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MLC 122: Bunting vs Gravius PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renaldo Dominguez (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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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renaldo Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez closes the distance and clinches up with Hammer, looking for a takedown. Dominguez pushes Hammer against the cage but Hammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dominguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hammer cracks Dominguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dominguez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez with a poor takedown
and Hammer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Andy Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renaldo Dominguez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hammer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dominguez actively working from the bottom here.
Hammer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hammer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dominguez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hammer.
Dominguez actively working from the bottom here.
Hammer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer slips a nice elbow through Dominguez's hands, connecting with Dominguez's forehead.
Hammer slips a nice elbow through Dominguez's hands, connecting with Dominguez's forehead.
Dominguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Dominguez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.
Hammer lands strikes from half guard.
Hammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dominguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hammer is really struggling to control Dominguez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hammer is taking a breather. Dominguez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dominguez actively working from the bottom here.
Hammer controlling the action here.
Dominguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hammer seems to be looking for submissions.
Hammer moves nicely into side control.
Dominguez is looking to regain half guard here but Hammer keeps moving and retains side control.
Hammer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hammer controlling the position from side mount.
Dominguez is looking to regain half guard here but Hammer keeps moving and retains side control.
Hammer lands an elbow.
Dominguez taking a bit of punishment here - Hammer scoring with strikes.
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Dominguez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is looking to reverse the position.
Hammer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hammer off and has taken his back!
Hammer is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dominguez not allowing Hammer to control his hands.
Hammer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hammer is working to get back to half guard.
Hammer tries to hold on but Dominguez pushes him away.
Hammer working to try and regain half guard.
Hammer controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer regains half guard.
Dominguez 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer has his hands clasped together around Dominguez's back. He's all about the action.
Hammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hammer wants to control but Dominguez is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez seems to be working for a kimura but Hammer defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hammer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Dominguez saw that one coming.
A jab from Hammer does it's job there.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Dominguez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dominguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dominguez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hammer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hammer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hammer!
Dominguez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dominguez sneaks back into half guard.
Hammer working over Dominguez with some ground and pound. Dominguez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dominguez!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez regains half guard.
Andy Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hammer is controlling the pace.
Dominguez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hammer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dominguez is working to get back to half guard.
Hammer with shots to the head and body - Dominguez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hammer landing strikes from the mount and Dominguez is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is looking to improve his position but Hammer isn't that keen on the idea.
Hammer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dominguez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dominguez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dominguez is trying to escape the mount.
Hammer controlling from the full mount.
Hammer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dominguez is rocked!
Hammer controlling the position easily from mount.
Dominguez is still in real trouble! Can Hammer finish him?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dominguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Dominguez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hammer's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Hammer!
Andy Hammer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aharon Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bricks Hithouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Lust. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aharon Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bricks Hithouse!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hithouse tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.
Hithouse lands a nice looking body shot.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hithouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hithouse throws a chopping leg kick but Robinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hithouse throws a jab when Robinson was well out of range.
Hithouse throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Hithouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hithouse throws a jab but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hithouse to counter with a crisp jab.
Hithouse throws a looping overhand right but Robinson ducks down to avoid it.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Hithouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bricks Hithouse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hithouse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robinson.
Hithouse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Robinson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hithouse scrambles back to his feet.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hithouse throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Hithouse thumps Robinson with a low kick.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Hithouse misses with a looping left.
Hithouse tries to clinch up.
Hithouse blocks a head kick by Robinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse throws a hook but Robinson avoids it easily.
Hithouse throws the kick towards the body but Robinson avoids it.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Hithouse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hithouse throws a hook to the side of Robinson's head but Robinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hithouse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Aharon Robinson has been cut.
Hithouse scoring well with a low kick there.
Hithouse clinches up with Robinson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hithouse.
Hithouse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hithouse.
Robinson is trying to drag Hithouse to the mat but Hithouse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hithouse.
Hithouse stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hithouse lands an uppercut.
Hithouse dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hithouse gets through Robinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hithouse is leaning against Robinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hithouse lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
Robinson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hithouse after a bit of a struggle.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hithouse blocks a leg kick.
Hithouse misses with a hook.
Hithouse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Hithouse scores with a decent looking hook.
Aharon Robinson's cut is getting worse.
Hithouse misses with an uppercut. Robinson saw that one coming.
Hithouse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robinson. Robinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hithouse tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Hithouse counters with a body kick that stops Robinson in his tracks momentarily.
Hithouse clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bricks Hithouse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aharon Robinson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hithouse avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Bricks Hithouse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hithouse moves away.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Hithouse counters with a nice leg kick.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Hithouse feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Robinson sprawling to the canvas! Robinson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hithouse finish him?!
Robinson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hithouse connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hithouse closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Robinson out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bricks Hithouse!
Bricks Hithouse tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Side Swipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amnuay Saenpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saenpong has chosen Everyone Bleeds now - Hatebreed as his entrance music. Amnuay Saenpong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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240 lbs
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253 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Side Swipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Amnuay Saenpong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swipe is looking to clinch but Saenpong is avoiding it.
Saenpong catches Swipe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Swipe moves into range and clinches up with Saenpong.
Swipe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swipe pushes off an throws an elbow but Saenpong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swipe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saenpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Swipe.
Swipe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Swipe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swipe has Saenpong pressed against the cage, preventing Saenpong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swipe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saenpong tries to stall but Swipe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Swipe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Swipe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swipe slowing the pace effectively.
Saenpong dodges an elbow strike from Swipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenpong jumps guard but Swipe stands there with Saenpong around his waist. Saenpong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Swipe managing to block the knees to the body from Saenpong.
Swipe throws an elbow that misses.
Saenpong blocks the elbow strike.
Swipe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saenpong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saenpong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swipe blocks it with crossed arms.
Swipe lands an elbow inside that Saenpong shrugs off.
It looks like Amnuay Saenpong has been cut.
Swipe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saenpong blocks it with crossed arms.
Saenpong is trying to push Swipe away but Swipe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Swipe throws an elbow but it misses.
Saenpong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Swipe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saenpong is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saenpong blocks an elbow strike.
Swipe throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Swipe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saenpong's brow.
Swipe lands a damaging elbow.
Saenpong dodges an elbow strike from Swipe.
Swipe lands an elbow that stopped Saenpong in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Amnuay Saenpong's cut even more.
Saenpong dodges an elbow strike from Swipe.
Saenpong blocks an elbow strike from Swipe.
Swipe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Swipe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saenpong wants to break free but Swipe has control.
Swipe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saenpong tries to break free but Swipe pushes him back against the cage.
Swipe tries a knee to the head but Saenpong blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swipe misses with an elbow over the top.
Saenpong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swipe has him pressed against the cage.
Saenpong blocks an elbow strike from Swipe.
Saenpong blocks an elbow strike.
Swipe stalling.
Swipe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saenpong blocks it with crossed arms.
Saenpong tries to circle away but Swipe has him pinned against the cage.
Swipe misses with an elbow over the top.
Swipe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saenpong tries to circle away but Swipe has him pinned against the cage.
Saenpong working hard to break the clinch.
Swipe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swipe throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swipe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Swipe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Saenpong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saenpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Swipe.
Saenpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Swipe.
Swipe lands an elbow that stopped Saenpong in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Amnuay Saenpong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saenpong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swipe is defending well for now.
Swipe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swipe pushes off an throws an elbow but Saenpong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swipe pushes off an throws an elbow but Saenpong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swipe throws an elbow that misses.
Saenpong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Swipe just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saenpong dodges an elbow strike from Swipe.
Swipe lands an elbow inside.
Amnuay Saenpong's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swipe misses with an elbow strike.
Saenpong dodges an elbow strike from Swipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Side Swipe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amnuay Saenpong'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.
Saenpong scores with a jab to the head.
Swipe looks to throw the jab but Saenpong is out of range.
Swipe has closed the distance and engaged Saenpong in a clinch.
Saenpong avoids the elbow strike from Swipe, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Swipe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Swipe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saenpong blocks it with crossed arms.
Swipe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swipe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Swipe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Swipe landing knees to the body.
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!
Saenpong blocks the elbow strike.
Saenpong is breathing heavily.
Swipe lands an elbow just above Saenpong 's eye.
Saenpong blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenpong blocks an elbow strike from Swipe.
Swipe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Swipe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swipe misses with a knee strike.
Saenpong is trying to break the clinch but Swipe has him pressed against the cage.
Swipe throws an elbow but it misses.
Swipe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Swipe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saenpong avoids it.
Saenpong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swipe is defending well for now.
Swipe lands a knee to the body.
Saenpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Swipe.
Swipe misses with an elbow over the top.
Saenpong dodges an elbow strike from Swipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saenpong avoids a wild elbow strike from Swipe.
Swipe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saenpong is looking to break free of the clinch but Swipe has double underhooks.
Swipe lands an elbow just above Saenpong 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Amnuay Saenpong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Side Swipe!
A relieved looking Side Swipe 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haile Selassie I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hendricks comes into the arena with x blaring out of the sound system. Selassie I has chosen Jah Army as his entrance music. Ricardo Hendricks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Haile Selassie I's chin.
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Hendricks !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haile Selassie I!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selassie I cracks Hendricks with a good jab.
Hendricks fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Selassie I to the ground. Hendricks is now in Selassie I's guard.
Selassie I has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hendricks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hendricks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Selassie I on the ground.
Hendricks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Selassie I works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hendricks trying to control the position from guard on top but Selassie I is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hendricks looking to sit in guard and control but Selassie I gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Selassie I's guard.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Selassie I keeps moving.
Selassie I has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hendricks should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Selassie I has tightened it up now! Hendricks should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Haile Selassie I!
Haile Selassie I bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daz Bonez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buan Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaka has chosen My Life - The Game as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daz Bonez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buan Chaka!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonez slaps away a takedown attempt from Chaka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chaka shoots in but no luck this time.
Chaka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daz Bonez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buan Chaka.
Chaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Bonez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bonez connects with a body shot.
Chaka takes one to the side of the head.
Chaka shoots for a takedown but Bonez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonez tests Chaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chaka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buan Chaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bonez wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chaka somewhat.
Chaka fails with the takedown.
Chaka looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Chaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonez which made him look bad.
Bonez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bonez misses with a wild body shot.
Chaka shoots in and gets a takedown into Bonez's guard.
Chaka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chaka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bonez's head.
Chaka stops Bonez from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chaka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chaka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bonez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chaka on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!
Chaka pushes down on Bonez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chaka working Bonez over with strikes.
Chaka is working for a submission of some sort.
Chaka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chaka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chaka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bonez has hold of Chaka's hands but Chaka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaka slips a nice elbow through Bonez's hands, connecting with Bonez's forehead.
Ground and pound from Chaka.
Chaka has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bonez defend it? Chaka steps over the head and cranks it - Bonez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Chaka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Buan Chaka!
As Buan Chaka got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks to all the fans and non-fans as well!!! I really needed to win this one after loosing to him!! so far my only loss come to him..so i'm happy with the result!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pepe LePew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LePew comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke Serpent- . Li is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Mars Volta - . Hong Li has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pepe LePew's chin.
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119 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pepe LePew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hong Li!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a head kick.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LePew avoids a kick to the body.
Li stuffs the takedown attempt from LePew. LePew gets slowly back to his feet.
Li moves in looking to clinch but LePew pushes him off.
LePew ducks right into an uppercut from Li.
Li misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LePew.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
Li is looking to chop away at LePew's legs.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
LePew ducks under a wild hook from Li.
LePew misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li drives through and clinches with LePew against the cage.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Li.
LePew checks a leg kick.
Li tries to clinch up
and LePew counters with a single leg into guard. Li didn't expect that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
LePew passes easily into side control. Nice work.
LePew is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Li knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!
LePew is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Li is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LePew wants to control for a moment but Li uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
LePew is looking to advance position but Li won't allow it.
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
LePew wants to pass the guard but Li is defending well.
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. LePew connects with a nice short shot to Li's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LePew tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Li is staying active underneath LePew, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
LePew is working for a submission of some sort.
Li won't allow LePew to pass to mount.
Li is not content to let LePew control the position.
LePew works his foot free and advances to mount.
LePew is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Li is surviving well by controlling LePew's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LePew is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Li is in real trouble.
Li covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Li is trying to break free.
LePew is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Li has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but LePew has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Li taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. LePew doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pepe LePew!
A victorious Pepe LePew thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butch Gunner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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201 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byrne.
Gunner tries for a takedown but Byrne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunner misses with a takedown attempt
and Byrne counters with a low kick, right behind Gunner 's knee.
David Byrne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Gunner.
Byrne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Byrne scores with a body shot.
Byrne connects with a leg kick. Gunner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunner looks winded!
Gunner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Byrne counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gunner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Byrne. Beautiful body shot.
Gunner is trying desperately to land a takedown but Byrne is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gunner.
Byrne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Byrne is looking to slow Gunner down with leg kicks.
That kick from Byrne tenderised Gunner's leg. Gunner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byrne.
Byrne takes the fight into the clinch.
Byrne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Butch Gunner has been cut.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Gunner is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Gunner is still on wobbly legs! Can Byrne finish him?
Byrne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gunner in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byrne lands a nice uppercut.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Gunner shrugs off.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Byrne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Byrne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Byrne lands a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byrne.
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!
Byrne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Byrne'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 nice left hand lands by Byrne.
Byrne is working Gunner over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Gunner is out! One big shot and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). David Byrne!
Post fight, David Byrne stared into the camera and said 'Thanks to Empire Threads and Golden supplements.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Schwetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCool kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm Shipping Up to Boston. Pete Schwetty has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter McCool's chin.
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156 lbs
11 - 12 - 1 |
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147 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McCool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Schwetty!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCool loads up on a big right hand but Schwetty slips the punch.
Nice cross by Schwetty.
Schwetty scores with a nice right hand.
McCool slips a jab from Schwetty.
Schwetty lands a big uppercut and McCool crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McCool looks OK. Schwetty waves McCool back to his feet!
McCool is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwetty cracks McCool with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! McCool falls to his knees and Schwetty doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Schwetty!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pete Schwetty thanked Empire Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Druff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Druff comes to the cage accompanied by Mother *uckers. On his way into the cage it seems that Dan Druff has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dan Druff seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Druff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Van Der Hoef!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Hoef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Druff circles away quickly and effectively.
Druff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Der Hoef sprawls well. Van Der Hoef wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Druff gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Der Hoef throws a left and a right that both miss
and Druff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Rafael Van Der Hoef has been cut.
Van Der Hoef digs a good body shot into Druff's ribs.
Van Der Hoef ducks under a wild hook from Druff.
Van Der Hoef ducks under a wild hook from Druff.
Druff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Der Hoef circles away.
Druff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Der Hoef.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Druff is defended easily by Van Der Hoef.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Druff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Hoef lands a glancing blow to the side of Druff's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Der Hoef manages to avoid it.
Druff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Druff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Van Der Hoef is looking for a sweep.
Druff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Der Hoef struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Druff staying calm.
Druff tries for a kimura but Van Der Hoef is defending well.
Druff working away.
Druff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Hoef wants to control but Druff postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Der Hoef knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van Der Hoef is trying to control Druff's posture but Druff avoids it.
Van Der Hoef tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Druff looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Druff tries to advance position but instead Van Der Hoef slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druff works his way into side control.
Druff advances nicely into full mount.
Druff with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Druff looking to control but Van Der Hoef is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Druff looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Druff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Van Der Hoef's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Der Hoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Druff shoots in but no luck this time.
Druff pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Der Hoef back to the cage. Druff follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Druff fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Der Hoef cracks Druff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Van Der Hoef, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Druff misses with a looping left.
Druff throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef slaps away a takedown attempt from Druff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Druff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Druff throws a hook but Van Der Hoef avoids it easily.
Druff slips a jab and a cross from Van Der Hoef.
Druff misses with a hook. Van Der Hoef ducked under it nicely.
Druff connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Der Hoef. Van Der Hoef circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Der Hoef swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Druff to counter with a crisp jab.
Druff cracks Van Der Hoef with an open hand slap.
Van Der Hoef slaps away a takedown attempt from Druff, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Hoef takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Der Hoef throws a nice looking combination but Druff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Druff misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Hoef makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Hoef with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Druff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Der Hoef's waist but Van Der Hoef gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Druff off to one side.
Druff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Der Hoef avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Der Hoef scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef connects with a right hand. Druff shakes it off.
Van Der Hoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Der Hoef throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Der Hoef scores with a jab to the body.
Druff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Der Hoef.
Rafael Van Der Hoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Hoef moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Druff.
Van Der Hoef moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Druff scores with a jab to the jaw.
Druff connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Der Hoef's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Hoef moves away from the strike by Druff.
Van Der Hoef cracks Druff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Druff dodges the punch combination from Van Der Hoef.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Hoef falls off balance throwing a combination
and Druff 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.
A close second round but Rafael Van Der Hoef will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rafael Van Der Hoef's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Van Der Hoef scores with a hook to the body. Druff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Der Hoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Druff.
Van Der Hoef misses with a double jab
and Druff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Druff.
Druff won't allow Van Der Hoef to sweep him here.
Van Der Hoef trying to control the position here.
Van Der Hoef keeping moving, preventing Druff from controlling successfully.
Druff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff stands and throws Van Der Hoef's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Druff looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Van Der Hoef struggling a bit here.
Van Der Hoef really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Druff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Druff is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Der Hoef has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van Der Hoef manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Hoef missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Der Hoef is trying to work for a kimura but Druff is defending well.
Druff trying to control here.
Druff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Der Hoef is trying to control the action in half guard but Druff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Der Hoef is nestled in close to Druff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Druff manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Druff looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Der Hoef throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Der Hoef trying to control but Druff is working from the bottom.
Druff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Der Hoef doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Der Hoef manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Druff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Der Hoef can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Der Hoef wants to control from the top but Druff keeps moving.
Druff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dan Druff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Druff has his feet on Van Der Hoef's thighs here. He's pushed Van Der Hoef off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Van Der Hoef screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Druff!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Druff 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravius comes to the cage accompanied by Morrowind. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bunting!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravius throws a low kick but Bunting moves out of range easily.
Bunting looks for a takedown but Gravius sprawls well.
Gravius blocks the body kick.
Gravius jabs at Bunting's body.
Bunting misses with a series of wild punches.
Bunting steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gravius. That one must have hurt.
Bunting misses with a looping right.
Bunting avoids the body shot from Gravius.
Bunting takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gravius misses with a straight left.
Gravius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunting.
Some bone on bone action there as Gravius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Gravius throws the kick towards the body but Bunting avoids it.
A head kick by Gravius misses
and Bunting counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bunting fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gravius is out of range.
Bunting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravius was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunting.
Bunting looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gravius lands a jab to Bunting's midsection.
Gravius ducks under a wild hook from Bunting.
Gravius throws a lazy head kick
enabling Bunting to counter with a crisp jab.
Sellus Gravius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravius has Bunting up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravius breaks the clinch.
Gravius misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting blocks a head kick by Gravius.
Bunting misses the shot to the body.
Bunting keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravius.
Bunting wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gravius misses with a head kick.
Gravius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Gravius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bunting throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gravius is breathing heavily.
Bunting shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gravius sprawls well. Gravius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bunting gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunting. That's going to slow Gravius down.
Bunting lands a jab to Gravius's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunting. Bunting obviously looking to wear him down.
Bunting connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sellus Gravius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Bunting as he connects with a hook.
Bunting swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gravius.
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!
Bunting throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bunting throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bunting lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunting 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.
Bunting connects with a right hand. Gravius shakes it off.
A good leg kick by Bunting.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunting.
Bunting scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gravius is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the liver by Bunting. Beautiful body shot.
Bunting throws a wild body kick that Gravius sees coming a mile off.
Gravius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunting.
Bunting lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gravius's sensitive parts.
Gravius tries to sprawl but Bunting drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bunting is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bunting looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bunting's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Bunting. Those never looked like landing.
Bunting shoots in and drives through. Gravius sprawls well.
Bunting feints and then cracks Gravius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gravius down.
Bunting has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Gravius.
Bunting misses with a body shot.
Bunting fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gravius to the ground. Bunting is now in Gravius's guard.
Bunting landing with the ground and pound.
Gravius is trying to control the position but Bunting postures up.
Gravius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunting wants to control from the top but Gravius keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius is looking to stand up but Bunting isn't so interested in that idea.
Bunting is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gravius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bunting wants to control from the top but Gravius keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Bunting wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bunting lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gravius's sensitive parts.
Bunting lands a nice shot that snaps Gravius's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gravius slaps away a takedown attempt from Bunting, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gravius throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bunting counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravius tries to clinch up.
Bunting misses with a head kick.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunting manages to avoid it.
Gravius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bunting manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bunting blocks a jab.
Gravius blocks a head kick by Bunting.
A lazy body kick from Gravius
and Bunting counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gravius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bunting counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting throwing shots but Gravius is blocking nicely.
Bunting missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bunting missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gravius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bunting is pressing down on Gravius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gravius is holding on for now.
Bunting takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting works his way into full mount!
Bunting looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poor strikes thrown by Bunting there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bunting lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunting lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bunting sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Bunting's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bunting lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gravius moves out of range of the leg kick from Bunting.
Gravius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bunting moves out of range of the body kick from Gravius.
Bunting takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bunting swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gravius tries a low kick but Bunting avoids it.
Bunting shoots for a double leg takedown but Gravius sprawls well. He's pushed Bunting's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gravius wants to land a leg kick but Bunting is out of range.
Bunting closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gravius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunting turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting feints and as Gravius raises his hands in defense, Bunting changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bunting is working Gravius over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bunting with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bunting throwing strikes but missing.
Gravius looking for a sweep. Not yet Gravius, not yet.
Bunting landing with the ground and pound.
Gravius has momentary wrist control but Bunting slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunting trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunting throws a strike but Gravius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gravius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bunting swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gravius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bunting has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gravius has passed into side control.
Bunting manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bunting.
Bunting throwing strikes but missing.
Bunting with a nice head shot there.
Bunting throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gravius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gravius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunting throwing strikes from guard but Gravius blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius keeping moving, preventing Bunting from controlling successfully.
Bunting throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gravius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunting looking to pass the guard.
Gravius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Bunting's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gravius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gravius connects with a body shot that sends Bunting's belly button to the back.
Bunting moves out of range as Gravius throws a body kick.
Bunting throws a good cross that connects.
Gravius misses with a wild body shot.
Bunting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gravius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bunting counters with a takedown into side control.
Gravius defending against the ground and pound.
Bunting working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravius is not content to let Bunting control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bunting working the body and head with strikes.
Bunting trying to control the action but Gravius is working from the bottom.
Gravius taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gravius pushes Bunting away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bunting gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting lands some shots froms side control.
Bunting wants to take a breather but Gravius manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bunting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunting throwing strikes from guard but Gravius blocks nicely.
Gravius wants to stand up but Bunting is controlling him.
Bunting wants to pass the guard but Gravius is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting trying to control but Gravius is working from the bottom.
Bunting wants to pass the guard but Gravius is keeping the position.
Bunting postures up in Gravius's guard and throws a big left but Gravius blocks it.
Bunting missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gravius 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.
Gravius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sellus Gravius.
Bunting throws a low kick but Gravius moves out of range easily.
Bunting paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bunting lands a leg kick that knocks Gravius off balance momentarily.
Bunting scores with a jab to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunting moves out of range of the body kick.
Bunting throws a solid leg kick but Gravius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bunting.
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!
Bunting looks to land a left hand but Gravius moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on John Bunting'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. This is the final round!
Bunting thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gravius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravius 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.
Bunting throws a low kick but Gravius avoids it.
Bunting blocks a head kick by Gravius.
Gravius connects with a high kick.
Bunting slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gravius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bunting smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Gravius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bunting is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gravius's half guard.
Bunting lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bunting has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bunting sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gravius defending well though.
Bunting is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gravius is holding on to half guard well.
Sellus Gravius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bunting's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bunting's back!
Gravius doesn't have the hooks in and Bunting manages to turn into his guard.
Gravius has momentary wrist control but Bunting slips an elbow through the middle.
Bunting wants to control from the top but Gravius keeps moving.
Bunting trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravius keeping moving, preventing Bunting from controlling successfully.
Bunting in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius wants to sweep but no luck.
Gravius being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gravius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gravius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gravius moves in looking to clinch but Bunting pushes him off.
Bunting lands a jab.
Bunting misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravius moves in looking to clinch but Bunting pushes him off.
Bunting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravius manages to avoid it.
Gravius misses the body punch
and Bunting counters with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gravius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Bunting is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gravius is looking to wear down Bunting with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bunting scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunting fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bunting misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bunting checks a low kick from Gravius.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bunting comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bunting winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bunting! John Bunting retains his super heavyweight title!
John Bunting thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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