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UPGV 162 Idea vs Tremendous PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (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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181 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
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, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Archer. Vinicius shrugs it off though.
A jab lands there for Archer.
Vinicius lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Sterling Archer has been cut.
Vinicius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer slips a jab and a cross from Vinicius.
Archer scores with a shot to the body.
Archer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vinicius misses with a few strikes there.
Archer lands a lovely overhand right.
Vinicius is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vinicius crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Archer - the referee stops the clock and Vinicius gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Archer. Vinicius manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oh Vinicius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vinicius is breathing heavily.
Vinicius looks to throw the jab but Archer is out of range.
Archer closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vinicius! Archer dives in looking to finish! Vinicius is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sterling Archer!
After winning the bout, Sterling Archer 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cole Tessier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza has chosen Sex Dwarf as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Tessier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tessier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Tessier slows down the pace here.
Souza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Souza pulls guard successfully.
Tessier is looking to stand up but Souza won't let him.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Tessier defends easily.
Souza trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tessier sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tessier passes Souza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tessier wants to stand but Souza has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is adopting a defensive guard.
Tessier tries to stand but Souza is controlling from the bottom.
Souza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Souza is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tessier throws a shot to the body.
Tessier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
Tessier avoids the head kick by Souza.
Nice jab there from Souza.
A punch combination from Tessier misses.
Cole Tessier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tessier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tessier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Souza slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tessier finds it's way round the side to connect with Souza's head.
Souza looks to land a combination. Tessier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tessier moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tessier keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donaldo Souza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tessier slips under a jab from Souza.
Souza cracks Tessier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tessier stuns Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Tessier misses.
Tessier looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Tessier.
Tessier throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Tessier tries to clinch but Souza moves away
so Souza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tessier is trying to control the position but Souza postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cole Tessier wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tessier slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cole Tessier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tessier connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Tessier misses with a wild combination.
That kick from Tessier tenderised Souza's leg. Souza is trying to keep his angry face on.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tessier's head.
Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
Tessier throws a hook to the side of Souza's head but Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tessier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tessier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Tessier tries to clinch there but Souza circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tessier. Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Souza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Souza throws a series of punches but Tessier avoids them all with ease.
Souza lands with a kick to the ribs.
Souza connects with a solid leg kick.
Cole Tessier is winning the standup battle so far.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Tessier misses its intended target.
Donaldo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tessier's corner calls for a 1-2. Tessier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tessier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tessier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza shoots in but Tessier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cole Tessier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donaldo Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tessier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Souza throws a body kick that misses.
Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tessier circles away.
Souza lands a leg kick that knocks Tessier off balance momentarily.
Tessier jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Tessier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Souza connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tessier scrambles back to his feet.
Tessier thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tessier takes a swing at Souza's ribcage but misses.
Tessier misses with a right hand
and Souza counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cole Tessier will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Souza.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Tessier lands a jab-cross combination.
Tessier is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tessier cracks Souza with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tessier has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Souza to stand back up!
Souza is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessier lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Souza is looking to close the distance but Tessier sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Souza crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Souza is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Cole Tessier!
Cole Tessier very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darth Paduwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paduwan comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch. Chen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Sabbath - War Pigs. Kung Chen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
17 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Paduwan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Chen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paduwan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chen swats away the attempt to clinch by Paduwan .
Chen lands a head kick. Paduwan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paduwan .
A low kick from Chen misses
and Paduwan counters with a series of strikes. Chen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kung Chen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen throws a good cross that connects.
Paduwan lands with a shot to the body.
Paduwan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Chen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chen moves to clinch but Paduwan breaks away
and Paduwan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Chen. Those never looked like landing.
Chen throws a hook but Paduwan blocks it.
Paduwan stuns Chen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paduwan swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
Chen 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.
Chen tries to land a front kick but Paduwan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paduwan counters with a low kick, right behind Chen 's knee.
Chen tries to land a front kick but Paduwan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paduwan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chen lands a nice uppercut.
Paduwan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chen misses with a body punch.
Chen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paduwan managing to block the knees to the body from Chen.
Chen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chen cracks Paduwan with a nice body shot.
Paduwan looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Chen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paduwan 's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Chen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paduwan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paduwan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chen looks winded!
Paduwan wants to stall.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paduwan managing to block the knees to the body from Chen.
Chen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chen is looking to land body kicks.
Paduwan throws out a powerful jab.
Chen takes one on the button.
Chen closes the distance but Paduwan moves to the side
and Paduwan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paduwan checks a leg kick.
Chen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paduwan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan misses with a straight left.
Chen is still on wobbly legs! Can Paduwan finish him?
Chen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paduwan misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Paduwan misses the target.
The fighters circling - Paduwan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paduwan throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.
Chen tries to land a body kick
and Paduwan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chen's knee momentarily.
Chen seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen tries to keep at a distance but Paduwan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paduwan tries to throw a body punch but Chen avoids it by throwing Paduwan back against the cage.
Paduwan taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Paduwan .
Paduwan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paduwan gets a clinch.
Paduwan tries a knee to the head but Chen blocks it.
Paduwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chen avoids it.
Chen takes an elbow to the temple.
Chen blocks an elbow strike from Paduwan .
Paduwan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chen is keeping busy.
Paduwan has Chen pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Chen is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Paduwan - that's hurt Chen badly! Oh, another knee lands and Chen is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Chen doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Darth Paduwan !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Darth Paduwan waved his t-shirt featuring TFP Graphics - Pit Inc's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Cumming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esqueda comes to the cage accompanied by Cant del Barça. Cumming has chosen White America as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Cumming!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Esqueda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cumming doesn't seem phased though.
Cumming wants to clinch
and Esqueda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cumming's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Esqueda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Esqueda throws a big elbow that misses.
Cumming is controlling Esqueda's posture.
Esqueda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esqueda is looking to work some ground and pound but Cumming has wrist control.
Cumming looking for a sweep. Not yet Cumming, not yet.
Esqueda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Esqueda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumming keeping moving, preventing Esqueda from controlling successfully.
Cumming is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Esqueda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cumming is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cumming trying to control the position.
Esqueda stopping the sweep attempt from Cumming.
Esqueda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumming wants to sweep here but Esqueda controlling him for the moment.
Esqueda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cumming pulls Esqueda in close to prevent any damage.
Esqueda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cumming looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Esqueda throws a strike but Cumming rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cumming wants to control from the top but Esqueda keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cumming looking to sit in guard and control but Esqueda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda throwing strikes from guard but Cumming blocks nicely.
Cumming is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Esqueda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cumming swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cumming avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cumming 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Esqueda looking to pass the guard.
Esqueda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cumming's head.
Esqueda looking to pass the guard.
Cumming tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Esqueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Cumming is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esqueda throws a big elbow that misses.
Esqueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Cumming is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda dominated that round.
That's time! Esqueda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cumming misses with a hook to the body
and Esqueda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cumming's guard.
Esqueda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cumming looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esqueda is one step ahead there.
Cumming avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Esqueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Cumming is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esqueda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cumming is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Esqueda is pressing down on Cumming's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda looking to control.
Cumming throws a big elbow that misses.
Esqueda keeping moving, preventing Cumming from controlling successfully.
Esqueda wants to hit a switch here but Cumming passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Esqueda there!
Cumming prevents Esqueda from getting the reversal.
Cumming breaks from Esqueda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Esqueda is desperately trying to improve his position but Cumming has a good base and remains in mount.
Cumming punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cumming fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cumming trying to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Esqueda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Esqueda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Esqueda stopping the sweep attempt from Cumming.
Esqueda throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cumming keeping moving, preventing Esqueda from controlling successfully.
Esqueda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cumming's head.
Cumming is looking to stand up but Esqueda isn't so interested in that idea.
Cumming has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Esqueda 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.
Esqueda is looking to work some ground and pound but Cumming has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda stopping the sweep attempt from Cumming.
Esqueda wants to control from the top but Cumming keeps moving.
Gerard Esqueda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Esqueda slips nicely into half guard.
Cumming trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esqueda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cumming blocking the ground and pound attempt from Esqueda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda dominated that second round.
That's time! Esqueda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cumming tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Esqueda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cumming tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Esqueda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cumming!
Esqueda trying to control the position but Cumming is working away.
Cumming takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Esqueda postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Esqueda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Esqueda's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cumming is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cumming is trying to get back to half guard.
Cumming is still in real trouble! Can Esqueda finish him?
A big shot lands for Esqueda! That's hurt Cumming! Will he recover? Esqueda fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerard Esqueda!
Gerard Esqueda took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, $300 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miron Gornyakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CId Pollendina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gornyakov comes into the arena with ZZ Top - I Gotsta Get Paid blaring out of the sound system. Pollendina has chosen Mohamed's theme tune as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miron Gornyakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, CId Pollendina!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pollendina darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Pollendina.
Pollendina misses with a left hand
enabling Gornyakov to counter with a crisp jab.
Gornyakov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pollendina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gornyakov takes one on the button.
Gornyakov walks into a left hand.
Gornyakov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pollendina dives in and scores a takedown into Gornyakov's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pollendina slips nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gornyakov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pollendina.
Gornyakov is staying active underneath Pollendina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina is looking to stall here but Gornyakov recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gornyakov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pollendina landing with the ground and pound.
Pollendina trying to control but Gornyakov is working from the bottom.
Pollendina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pollendina trying to control but Gornyakov is working from the bottom.
Pollendina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gornyakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gornyakov is controlling Pollendina's posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pollendina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gornyakov.
Gornyakov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pollendina.
Gornyakov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pollendina throws the left hand but Gornyakov avoids the punch easily.
Pollendina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gornyakov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gornyakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina throws a lazy head kick
and Gornyakov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
CId Pollendina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Pollendina. Beautiful body shot.
Gornyakov slips a jab from Pollendina.
Nice cross by Pollendina.
Pollendina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gornyakov in his tracks.
Gornyakov defending well as Pollendina loads up on a big left hand.
Gornyakov connects with a looping right hand.
Gornyakov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pollendina might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A lazy left from Pollendina finds it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pollendina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina lands a head shot.
Pollendina throws a right hand that misses
and Gornyakov counters with a body kick that stops Pollendina in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollendina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pollendina connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gornyakov scores with a jab. Pollendina acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gornyakov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pollendina, pushing him back against the cage.
Gornyakov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pollendina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pollendina is trying to pull guard but Gornyakov has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Gornyakov.
Gornyakov lands a body punch.
Gornyakov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gornyakov breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but CId Pollendina will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pollendina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gornyakov throws out the jab.
Gornyakov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
CId Pollendina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Gornyakov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gornyakov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gornyakov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollendina.
Pollendina throws a big shot that misses.
Pollendina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gornyakov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pollendina. Pollendina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pollendina misses with a body punch
and Gornyakov counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gornyakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pollendina scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina throws a series of punches but Gornyakov avoids them all with ease.
Gornyakov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pollendina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pollendina wants to land a leg kick but Gornyakov is out of range.
Pollendina fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gornyakov avoids it really well and circles away.
Gornyakov throws an off balance right hand
and Pollendina counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gornyakov's guard now.
Gornyakov looking to control.
Gornyakov is pulling down on Pollendina's head to control his posture.
Pollendina won't allow Gornyakov to sweep him here.
Pollendina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gornyakov is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gornyakov trying to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Miron Gornyakov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gornyakov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Pollendina misses with a straight right.
Pollendina misses with a takedown attempt - Gornyakov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gornyakov throws a low kick but Pollendina moves out of range easily.
Pollendina looks to score with a jab to the body but Gornyakov is just out of range.
Pollendina throws a lazy right hand but Gornyakov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gornyakov moves out of range as Pollendina strikes.
Pollendina punishes Gornyakov's body with a nice straight punch.
Pollendina lands a body shot.
Miron Gornyakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pollendina walks into a left hand.
Gornyakov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pollendina counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gornyakov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pollendina.
Pollendina thows a huge punch but Gornyakov dodges it nicely.
Pollendina sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gornyakov defending well though.
CId Pollendina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pollendina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pollendina trying to pass the guard but Gornyakov defending well.
Gornyakov is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina is looking to advance position but Gornyakov won't allow it.
Pollendina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gornyakov tries to roll over but Pollendina keeps him under control.
Gornyakov has hold of Pollendina's hands but Pollendina slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gornyakov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gornyakov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pollendina trying to control the action but Gornyakov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CId Pollendina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pollendina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gornyakov misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gornyakov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gornyakov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pollendina fails with the takedown.
Pollendina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pollendina fails with the takedown.
Gornyakov avoids the body shot from Pollendina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollendina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gornyakov catches Pollendina with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That kick from Gornyakov tenderised Pollendina's leg. Pollendina is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gornyakov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gornyakov thuds his shin into the meat of Pollendina's side.
Pollendina jabs at Gornyakov's body.
Gornyakov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gornyakov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pollendina's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollendina scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gornyakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pollendina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gornyakov dodges the punch combination from Pollendina.
Gornyakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pollendina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gornyakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gornyakov missing with a left hand there. Pollendina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pollendina misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gornyakov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pollendina connects with a body shot that sends Gornyakov's belly button to the back.
Pollendina works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pollendina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gornyakov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gornyakov jabs Pollendina right on the nose. Pollendina blinks but takes it well.
Gornyakov missing with a left hand there. Pollendina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gornyakov cracks the inside of Pollendina's front leg.
Pollendina throws out a powerful jab.
Pollendina throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollendina lands a body shot.
Pollendina scores with a hook.
Gornyakov throws a sloppy head kick and Pollendina moves out of range easily.
Pollendina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gornyakov tries to avoid it but Pollendina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gornyakov to the ground. Gornyakov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miron Gornyakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CId Pollendina.
Pollendina lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, jab by Gornyakov - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Gornyakov misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gornyakov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pollendina throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miron Gornyakov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pollendina 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CId Pollendina!
In his post fight interview, CId Pollendina gave a big smile as he said 'I just want to say 1 thing to my beautiful brothers and sisters all over the world.............. FUCK ISLAM!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itsik Obas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obas has chosen Perfect Gentelman as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itsik Obas!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obas misses with a body shot
and Gray counters with a thumping low kick.
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Itsik Obas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obas darts in and clinches Gray up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Obas.
Obas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray tries to land a knee to the head but Obas blocks with his arms.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Obas.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Obas stalling in the clinch but Gray improves position.
Gray blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gray.
Gray misses with a knee strike.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obas.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gray.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Gray avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gray.
Gray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gray tries a body shot but Obas blocks it.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obas blocks a body shot from Gray.
Obas misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Gray.
Gray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
Gray dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gray is defending well for now.
Gray takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obas.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Obas lands a good knee to the midsection. Gray won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to stall but Obas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray tries to work over Obas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray pushes Obas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gray blocks an elbow strike.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Obas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray misses with a knee to the head.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gray blocks the elbow strike.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Gray shrugs off.
Gray working aggressively here.
Obas lands an elbow that stopped Gray in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obass head.
Gray working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Obas avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Gray takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like David Gray has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gray's brow.
Obas tries to stall but Gray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Obas lands an elbow that stopped Gray in his tracks for a moment.
Obas pushes off an throws an elbow but Gray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray misses with the head strike.
Gray blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Gray.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Gray'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.
Gray takes a kick to the side of the head.
Obas instigates a clinch.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obas lands an elbow just above Gray 's eye.
Gray is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oh Gray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gray blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
Gray seems to have got his legs back now.
Gray blocks an elbow strike.
Gray lands with a right to the head.
Obas looking to slow down the pace here.
Gray avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Obas looking to throw knees to the head but Gray is blocking nicely.
Obas landing knees to the head.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obas with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gray tries to work over Obas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gray blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gray's brow.
Gray lands a shot to the body.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Obas misses with a knee strike.
Gray is stalling here.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obas is trying to stall.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but Gray blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gray lands with a left to the head.
Gray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gray gets through Obas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Gray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray taking a breather.
Obas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obas blocks a body shot from Gray.
Obas prevents a body shot from Gray.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Gray tries a body shot but Obas blocks it.
Itsik Obas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gray blocks an elbow strike.
Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Gray avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas looking to stall.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gray.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gray's brow.
Obas lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obas misses with a knee strike.
Gray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obas blocking some punches.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Obas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obas dodges an elbow strike from Gray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray stalling in the clinch but Obas improves position.
Obas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obas tries to stall but Gray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obas is trying to maintain a safe position but Gray gets an underhook and turns Obas into the cage.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray lands a body shot.
Gray lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obas pushes off an throws an elbow but Gray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Obas misses with an elbow strike.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gray is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Gray'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!
Obas rushes Gray and presses him up against the cage.
Gray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obas blocks it with crossed arms.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Gray avoids the damage to the body.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Gray fails to land.
Gray tries a body shot but Obas blocks it.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Obas takes a shot to the head.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gray is defending well for now.
Obas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obas misses with a knee to the head.
Gray lands a good knee to the midsection. Obas won't want to take too many of those.
Obas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Gray controlling the action here for a moment.
Gray digs a right hand underneath Obas's ribcage. Obas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gray.
Obas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gray avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Gray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obas or not.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Gray avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Gray stalls.
A short right from Gray.
Gray misses with a knee strike.
David Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas wants to stall.
Obas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Gray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray blocks an elbow strike.
Gray unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
It looks like Itsik Obas has been cut.
Gray scores with a knee to the head.
Gray lands a body punch.
Obas blocks a body shot from Gray.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Gray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gray.
Gray digs a right hand underneath Obas's ribcage. Obas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gray lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a knee to the head.
Gray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Gray.
Obas is rocked!
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obas is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clinched against the cage, Gray lands a big elbow that drops Obas! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Obas is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Gray!
After winning the bout, David Gray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machete's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm - Darude. The crowd seem to be enjoying Aldo's choice of entrance music: Run This Town. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andres Machete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo slips a jab from Machete.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo walks into a jab.
Aldo thumps Machete with a low kick.
Machete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo misses with a takedown
and Machete counters with a nice body shot.
Machete lands a jab to Aldo's midsection.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1-2. Aldo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Machete throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo needs to keep his hands up - Machete had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machete chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aldo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aldo clobbers Machete with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that Machete sees coming a mile off.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machete lands the left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aldo checks a leg kick.
Machete avoids the head kick by Aldo.
The fighters circling - Machete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machete scores with a body shot.
Aldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machete's head.
Machete just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Machete is avoiding it.
Aldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo connects with a body shot.
Machete is looking to wear down Aldo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Machete there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machete gets caught flat footed, as Aldo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Machete pulls Aldo in close to his closed guard and prevents Aldo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Aldo looking to pass the guard.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Machete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machete wants to sweep here but Aldo controlling him for the moment.
Aldo forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Machete has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aldo trying to control from Machete's half guard. Machete has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Machete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machete manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aldo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete controlling the position easily from mount.
Aldo is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aldo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Machete dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Machete takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machete with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick from Aldo misses.
Machete swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo tries to work over Machete's front leg with a kick but Machete checks it.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Machete circles away and keeps his distance.
Machete swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aldo.
Aldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aldo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machete gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying to control from half guard but Machete is working away.
Machete wants to control but Aldo is keeping busy.
Aldo is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Machete to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Aldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aldo manages to get himself to full guard.
Aldo trying to keep a closed guard but Machete is proving a slippery customer.
Aldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machete postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jose Aldo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Machete controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Machete from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Andres Machete wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Machete's corner calls for a 1-2. Machete obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a good cross that connects.
Machete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Machete.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Machete's half guard.
Aldo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Machete is just riding it out for now. Aldo eventually gives up the hold.
Aldo tries to pass to full mount but Machete defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andres Machete will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Machete throws a shot to the body.
Aldo delivers a nice body kick.
Machete takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aldo misses with a low kick as Machete jumps back.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Machete's hands.
Machete misses the jab.
Machete gets tackled into the cage by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machete's efforts to push away.
Machete tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Machete back against the cage.
Aldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Machete.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo tries to work over Machete's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Machete blocking some punches.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machete works on Aldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Aldo blocking some punches.
Machete tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Machete back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machete.
Machete blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machete breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aldo walks into a jab.
Aldo blocks a leg kick.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt - Machete sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aldo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Machete sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Machete tried to score with a low kick but Aldo checks it.
Aldo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aldo scores with a jab. Machete acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machete tries a low kick but Aldo avoids it.
Machete misses with a wild body shot.
Machete throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Machete connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jose Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete checks the leg kick.
Aldo lands a head kick. Machete smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machete counters with an inside leg kick.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machete throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aldo motions for Machete to come forward. Aldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machete lands a jab to the nose.
Andres Machete is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machete.
Nice takedown defense from Machete. No joy for Aldo on that attempt.
Andres Machete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Aldo.
Machete tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo tries to clinch but Machete is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Machete swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Machete, right into the meat.
Machete takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Machete misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Machete bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machete scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machete manages to avoid it.
Machete moves out of range of the strikes.
Machete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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 Andres Machete.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machete, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Machete!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hojo Yoijimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoijimbo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Them Crooked Vultures - Elephants. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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14 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Murometz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hojo Yoijimbo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoijimbo, right into the meat.
Yoijimbo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yoijimbo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Murometz's head.
A slow jab from Murometz misses its intended target.
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!
Yoijimbo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yoijimbo throws a sloppy head kick and Murometz moves out of range easily.
Yoijimbo tests Murometz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murometz throws a leg kick but Yoijimbo moved away.
Yoijimbo throws a head kick that misses.
Murometz avoids the head kick by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo needs to keep his hands up - Murometz had a free shot at his head there.
Yoijimbo moves away from the strike by Murometz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoijimbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Murometz. Those never looked like landing.
Murometz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoijimbo.
Murometz scores with a body shot.
Hojo Yoijimbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoijimbo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yoijimbo connects with a high kick.
Yoijimbo throws a sloppy head kick and Murometz moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoijimbo throws a chopping leg kick but Murometz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoijimbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoijimbo lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murometz throws a big shot that misses.
Murometz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murometz tried to score with a low kick but Yoijimbo checks it.
Murometz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yoijimbo looks winded!
Murometz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yoijimbo at a distance.
Yoijimbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murometz.
Yoijimbo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoijimbo closes the distance and clinches.
Murometz blocks the elbow strike.
Yoijimbo missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murometz is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yoijimbo throws an elbow but misses.
Yoijimbo misses with an elbow over the top.
Murometz trying to control the position but instead, Yoijimbo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murometz into the cage.
Yoijimbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yoijimbo misses with an elbow over the top.
Murometz tries to throw a body punch but Yoijimbo avoids it by throwing Murometz back against the cage.
Yoijimbo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murometz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murometz avoiding damage as Yoijimbo throws knees to the body.
Murometz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murometz throws a right hand that Yoijimbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoijimbo also avoids with ease.
Murometz misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoijimbo, right into the meat.
Yoijimbo ducks under a wild hook from Murometz.
Murometz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murometz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoijimbo wants to clinch.
Murometz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yoijimbo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murometz avoids the head kick by Yoijimbo.
Murometz throws a jab when Yoijimbo was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Murometz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yoijimbo tries to clinch there but Murometz circles away.
Murometz thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Murometz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Yoijimbo.
Murometz swings widly with a right hand
and Yoijimbo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yoijimbo has managed to clinch.
Yoijimbo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yoijimbo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yoijimbo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Murometz wants to stall.
Murometz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Yoijimbo regains guard immediately.
Murometz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murometz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoijimbo is keeping the position for now.
Murometz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Murometz looking to sit in guard and control but Yoijimbo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murometz has Yoijimbo pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ilya Murometz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoijimbo.
Murometz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yoijimbo throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murometz throws a hook but Yoijimbo avoids it easily.
Murometz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Yoijimbo.
Jab, jab by Murometz - just one landing.
Yoijimbo thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoijimbo throws a lazy head kick
and Murometz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoijimbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murometz blocks a head kick by Yoijimbo.
Yoijimbo throws a head kick that misses
and Murometz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoijimbo is breathing heavily.
Yoijimbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murometz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoijimbo manages to avoid it.
Murometz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murometz tries to keep at a distance but Yoijimbo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yoijimbo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murometz.
Murometz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murometz.
Murometz lands a left hand.
Yoijimbo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murometz wants a takedown but no success here.
Murometz avoids a wild elbow strike from Yoijimbo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoijimbo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murometz avoids it.
Murometz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yoijimbo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murometz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yoijimbo is trying to keep an underhook but Murometz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Murometz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Murometz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murometz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yoijimbo. That did some damage!
Murometz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoijimbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Murometz.
Yoijimbo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murometz counters with a straight right hand.
Murometz moves out of range of the body kick.
Murometz cracks Yoijimbo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Murometz has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Yoijimbo to stand back up!
Yoijimbo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoijimbo throws a head kick but Murometz moves out of range.
Yoijimbo is still on wobbly legs! Can Murometz finish him?
Murometz lands a leg kick that knocks Yoijimbo off balance momentarily.
Yoijimbo leaves his chin hanging out and Murometz seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Yoijimbo crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ilya Murometz!
Ilya Murometz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mango Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by American Bad Ass. Kiedis has chosen Tupac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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153 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lands with a cross.
Kiedis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick by Henderson misses
and Kiedis counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson slips a jab from Kiedis.
Crunch! Kiedis slams his shin into Henderson's torso.
Kiedis blocks a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kiedis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Henderson - the referee stops the clock and Kiedis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Henderson. Kiedis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Kiedis tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
Nice body punch from Kiedis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiedis.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson throws out a leg kick but Kiedis moves out of range and Henderson only half commits.
Henderson checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiedis should have avoided that one.
Kiedis connects with an inside leg kick.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kiedis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiedis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiedis throws a front kick that sends Henderson stumbling back into the cage.
Kiedis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiedis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Kiedis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiedis throws a front kick that sends Henderson stumbling back into the cage.
Kiedis throws a front kick aimed at Henderson's knee but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiedis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis lands a head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kiedis.
Kiedis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiedis misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Kiedis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiedis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Kiedis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Kiedis moves away and avoids it.
Kiedis lands with a cross.
Kiedis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kiedis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kiedis misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Kiedis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Kiedis moved away.
Kiedis misses with a straight right.
Kiedis throws a nice head kick!
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiedis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiedis looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Kiedis throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Kiedis lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiedis throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiedis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson misses with a right hand
and Kiedis counters with a good low kick that Henderson was not able to check.
Henderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiedis.
Kiedis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiedis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiedis.
Kiedis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiedis.
Henderson lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiedis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Kiedis lands a front kick.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Kiedis counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Kiedis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kiedis.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiedis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kiedis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiedis throws out a powerful jab.
Kiedis misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnny Kiedis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiedis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson throws an off balance right hand
and Kiedis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson is rocked!
Kiedis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Henderson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Kiedis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Henderson takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson misses with a body punch
and Kiedis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A big right from Kiedis misses.
Henderson slips under a jab from Kiedis.
Henderson checks a leg kick.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiedis misses with a leg kick.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Kiedis counters with a good, hard body kick but Henderson shrugs it off.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson 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.
Kiedis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Kiedis saw that one coming.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
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!
Henderson stuns Kiedis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiedis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Henderson as he checks the leg kick.
Kiedis scores with a push kick.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses.
Kiedis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiedis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiedis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Kiedis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.
Kiedis moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Kiedis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiedis clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some bone on bone action there as Kiedis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kiedis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiedis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henderson is out of range and Kiedis settles back down.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Kiedis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henderson blocks the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiedis throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Kiedis misses with a low kick.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiedis counters with a nice leg kick.
Kiedis feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Henderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiedis connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiedis moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Kiedis lands with a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Kiedis's head but Kiedis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Kiedis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kiedis throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiedis on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kiedis, right into the meat.
Henderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kiedis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiedis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henderson jabs at Kiedis's body.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiedis sprawls well. Kiedis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiedis connects with a body shot that sends Henderson's belly button to the back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kiedis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiedis tried to score with a low kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis slips under a jab.
Henderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiedis.
Henderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiedis's sensitive parts.
Kiedis throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson lands a head kick. Kiedis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
Kiedis misses with a low kick.
Kiedis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiedis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiedis tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kiedis has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Kiedis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiedis.
Kiedis lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiedis counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiedis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Henderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiedis lands a head kick. Henderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Kiedis counters with an outside leg kick.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiedis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson defending well as Kiedis loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Kiedis counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiedis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Kiedis throws the kick towards the body but Henderson avoids it.
Kiedis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kiedis throws a chopping leg kick but Henderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis tries to land a front kick but Henderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Kiedis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Kiedis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiedis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mike Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnny Kiedis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kiedis slips a straight right by Henderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decent striking displayed by Henderson there.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Kiedis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kiedis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Kiedis!
Johnny Kiedis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idea's entrance music is Boss of All Bosses . A fine choice. Tremendous is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rex Tremendae. Rex Tremendous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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147 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Idea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tremendous manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Idea. That's going to slow Tremendous down.
Tremendous on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Idea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tremendous throws a body punch but Idea moves out of range.
Bad Idea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tremendous throws out a powerful jab.
Idea works over Tremendous's head and body with a nice combination.
A good leg kick by Tremendous.
Tremendous changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Idea.
Tremendous avoids the body shot from Idea.
Idea misses with an uppercut. Tremendous saw that one coming.
Tremendous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Idea.
Tremendous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Idea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tremendous cracks the inside of Idea's front leg.
Idea lands a nice hook to Tremendous's body. Tremendous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Idea takes a swing at Tremendous's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea throws out a loose jab but Tremendous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex Tremendous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tremendous with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Idea closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tremendous to the mat! Tremendous manages to get full guard.
Idea working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Idea wants to control from the top but Tremendous keeps moving.
Tremendous not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tremendous might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Idea haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tremendous is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Idea is aware though and is defending well.
Idea chips away with some ground and pound.
Tremendous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Idea trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Idea landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tremendous can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Idea controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea wants to control from the top but Tremendous keeps moving.
Idea won't allow Tremendous to sweep him here.
Tremendous trying to keep a closed guard but Idea is proving a slippery customer.
Tremendous keeping moving, preventing Idea from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Bad Idea wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tremendous lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Idea scores with a body shot.
Tremendous feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Idea's calf.
Idea shoots for a takedown but Tremendous saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tremendous is trying to defend but Idea finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tremendous wants to control but Idea is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tremendous is looking for a sweep. Idea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tremendous trying to hold on to Idea's head to control him but Idea postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Idea with the ground and pound but Tremendous uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Idea not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tremendous keeping moving, preventing Idea from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea working some strikes from top position.
Idea trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tremendous has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Idea has passed into side control.
Tremendous is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Idea asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tremendous 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.
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!
Idea working Tremendous over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Idea is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tremendous is trying to maintain the position but Idea is very close to passing his half guard.
Tremendous is looking for a sweep. Idea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Idea dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tremendous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Idea.
Idea throws a leg kick but Tremendous moved away.
Idea lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tremendous at a distance.
Tremendous takes a jab right on the kisser.
Idea throws a big shot that misses.
Idea thows a body shot but no joy.
Tremendous throws a push kick but Idea slaps the foot to one side.
Idea looks to land a right hand but Tremendous moved out of range.
Idea shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Idea preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Idea's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tremendous is trying to control the position but Idea postures up.
Idea is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Idea trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Idea is looking to work some ground and pound but Tremendous has wrist control.
Tremendous keeping moving, preventing Idea from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Bad Idea wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Idea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tremendous throws a nice inside leg kick.
Idea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Idea fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Idea.
Tremendous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Idea lands a body shot.
Tremendous looks for the body kick but Idea saw that one coming.
Idea misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tremendous misses with a low kick.
Tremendous slips a jab from Idea.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Idea lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tremendous has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tremendous and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Idea misses with a wild combination.
Idea throws a leg kick which misses Tremendous's front leg but catches the back leg as Tremendous tries to avoid it.
A jab from Idea misses.
Tremendous slips under a jab from Idea.
Idea looks for a takedown but Tremendous sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tremendous.
Idea dives in and grabs Tremendous's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tremendous pushes down on Idea's head and hops out.
Bad Idea is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Idea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Idea misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous throws a sloppy head kick and Idea moves out of range easily.
Idea has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tremendous.
Idea lands a body shot.
Idea misses with a straight left.
Idea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tremendous lands a high kick!
Idea fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tremendous avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Idea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tremendous gets tackled into the cage by Idea. Idea maintains the clinch.
Tremendous tries to break free but Idea pushes him back against the cage.
Tremendous tries to break free but Idea pushes him back against the cage.
Idea lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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.
Idea breaks from the clinch.
Tremendous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Idea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Idea lands a slapping body shot.
Idea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Idea. That's going to slow Tremendous down.
Idea gets a takedown into half guard.
Idea tries to pass to full mount but Tremendous defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Idea is thwarting Tremendous's attempts to control the position.
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.
Jab by Idea.
Tremendous throws a body punch but Idea moves out of range.
Idea looks to land a right hand but Tremendous moved out of range.
Idea lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Idea misses with an uppercut
and Tremendous counters with a left to the body.
Idea blocks the body kick.
Idea lands a body shot.
Tremendous scores with a head kick.
Idea misses with a low kick.
Idea misses with a right hand
and Tremendous counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Idea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Idea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Idea throws an off balance right hand
and Tremendous counters with a thumping low kick.
Tremendous misses with a hook.
Tremendous is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Idea rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tremendous as Idea shoots in.
Idea 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.
Tremendous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Idea.
Idea digs a good hook to Tremendous's body.
Idea thows a body shot but no joy.
Tremendous scoring well with a low kick there.
Tremendous pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Idea back to the cage. Tremendous follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch combination from Idea misses.
Idea moves out of range as Tremendous strikes.
Idea misses with a straight right.
Tremendous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Idea misses with a wild body shot.
Idea misses with a body shot.
Idea takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tremendous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tremendous slips a straight right by Idea.
Idea swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Idea gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Idea avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tremendous ducks under a wild hook from Idea.
Idea misses with a body shot.
Tremendous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Idea was well out of range. Poor timing from Tremendous.
Idea takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Idea tries to clinch up but Tremendous circles away and keeps his distance.
Tremendous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tremendous slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tremendous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Idea lands the left hand.
Idea has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Idea punishes Tremendous's body with a nice straight punch.
Idea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tremendous.
Idea takes one to the chin there.
Tremendous blocks a jab.
Tremendous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Idea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tremendous throws out a loose jab but Idea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Idea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tremendous.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tremendous.
Idea with a jab.
Tremendous lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Idea coming out on top.
Tremendous lands a really nice looking cross but Idea seems unphased.
Tremendous pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Idea swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tremendous counters with a head kick. That will keep Idea thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tremendous slips under a jab from Idea.
Idea throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tremendous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tremendous has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Idea lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tremendous blocks a jab.
Idea throws an off balance right hand
and Tremendous counters with a good, hard body kick but Idea shrugs it off.
Idea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tremendous.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tremendous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Idea throws a low kick but Tremendous moves out of range easily.
Idea throws a hook but Tremendous blocks it.
Idea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tremendous.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tremendous really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Idea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tremendous.
Tremendous throws a hook but Idea blocks it.
Idea is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Idea slips a jab from Tremendous.
Tremendous scores with a leg kick.
Idea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Idea misses.
Idea looks for a takedown but Tremendous sprawls well.
Idea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Idea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Idea. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Idea.
Tremendous moves out of range of the body kick from Idea.
Tremendous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tremendous throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea connects with a single shot there.
Idea lands with an overhand left.
Tremendous slips under a jab.
Idea takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Idea blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Idea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Idea lands a jab.
Idea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tremendous's head backwards.
Idea misses the shot to the body.
Idea tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Idea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tremendous connects with an inside leg kick.
Idea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea sizes up Tremendous with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Idea misses with a combination
and Tremendous makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Idea really felt that one!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Idea throws a series of punches but Tremendous avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Tremendous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Idea throws an overhand right that lands on Tremendous's shoulder, as Tremendous tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Idea misses the shot to the body.
Tremendous ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Tremendous.
Tremendous looks for the body kick but Idea saw that one coming.
Idea moves out of range of the body kick from Tremendous.
A looping hook to the body misses from Idea. Tremendous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Idea throws a jab but it's blocked by Tremendous.
Tremendous takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tremendous slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Tremendous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Idea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tremendous is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Idea.
Idea will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tremendous connects with a leg kick. Idea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Idea gets a takedown into half guard.
Tremendous trying to control here.
Tremendous on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Idea wants to control the pace but Tremendous is squirming around nicely.
Tremendous tries to reverse the position but Idea maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremendous takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Idea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tremendous can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tremendous is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Idea landing strikes from the mount.
Idea scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tremendous?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Idea connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Idea lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Idea raining down hammerfists from mount.
Idea is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tremendous can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Idea had his way with Rex Tremendous in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Idea fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tremendous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tremendous is rocked!
Tremendous takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tremendous is still on wobbly legs! Can Idea finish him?
Good leg kick by Idea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Idea's corner calls for a 1-2. Idea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Idea drops Tremendous with a straight right hand, right on the button! Idea follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bad Idea!
Bad Idea retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Bad Idea thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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