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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Harris!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daniels gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Daniels wants to stand but Harris has his arm trapped.
Harris tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Daniels remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Harris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
It looks like Daniels is going to stand back up.
Daniels has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Harris works to full guard.
Harris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looking for a guillotine here but Daniels defends easily.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniels has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harris is proving hard to escape from.
Daniels wants to stand and escape but instead Harris has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Daniels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harris has managed to get both his arms back between Daniels's legs - danger averted.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Daniels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harris is aware though and is defending well.
Harris trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Harris postures up.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris stops Daniels from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Harris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harris.
Daniels looking for a guillotine here but Harris defends easily.
Harris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control the position.
Daniels wants to stand up but Harris is controlling him.
Harris wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Daniels lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Harris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Daniels misses with a wild combination.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daniels darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is refusing to be controlled, as Harris sits in half guard.
Daniels pushes Harris off and gets back to his feet.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Daniels tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Daniels somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Daniels on that attempt.
Jack Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daniels as he avoids it easily.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Harris.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris walks into a jab.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Daniels throws a leg kick that misses.
Daniels scoring well with a low kick there.
Daniels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harris looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Daniels puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Daniels wants to stand up but Harris has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Daniels is looking for a kimura here.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
Daniels seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Daniels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Daniels scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Daniels dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Harris shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Harris scores a takedown into full mount!
Daniels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but Harris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daniels is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels regains half guard.
Anderson Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris content to control rather than advance.
Harris is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Daniels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harris.
Harris thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands strikes from half guard.
Daniels slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Harris with a nice head shot there.
Daniels looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harris passes into half guard.
Harris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to escape.
Harris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Daniels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Daniels wants to get back to his feet.
Harris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harris controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anderson Harris!
Anderson Harris really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CLOSING •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [LAST STOCK in 1DAY logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gummi Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gummi Tarzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Stien!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stien avoids the body shot from Tarzan.
Stien just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarzan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stien.
Tarzan throws a head kick that misses.
Tarzan moves away from the strike by Stien.
Stien lands a body shot.
Tarzan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stien misses with a straight right.
Tarzan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tarzan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stien avoids the body shot from Tarzan.
Stien works Tarzan's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Stien lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tarzan doesn't seem phased though.
Tarzan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stien.
Tarzan stuns Stien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tarzan misses with a low kick as Stien jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stien uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarzan.
Stien misses with a hook
and Tarzan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tarzan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tarzan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stien swings for the body but Tarzan moves out of range.
Tarzan throws a series of punches but Stien avoids them all with ease.
Tarzan misses with a wild combination.
Tarzan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarzan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarzan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ben Stien has been cut.
Stien throws a jab when Tarzan was well out of range.
Tarzan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Stien finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Tarzan blocks the leg kick.
Stien throws a solid leg kick but Tarzan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stien.
Stien misses with a low kick.
Tarzan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stien wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Stien landing some decent shots from guard.
Tarzan being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stien trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Stien looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Stien from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Stien.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tarzan, right into the meat.
A punch combination from Tarzan misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tarzan.
Tarzan throws a sloppy head kick and Stien moves out of range easily.
Stien punishes Tarzan's body with a nice straight punch.
Stien looks for a takedown but Tarzan sprawls well.
Stien lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stien connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stien lands with a good body shot.
Ben Stien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stien misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarzan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stien swings for the body but Tarzan moves out of range.
Stien shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tarzan sprawls well. Tarzan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stien gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Stien'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.
Stien keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stien loads up on a big right hand but Tarzan slips the punch.
Tarzan throws a head kick but Stien moves out of range.
Stien misses the shot to the body.
Tarzan moves out of range as Stien strikes.
Stien blocks a head kick by Tarzan.
Tarzan lands with a shot to the body.
Stien swings widly with a right hand
and Tarzan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stien throws a lazy right hand but Tarzan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tarzan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stien throws out a loose jab but Tarzan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarzan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stien works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stien is looking to take a break and control but Tarzan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tarzan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stien scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stien throwing shots but Tarzan is blocking nicely.
Stien thows a huge punch but Tarzan dodges it nicely.
Stien stalling.
Stien sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarzan defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stien content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stien is keen to just control but Tarzan is a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Stien seems content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Stien was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tarzan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tarzan.
Stien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Stien finds it's way through Tarzan's defenses.
Stien connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tarzan. Tarzan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stien misses with a hook to the body
and Tarzan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stien will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stien moves out of range of the body kick from Tarzan.
Stien misses with a leg kick.
Tarzan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tarzan.
Stien misses with an uppercut.
Stien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tarzan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stien counters with a straight right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Tarzan scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stien blocks a head kick by Tarzan.
Stien scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Tarzan.
Tarzan slips under a jab.
Stien loads up on a big right hand but Tarzan slips the punch.
Stien thows a body shot but no joy.
Tarzan misses with a head kick.
Tarzan swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarzan misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stien lands a jab to Tarzan's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Stien's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarzan was well out of range. Poor timing from Stien.
Stien scores with a jab to the head.
Stien shoots in looking for a takedown. Tarzan tries to sprawl out of it but Stien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tarzan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stien scores with the left hand. Tarzan knows he should have avoided that one.
Tarzan misses with a leg kick
letting Stien counter with a right hand.
Stien scores with a body shot.
Stien misses with a wild body shot.
Stien throws an overhand right that lands on Tarzan's shoulder, as Tarzan tries to avoid the shot.
Tarzan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gummi Tarzan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarzan moves away from the strike by Stien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tarzan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stien.
Stien throws a shot from downtown. Tarzan moves away and avoids it.
Stien walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tarzan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stien throws a looping overhand right but Tarzan ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Tarzan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gummi Tarzan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stien takes a swing at Tarzan's ribcage but misses.
Tarzan misses with a few strikes there.
Tarzan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarzan misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarzan throws a head kick that misses.
Tarzan looks to land a combination but Stien avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Stien. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stien.
Tarzan avoids the body shot from Stien.
Ben Stien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stien misses with a looping right.
Stien fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tarzan sprawls well initially but Stien persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stien has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tarzan wants to get back to his feet.
Ben Stien has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tarzan taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan regains half guard.
Tarzan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tarzan wants to get back to full guard.
Stien stops Tarzan from getting back to his feet.
Tarzan is not content to let Stien control the position.
Stien is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stien wants to control the pace but Tarzan is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stien cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tarzan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stien loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Tarzan scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Stien land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Stien stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Stien!
After the big win, Ben Stien made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors {xXx} iFight Nut. Energy Recovery 160 $55 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Grupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grupe has chosen Organized Konfusion - Bring It On (Buckwild Remix) as his entrance music. Cliff Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Norbert Grupe's chin.
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178 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cliff Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Norbert Grupe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grupe scores with a nice head shot.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Grupe does no damage.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grupe.
Grupe misses with a two punch combination.
Grupe fails with a takedown attempt.
Grupe misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grupe pushes Harris off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Harris tenderised Grupe's leg. Grupe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harris blocks a jab.
Grupe with a jab.
Grupe lands a head shot.
Grupe misses with a looping left.
Grupe swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Grupe looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Harris.
Grupe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Grupe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grupe moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Grupe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grupe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grupe misses with a hook
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grupe throws out the jab.
A big right from Grupe misses.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grupe.
Harris connects with a solid leg kick.
Grupe scores with a shot to the body.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grupe misses with a series of wild punches.
Norbert Grupe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grupe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Grupe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harris walks into a stiff left hand from Grupe.
Grupe closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Grupe pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cliff Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norbert Grupe.
Grupe throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Grupe fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grupe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grupe tries to improve position but can't.
Grupe pushes Harris away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harris gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Grupe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Harris stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grupe tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.
Grupe wants to get back to his feet but Harris drags him back down.
Grupe can't do much from the bottom here.
Grupe is looking for a sweep.
Harris cracks Grupe with a big right hand but Grupe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grupe is trying to improve his position.
Grupe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grupe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harris has control of Grupe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Grupe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Harris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Grupe is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris looking to control but Grupe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grupe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Norbert Grupe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harris throws a jab when Grupe was well out of range.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grupe lands a slapping body shot.
Grupe lands a jab.
A lazy left from Grupe finds it's target.
Grupe avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grupe.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Grupe's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Grupe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grupe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grupe misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Grupe lands a right hook to the body.
Harris wants to slow Grupe down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grupe throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Norbert Grupe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grupe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grupe connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Grupe misses its intended target.
Harris slips a straight right by Grupe.
Harris scores with a hook.
Grupe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grupe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grupe checks the leg kick.
Grupe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Grupe takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Grupe misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
A right-left combo lands from Grupe.
A leg kick checked by Grupe.
Grupe throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris lands a head kick. Grupe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
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!
Grupe scores with a body shot.
Grupe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harris can pounce on him.
Grupe misses with a body shot
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Grupe.
Harris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Grupe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Grupe really felt that one!
Grupe misses with a takedown attempt - Harris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grupe is breathing heavily.
Harris misses with a kick to the body
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Grupe.
Grupe lands a jab to the head.
Grupe misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris misses with a low kick as Grupe jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips a jab from Grupe.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Grupe jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris misses with a hook
enabling Grupe to counter with a crisp jab.
Grupe throws a shot to the body.
Grupe misses with a looping right.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Grupe saw that one coming.
Grupe misses with a wild combination.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Grupe moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Grupe.
Grupe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grupe with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cliff Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norbert Grupe.
Grupe misses with an uppercut.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grupe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Grupe tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Grupe moves away and avoids it.
Grupe misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris throws out a loose jab but Grupe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Grupe.
Harris motions for Grupe to come forward. Harris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grupe misses with a hook to the body
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norbert Grupe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harris slips under a jab.
Grupe is rocked!
Grupe misses with a hook.
Grupe is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grupe seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grupe.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris defending well as Grupe loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grupe.
Grupe clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grupe misses with a double jab.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grupe.
Grupe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grupe tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grupe to score with a decent uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Grupe or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Grupe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grupe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Grupe misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown. Grupe fights it but they end up in guard.
Harris lands a couple of digs.
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!
Grupe wants to stand up but Harris is controlling him.
Harris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cliff Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a big right hand that misses.
Grupe is looking to stand back up but Harris counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Grupe.
Harris stops Grupe from getting back to his feet.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grupe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Grupe wants to improve his position but Harris is controlling well.
Harris is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Harris there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grupe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grupe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Norbert Grupe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grupe wants to get back to full guard.
Harris not doing much here.
Harris prevents Grupe from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grupe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harris stops Grupe from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grupe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harris scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Harris seems content to control.
Harris is working for a submission of some sort.
Grupe tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grupe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris working the head and body with strikes.
Harris seems to be working for a kimura but Grupe defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grupe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norbert Grupe!
During a confident post fight interview, Norbert Grupe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Feilo Meloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meloy comes to the cage accompanied by Hypocrisy - Apocalypse. Michael Tritter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Feilo Meloy's chin.
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172 lbs
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179 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Feilo Meloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Tritter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Meloy finds it's target.
Meloy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tritter.
Tritter throws out a loose jab but Meloy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meloy avoids the body shot from Tritter.
Tritter swings widly with a right hand
and Meloy moves into the clinch.
Meloy working aggressively here.
Meloy misses with a body punch.
Meloy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Meloy scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tritter.
Meloy blocking some punches.
Tritter misses with the head strike.
Meloy misses with a punch on the inside.
Tritter takes a shot to the head.
Meloy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tritter uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meloy lands with a right to the head.
Tritter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tritter breaks from the clinch.
Tritter lands a head kick. Meloy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tritter misses with a body shot.
Meloy tries to clinch up but Tritter circles away and keeps his distance.
Tritter misses with a low kick.
Meloy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tritter throws a right and a left that Meloy avoids nicely.
Meloy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tritter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tritter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tritter is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meloy throws an overhand right that has Tritter reeling! Meloy follows up with more punches and Tritter is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Feilo Meloy!
Our winner, Feilo Meloy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleming is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: T.N.T.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre De La Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming works De La Rosa's body with a nice hook.
De La Rosa misses with a few strikes there.
De La Rosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fleming moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fleming avoids the body shot from De La Rosa.
De La Rosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fleming. Fleming obviously looking to wear him down.
Fleming gets tackled into the cage by De La Rosa. De La Rosa maintains the clinch.
Fleming has clasped his hands together around De La Rosa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fleming working the head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De La Rosa tries to improve position but can't.
Fleming is working De La Rosa over with some ground and pound from side control.
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!
Fleming scoring with punches from side control.
Fleming lands an elbow.
De La Rosa struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Fleming.
De La Rosa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
De La Rosa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fleming off and has taken his back!
Fleming wants to control his opponent's hands but De La Rosa gets his hands free.
Fleming rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
De La Rosa is stalling here. Fleming is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! De La Rosa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fleming has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fleming landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fleming cracks De La Rosa with a big right hand but De La Rosa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fleming in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but De La Rosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De La Rosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Fleming trying to control the action but De La Rosa is working from the bottom.
Fleming throws a strike aimed at the side of De La Rosa's head but De La Rosa avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De La Rosa to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Rosa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleming moves into full mount! De La Rosa won't be happy about that!
Fleming is landing with some decent strikes but De La Rosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De La Rosa gets back to half guard.
Fleming is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De La Rosa sees it coming and defends easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fleming connects with a nice short shot to De La Rosa's temple.
De La Rosa is not content to let Fleming control the position.
De La Rosa trying to control from the bottom.
De La Rosa throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fleming scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De La Rosa trying to control but Fleming postures up.
Fleming lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming wants to lay and pray for a moment but De La Rosa keeps working.
Fleming is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De La Rosa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fleming.
De La Rosa wants to get back to his feet.
De La Rosa trying to hold on to Fleming's head to control him but Fleming postures up.
Fleming trying to control from half guard but De La Rosa is working away.
De La Rosa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Fleming missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De La Rosa is refusing to be controlled, as Fleming sits in half guard.
De La Rosa is pressing down on Fleming's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming pushes down on De La Rosa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fleming is looking for a kimura but De La Rosa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fleming to get the leverage.
De La Rosa looking for submissions off his back.
De La Rosa is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fleming connects with a nice short shot to De La Rosa's temple.
Fleming has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De La Rosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Rosa is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fleming lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleming is looking for a kimura but De La Rosa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fleming to get the leverage.
Fleming is keen to just control but De La Rosa is a slippery customer.
Fleming working De La Rosa over with strikes.
Fleming lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Fleming dominated that round.
That's time! De La Rosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fleming has managed to clinch.
De La Rosa looking for a takedown.
De La Rosa tries to land a knee to the head but Fleming blocks with his arms.
Fleming lands a good knee to the midsection. De La Rosa won't want to take too many of those.
De La Rosa has Fleming pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fleming manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Fleming.
De La Rosa taking a breather.
Fleming landing knees to the head.
It looks like Andre De La Rosa 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!
A body shot lands from Fleming.
Fleming with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De La Rosa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fleming just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre De La Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleming is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. De La Rosa can't fight it off and eventually Fleming manages to take the fight to the floor. De La Rosa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fleming trying to control but De La Rosa is working from the bottom.
Fleming distracts De La Rosa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fleming throwing strikes from guard but De La Rosa blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming postures up and lands a big shot to De La Rosa's brow.
Fleming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fleming trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Rosa keeping full guard, as Fleming tries to pass.
De La Rosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fleming is in close to De La Rosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De La Rosa looking for a guillotine here but Fleming defends easily.
De La Rosa is looking for a triangle but Fleming pushes his legs off easily.
De La Rosa keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Fleming avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fleming postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De La Rosa has momentary wrist control but Fleming slips an elbow through the middle.
Fleming content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Rosa working for a triangle but Fleming defends it easily.
Fleming controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fleming working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De La Rosa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fleming has passed into half guard!
Fleming lands with a punch from half guard.
Fleming winds up and cracks De La Rosa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fleming looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
De La Rosa is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa punching from the bottom.
Fleming is trying for a kimura here. De La Rosa looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Fleming wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Fleming!
Scott Fleming gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale* in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mayweather might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama said knock you out!. Raphael Nero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
196 lbs
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197 lbs
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Mayweather!
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, Raphael Nero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather jabs Nero right on the nose. Nero blinks but takes it well.
Mayweather walks into a left hand.
Mayweather moves out of range of the strikes.
Nero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mayweather counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayweather rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nero counters with a nice uppercut.
Nero misses the shot to the body.
Mayweather rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather is pulling down on Nero's head to control his posture.
Mayweather keeping moving, preventing Nero from controlling successfully.
Nero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mayweather working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather pulls Nero in to control the position.
Mayweather looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nero is one step ahead there.
Mayweather keeping moving, preventing Nero from controlling successfully.
Nero stopping the sweep attempt from Mayweather.
Mayweather is trying to control the position but Nero postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mayweather 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.
Mayweather misses with a right hand
and Nero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather looking to control.
Mayweather looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nero throws a big right hand that misses.
Nero looking to sit in guard and control but Mayweather gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nero keeping moving, preventing Mayweather from controlling successfully.
Nero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mayweather trying to control the position from guard on top but Nero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nero wants to sweep here but Mayweather controlling him for the moment.
Mayweather is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mayweather knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nero on the ground.
Nero looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mayweather is defending well. Nero quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mayweather has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Nero celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raphael Nero!
A relieved looking Raphael Nero 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamar Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawal comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus Unstoppable . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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187 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamar Lawal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creyonte manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lawal on his heels. He'll look to pass Lawal's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Creyonte won't allow Lawal to get back to his feet.
Creyonte stands up over Lawal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Creyonte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Creyonte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Creyonte wants to control from the top but Lawal keeps moving.
Creyonte won't allow Lawal to get back to his feet.
Lawal working for submissions but it's allowed Creyonte to get to half guard.
Creyonte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creyonte wants to control but Lawal is keeping him busy.
Creyonte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lawal pushes Creyonte off looking to stand but Creyonte dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lawal wants to get back to full guard.
Lawal pushes Creyonte off looking to stand but Creyonte dives back in and keeps control.
Creyonte trying to control the action but Lawal is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lawal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Creyonte scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Creyonte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawal looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawal, not yet.
Creyonte postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Creyonte scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lawal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Creyonte defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lawal wants to sweep here but Creyonte controlling him for the moment.
Creyonte lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Creyonte postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creyonte slips nicely into half guard.
Lawal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lawal taking some punishment here, with Creyonte in his half guard.
Creyonte trying to mount his opponent but Lawal defends it.
Lawal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Creyonte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Creyonte working the head and body with strikes.
Lawal kicks off Creyonte and gets to his feet.
Lawal looks for a takedown but Creyonte sprawls well.
Creyonte jabs at Lawal's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but Lawal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Creyonte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawal pinned against the cage. Lawal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Creyonte counters with a single leg into guard. Lawal didn't expect that.
Lawal looking for a sweep. Not yet Lawal, not yet.
Lawal is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Creyonte dives into side control.
Lawal is looking to regain half guard here but Creyonte keeps moving and retains side control.
Creyonte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lawal has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lawal pushes Creyonte away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Creyonte gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Creyonte working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawal manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lawal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Creyonte manages to get to full guard.
Creyonte trying to keep a closed guard but Lawal is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creyonte is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Creyonte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Creyonte trying to control the action but Lawal is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawal is trying to stand back up but Creyonte is controlling him
Creyonte wants to take a breather but Lawal is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koral Creyonte dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Creyonte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Creyonte.
Lawal wants to stand and escape but Creyonte is having none of it.
Creyonte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Creyonte wants to control from the top but Lawal keeps moving.
Creyonte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lawal wants to get back to his feet but Creyonte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lawal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Creyonte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Creyonte cracks Lawal with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creyonte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lawal's guard.
Nice strikes from Creyonte there.
Lawal looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lawal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Creyonte.
Creyonte is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Creyonte in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Koral Creyonte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Creyonte landing strikes, looking to finish!
Creyonte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Creyonte lands a heavy elbow.
Lawal is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creyonte cracks Lawal with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koral Creyonte!
A less than humble Koral Creyonte misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Idea might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boss of All Bosses . This should be a great matchup!
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24
160 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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25
169 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Idea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idea checks a leg kick.
Caldwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell misses with a hook
and Idea counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Idea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caldwell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Idea has managed to clinch.
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Idea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caldwell is out of range.
Idea moves into the clinch.
Caldwell blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caldwell.
Caldwell blocking some punches.
Idea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caldwell.
Idea stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldwell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Idea scores with a shot to the side of Caldwell's head.
Idea avoiding damage as Caldwell throws knees to the body.
Caldwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea lands a hook to the side of the head.
Idea misses with some punches.
Caldwell misses with a punch to the body.
Idea displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caldwell up against the cage.
Idea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Idea - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Idea misses with some punches.
Idea working aggressively here.
Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Idea has him pressed against the cage.
Caldwell lands a nice elbow.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
A short left from Idea.
Idea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Idea trying to control the position but instead, Caldwell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Idea into the cage.
Caldwell tries to break free but Idea pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea working aggressively here.
Caldwell stalling the fight.
Caldwell is trying to stall.
Idea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Idea throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Idea.
Caldwell can't find room to land a body shot as Idea controls the action.
Caldwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Idea.
Idea's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Idea fails to land.
Idea throws a head punch that misses.
Idea lands with a light punch inside.
Caldwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Idea.
Idea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell breaks from the clinch.
Dan Caldwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caldwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Idea lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Idea throws an off balance right hand
and Caldwell counters with a nice body kick.
Idea avoids the body shot from Caldwell.
Caldwell moves out of range as Idea strikes.
Idea clinches with his opponent.
Idea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Idea scores with a hook to the body.
Caldwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Idea avoids the damage to the body.
Caldwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Idea's defenses.
Caldwell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Idea to work.
Caldwell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Idea misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Idea's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Idea.
Caldwell looking to throw knees to the head but Idea is blocking nicely.
Idea working aggressively here.
Idea blocks a body shot from Caldwell.
Idea misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Caldwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Idea.
Idea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Idea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Idea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Idea lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Idea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Idea is keeping busy.
Idea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Idea prevents Caldwell from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Idea dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caldwell misses the jab.
Caldwell lands a nice shot that snaps Idea's head back.
Idea dodges the punch combination from Caldwell.
Caldwell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Idea.
Idea with a hook.
Idea scores with a spinning back kick!
Idea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Idea.
Idea throws out a leg kick but Caldwell moves out of range and Idea only half commits.
Idea slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Caldwell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caldwell ducks under a wild hook from Idea.
Idea moves into range and clinches up with Caldwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Caldwell pushes off an throws an elbow but Idea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Idea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan Caldwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caldwell tries to land a front kick but Idea steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Caldwell.
Idea scores with a kick to the midsection.
Idea lands a head kick. Caldwell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Idea avoids a kick to the body.
Caldwell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Idea cracks the inside of Caldwell's front leg.
Idea doesn't manage to clinch there - Caldwell circles away.
Idea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldwell tries to land a leg kick but Idea saw it coming and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Caldwell there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell throws a leg kick which misses Idea's front leg but catches the back leg as Idea tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Caldwell misses
and Idea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caldwell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Caldwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Idea.
Caldwell misses with a low kick as Idea jumps back.
Idea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Caldwell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Caldwell throws a right hand that misses
and Idea counters with a low kick, right behind Caldwell 's knee.
Caldwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Idea defending well as Caldwell loads up on a big left hand.
Idea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caldwell's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell connects with the punch.
Caldwell gets tackled into the cage by Idea. Idea maintains the clinch.
Idea stalling.
Caldwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Idea taking a breather.
Caldwell tries to break free but Idea pushes him back against the cage.
Idea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
Bad Idea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caldwell working Idea over with knees to the body.
Idea is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Caldwell is defending well.
Idea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Idea throws a head punch that misses.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
Idea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caldwell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Idea's brow.
Caldwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Idea controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Idea up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Idea stalls.
Caldwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Idea.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caldwell.
Idea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Idea will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caldwell up against the cage.
Idea has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Caldwell regains guard immediately.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Caldwell keeping full guard, as Idea tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Idea dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Caldwell misses.
Idea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Idea fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Caldwell misses.
Caldwell connects with the punch.
Caldwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caldwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Idea checks a leg kick.
Caldwell throws a head kick but Idea moves out of range.
Caldwell blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Caldwell finds it's target.
Caldwell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caldwell tried to score with a low kick but Idea checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea misses the shot to the body.
Caldwell misses with a shot to the body
and Idea counters with a nice uppercut.
Idea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caldwell.
Caldwell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Idea moves in looking to clinch but Caldwell pushes him off.
Caldwell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A lazy left from Idea finds it's target.
Idea checks a leg kick nicely.
Caldwell throws a series of strikes that have Idea backpedaling.
Caldwell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Idea under the eye.
Caldwell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Idea. That's going to slow Caldwell down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldwell throws a jab when Idea was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Idea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caldwell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Idea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caldwell.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Idea moves in looking to clinch but Caldwell pushes him off.
Idea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caldwell.
Caldwell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Idea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Idea scores a takedown into full mount!
Caldwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caldwell tries to hold on but Idea pushes him away.
Caldwell is trying desperately to improve position.
Dan Caldwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Caldwell is working to get back to half guard.
Idea can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caldwell is looking to escape.
Idea landing strikes from the mount and Caldwell is in trouble!
Idea looking for a guillotine from mount but Caldwell is having none of it.
Idea looking to control but Caldwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Idea tries to control but Caldwell wriggling away.
Caldwell tries to hold on but Idea pushes him away.
Bad Idea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Idea trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Caldwell tries to reverse the position but Idea maintains control.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caldwell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Idea blocks Caldwell's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
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 Bad Idea.
Well Idea has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bad Idea!
After winning the bout, Bad Idea thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Flight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the cage accompanied by Regina Spektor - Après Moi . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
175 lbs
19 - 7 - 1 |
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178 lbs
17 - 3 - 1 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Flight!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Davidson misses.
Davidson misses with an uppercut
and Flight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davidson thinking.
Davidson stalks Flight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Flight's face. Flight staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Thomas Flight has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flight.
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
Davidson cracks Flight with a good jab.
Davidson lands with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidson. Flight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flight blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Davidson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flight counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flight can pounce on him.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidson. Flight does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Davidson misses the target.
Davidson throws a lazy head kick
and Davidson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aaron Davidson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flight was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidson.
Davidson throws a head kick but Flight moves out of range.
Flight jabs Davidson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davidson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Flight wants to land a leg kick but Davidson is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Davidson.
Davidson scores with a punch to the head.
Flight misses with the combination.
Flight swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davidson at a distance.
Davidson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Flight misses
and Davidson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Flight moves out of range easily.
Flight blocks a jab.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davidson slips a straight right by Flight.
Nice uppercut lands for Flight. That snapped Davidson's head back.
The crowd cheers as Flight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davidson doesn't seem phased though.
Flight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davidson.
Flight misses the shot to the body.
Davidson thows a body shot but no joy.
Davidson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flight lands a jab to the head.
Flight connects with a jab.
Flight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson scores with a nice strike.
Nice jab there from Davidson.
Davidson moves into the clinch.
Flight slows down the pace here.
Davidson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flight as Davidson tries to tie him up.
Flight tries to work over Davidson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Flight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davidson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flight lands with a light punch inside.
Flight tries to circle away but Davidson has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson blocks a body shot from Flight.
Davidson is trying to maintain a safe position but Flight gets an underhook and turns Davidson into the cage.
Flight tries to break free but Davidson pushes him back against the cage.
Flight is trying to force a seperation but Davidson has the dominant position.
Davidson looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Davidson.
Davidson tries a body shot but Flight blocks it.
Flight takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davidson works over Flight's head and body with a nice combination.
Davidson misses with an uppercut. Flight saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davidson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davidson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davidson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Davidson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davidson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aaron Davidson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Flight's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davidson wants to clinch.
Davidson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson misses with a series of wild punches.
Davidson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davidson defending well as Flight loads up on a big left hand.
Davidson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A good leg kick by Flight.
Davidson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flight darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aaron Davidson is winning the standup battle so far.
Davidson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davidson is rocked!
Davidson loses concentration momentarily and Flight pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Davidson crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Flight finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Flight!
A very excited looking Thomas Flight 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Kawashima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eiji Kawashima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter shoots in looking for a takedown but Kawashima manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hunter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kawashima pinned against the cage. Kawashima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunter dives in and grabs Kawashima's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kawashima pushes down on Hunter's head and hops out.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Hunter.
Hunter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kawashima counters with a low kick, right behind Hunter 's knee.
Hunter shoots in and gets a takedown into Kawashima's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kawashima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kawashima manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hunter manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawashima controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kawashima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kawashima stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Kawashima tries to pass.
Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Kawashima defends easily.
Hunter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kawashima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter has his foot on Kawashima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kawashima works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kawashima defends it easily.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kawashima is aware though and is defending well.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
Kawashima wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
Hunter wants to sweep here but Kawashima controlling him for the moment.
Hunter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kawashima's guard.
Kawashima pulls Hunter in close to his closed guard and prevents Hunter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawashima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunter forces his way into half guard.
Kawashima avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunter.
Hunter wants to free his trapped foot but Kawashima is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hunter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kawashima is not content to let Hunter control the position.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kawashima's thigh. Kawashima counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kawashima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawashima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hunter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Kawashima.
Hunter jabs Kawashima right on the nose. Kawashima blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Nice takedown defense from Kawashima. No joy for Hunter on that attempt.
Hunter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kawashima's waist but Kawashima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunter off to one side.
Eiji Kawashima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Hunter.
Kawashima looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Jay Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Kawashima. No joy for Hunter on that attempt.
Kawashima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Kawashima sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hunter misses with a right hand
and Kawashima counters with a nice body shot.
Kawashima tries a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Kawashima throws a series of punches but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawashima.
Kawashima tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawashima misses with a body shot.
Kawashima throws the kick towards the body but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawashima.
Kawashima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Eiji Kawashima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kawashima.
Kawashima tries to clinch up.
Kawashima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hunter.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Kawashima counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kawashima.
Kawashima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Kawashima cracks the inside of Hunter's front leg.
Kawashima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Eiji Kawashima is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kawashima as he avoids it easily.
Kawashima scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Good shot there by Kawashima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kawashima.
Kawashima scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kawashima.
Hunter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kawashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawashima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Kawashima is looking to wear down Hunter 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 Kawashima.
Kawashima moves into the clinch.
Kawashima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunter trying to stall but Kawashima improves his position.
Nice body punch from Kawashima - that landed with a thud.
Kawashima pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawashima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter jumps guard but Kawashima stands there with Hunter around his waist. Hunter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kawashima working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawashima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kawashima lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kawashima misses with a body punch.
Hunter jumps guard but Kawashima turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kawashima landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kawashima pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawashima lands with a light punch inside.
Kawashima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Kawashima lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawashima pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Kawashima.
Kawashima tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawashima is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawashima cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
Kawashima pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Kawashima.
Kawashima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunter is rocked!
Kawashima taking a breather.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawashima finish him?
A short right from Kawashima on the inside.
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
Hunter looking for a takedown.
Kawashima creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hunter with a big uppercut! Hunter tries to clinch up but Kawashima pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hunter to the mat! Hunter covers up and Kawashima unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eiji Kawashima!
Eiji Kawashima is the new welterweight champion!
Eiji Kawashima thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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