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blunts dives in and grabs Disposition's left leg, looking for a takedown. Disposition pushes down on Blunts's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for J Blunts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blunts 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.
Disposition explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blunts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Disposition tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Disposition moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Disposition throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Disposition blocks a jab.
Blunts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blunts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Disposition darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Blunts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Disposition goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sunny Disposition seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disposition looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blunts 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.
Blunts swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Disposition scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blunts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blunts just misses with a punch to the body.
Blunts tries to land a front kick but Disposition steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Disposition loads up on a big right hand but Blunts slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition tries to clinch up but Blunts circles away and keeps his distance.
Disposition throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blunts's head.
Disposition walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blunts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blunts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Disposition.
Disposition connects with a body shot.
Blunts swats away the attempt to clinch by Disposition.
Disposition on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blunts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Disposition swings for the body but Blunts moves out of range.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch but Blunts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Blunts.
Blunts misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disposition thuds his shin into the meat of Blunts's side.
Disposition 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 head kick misses from Disposition.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disposition pushes Blunts away with a front kick.
Blunts keeps Disposition at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Disposition.
Blunts takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Disposition swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blunts misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blunts lands a leg kick that knocks Disposition off balance momentarily.
Blunts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Disposition misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Disposition showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Blunts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blunts lands a nice looking body shot.
Blunts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blunts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Disposition walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blunts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blunts 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.
Sunny Disposition seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blunts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Disposition lands with an overhand left.
Disposition lands with a cross.
Disposition throws a leg kick that misses.
Disposition misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Blunts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Disposition doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disposition uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blunts.
Blunts checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts blocks the body kick.
Disposition thumps Blunts with a low kick.
Blunts just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blunts. Disposition does a little dance to reset his feet.
Disposition throws a low kick but Blunts avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Disposition finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Disposition scores with a body shot.
Disposition looks to land a body kick but Blunts moved away.
Disposition throws a leg kick which misses Blunts's front leg but catches the back leg as Blunts tries to avoid it.
Disposition throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Disposition lands a glancing blow to the side of Blunts's head.
Blunts 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disposition is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Disposition ducks under a wild hook from Blunts.
Blunts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Disposition.
Disposition listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disposition tries to clinch there but Blunts circles away.
Disposition looks to land a body kick but Blunts moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blunts crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Disposition - the referee stops the clock and Blunts gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Disposition. Blunts manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blunts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Disposition.
Disposition takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A chopping leg kick lands by Disposition.
Disposition misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition throws a leg kick
and Blunts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Disposition blocks the low kick.
Blunts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Disposition is looking to clinch.
Disposition lands a slapping body shot.
Disposition tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blunts counters with a nice body kick.
Disposition lands a leg kick that knocks Blunts off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Disposition.
Disposition looks to land a body kick but Blunts moved away.
Blunts moves forwards but Disposition connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Disposition connects with an inside leg kick.
Blunts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disposition lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disposition misses with an uppercut. Blunts saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Disposition lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blunts doesn't seem phased though.
Disposition lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blunts's sensitive parts.
Disposition throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blunts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Disposition throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blunts takes a swing at Disposition's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Disposition with a jab.
Disposition throws a low kick but Blunts moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Blunts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Disposition really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Disposition misses with a wild body shot.
Disposition throws a leg kick that misses.
Blunts will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A low kick from Blunts is predictable there
and Disposition counters with a nice uppercut.
Blunts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Disposition misses with a leg kick.
Disposition scores with a jab.
A low kick from Disposition misses
letting Blunts counter with a right hand.
Disposition misses with a hook. Blunts ducked under it nicely.
Disposition wants to land a leg kick but Blunts is out of range.
Blunts misses with a low kick.
Disposition scores with a leg kick.
Blunts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Disposition closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts is working for takedown but Disposition is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blunts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Disposition looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blunts blocks an elbow strike from Disposition.
Disposition blocking some punches.
Disposition lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blunts backwards.
Blunts breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Disposition.
Blunts tries to keep at a distance but Disposition has taken the fight into the clinch.
Disposition misses with a short punch on the inside.
Disposition landing knees to the body.
Disposition creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blunts lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts blocks a body shot from Disposition.
Blunts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Disposition moves out of range of the body kick from Blunts.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blunts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Disposition bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blunts's head backwards.
A good leg kick by Blunts.
That kick from Disposition tenderised Blunts's leg. Blunts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blunts misses with a straight left.
Blunts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blunts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Disposition counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Disposition.
Disposition looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts gets tackled into the cage by Disposition. Disposition maintains the clinch.
Disposition landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Disposition misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Disposition scores with a nice short uppercut.
Disposition has a couple of punches blocked by Blunts.
Blunts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Disposition tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blunts's elbow.
Nice body punch from Disposition - that landed with a thud.
Blunts blocks a body shot from Disposition.
Disposition misses with the head strike.
Disposition goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Disposition fails to land.
A short left from Disposition.
Disposition swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blunts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disposition lands a damaging elbow.
Disposition tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blunts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blunts throws a front kick aimed at Disposition's knee but Disposition avoids it well.
Disposition looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Disposition tries to work over Blunts's front leg with a kick but Blunts checks it.
Disposition takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Disposition throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blunts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Disposition finds it's way round the side to connect with Blunts's head.
Blunts connects with a leg kick. Disposition looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blunts avoids the body shot from Disposition.
Blunts just misses with a punch to the body.
Blunts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Disposition dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Blunts feints a jab promting Disposition to slip. Blunts then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Disposition slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Disposition. Blunts shrugs it off though.
Blunts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blunts fails to land the takedown.
Blunts misses the shot to the body.
Disposition moves out of range as Blunts throws a body kick.
Disposition gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Disposition swings wildly with an uppercut but Blunts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Disposition lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blunts backwards.
Blunts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blunts missing with knees to the body.
Disposition misses with a hook from the clinch.
Disposition prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blunts is looking to control Disposition's arms but Disposition gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blunts has his back to the cage.
Disposition scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blunts.
Blunts is trying to force a seperation but Disposition has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Disposition fails to land.
Blunts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blunts is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Blunts to work.
Blunts lands a right hand that snaps the head of Disposition backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Disposition throws an elbow but misses.
Disposition scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blunts manages to break the clinch.
Disposition moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Disposition stuffs the takedown.
J Blunts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for J Blunts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blunts moves out of range as Disposition throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Disposition is looking to slow Blunts down with leg kicks.
Disposition is looking to slow Blunts down with leg kicks.
Disposition rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blunts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blunts pushes Disposition away with a front kick.
Disposition jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Disposition lands a nice hook to Blunts's body. Blunts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Disposition blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blunts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Disposition looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blunts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Disposition at a distance.
The fighters circling - Disposition throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blunts cracks Disposition with an open hand slap.
Blunts misses with the combination.
Blunts punishes Disposition's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blunts tries for a takedown but Disposition sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Disposition takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Disposition lands with a right hand.
Disposition lands a really nice looking cross but Blunts seems unphased.
Blunts misses with a low kick.
Disposition thows a body kick. Blunts tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Disposition throws a push kick but Blunts slaps the foot to one side.
Disposition wants to land a leg kick but Blunts is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Disposition.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Disposition - that will leave a mark!
Blunts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sunny Disposition is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Disposition thumps Blunts with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to J Blunts.
Well Disposition 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunny Disposition! Sunny Disposition retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Sunny Disposition 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garson DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam has chosen The Ruler's Back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garson DeBramalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Dignam!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeBramalo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dignam's calf.
DeBramalo lands a nice looking body shot.
DeBramalo tests Dignam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyler Dignam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dignam 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.
DeBramalo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dignam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
DeBramalo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Tyler Dignam has been cut.
DeBramalo throws a body punch but Dignam moves out of range.
Dignam scoring well with a low kick there.
Dignam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but DeBramalo is out of range.
Dignam checks a low kick from DeBramalo.
Dignam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick which misses Dignam's front leg but catches the back leg as Dignam tries to avoid it.
Dignam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo throws an off balance right hand
and Dignam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dignam throws a solid leg kick but DeBramalo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dignam.
Dignam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo throws a hook but Dignam avoids it easily.
DeBramalo misses the shot to the body.
DeBramalo cracks Dignam with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dignam looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can DeBramalo finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeBramalo.
Dignam looks up at the clock. Bad move! DeBramalo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Dignam. DeBramalo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garson DeBramalo!
Garson DeBramalo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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