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SPFT 117: Stoppers vs Oliveira PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumble Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble Lord looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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260 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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240 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Barbos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbos.
Lord will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barbos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lord keeps the fight on the outside.
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbos lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbos misses with a double jab.
Lord shoots in for a takedown but Barbos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Lord on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lord is breathing heavily.
A combination from Barbos does no damage.
Barbos scores with a sloppy right hand. Lord should have avoided that one.
Lord doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barbos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumble Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lord gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbos counters with a two punch combo.
Nice combo by Barbos! Oh, that's hurt him - Lord falls to the canvas and Barbos follows him into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lord tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barbos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barbos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbos stands up.
Barbos clinches with his opponent.
Barbos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lord slips a jab and a cross from Barbos.
Lord shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barbos tries to clinch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbos defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Barbos tries to clinch up.
Lord shoots in for a takedown but Barbos shows good takedown defense.
Barbos swinging wildly here.
Lord with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barbos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lord is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Barbos can't fight it off and eventually Lord manages to take the fight to the floor. Barbos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barbos working a defensive guard here.
Barbos keeping full guard, as Lord tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbos has Lord pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Barbos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pes Barbos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Barbos there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lord fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barbos avoids it really well and circles away.
Lord misses with a double jab
and Barbos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pes Barbos 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.
Barbos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Barbos does no damage.
Barbos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lord.
Barbos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lord takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lord is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbos tries to bum rush Lord with a series of wild strikes but Lord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Lord is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pes Barbos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lord misses with a takedown attempt - Barbos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barbos leaves Lord with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lord seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumble Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lord being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos looking to pass the guard.
Barbos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lord's guard.
Lord might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barbos trying to control but Lord is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pes Barbos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barbos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barbos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord avoids the body shot from Barbos.
Lord showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbos.
Barbos fails to land with a series of punches.
Barbos sizes up Lord with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barbos rushes Lord and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbos manages to break the clinch.
Lord looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barbos wants to control but Lord is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord wants to free his trapped foot but Barbos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barbos tries to get to full guard but Lord has control of the leg.
Lord is looking to pass Barbos's guard but actually Barbos recovers to full guard.
Lord trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lord throwing strikes from guard but Barbos blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbos kicks Lord off and gets to his feet.
Lord will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barbos closes the distance and pushes Lord back into the cage.
Barbos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbos tries to bum rush Lord with a series of wild strikes but Lord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Barbos does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lord misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pes Barbos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barbos wants to clinch.
Barbos throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbos. That snapped Lord's head back.
Lord shoots in for a double leg but Barbos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbos looks to land a right hand but Lord moved out of range.
Barbos tries to clinch there but Lord circles away.
Barbos stalks Lord and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lord's face. Lord staggers backwards, shaken.
Lord shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barbos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barbos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lord thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbos is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barbos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barbos is trying to stand.
Lord wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbos keeps working.
Lord throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barbos is not content to let Lord control the position.
Lord not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barbos is trying to stand.
Rumble Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbos works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbos keeping moving, preventing Lord from controlling successfully.
Lord is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Rumble Lord wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barbos misses with a lunging right hand
and Lord counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Barbos gets caught flat footed, as Lord shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barbos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbos has his feet on Lord's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barbos tries to avoid it but Lord manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barbos to the ground. Barbos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barbos jabs Lord to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lord falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barbos counters with a one-two to the body.
Barbos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barbos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbos tries to close the distance and clinch but Lord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lord is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Barbos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barbos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lord on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbos is looking to clinch but Lord is avoiding it.
Barbos throws a right hand that Lord ducks under and follows up with a left that Lord also avoids with ease.
Lord slips a jab and a cross from Barbos.
Lord misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barbos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumble Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barbos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barbos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lord, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lord manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pes Barbos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barbos 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pes Barbos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Kopec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopec comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boats 'N Hoes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Kopec!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guapo has managed to clinch.
Kopec wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kopec is trying to push Guapo away but Guapo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kopec wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guapo throws an elbow that misses.
Guapo lands an elbow inside.
Kopec avoiding damage.
Guapo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kopec is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guapo lands a nice elbow.
Kopec's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kopec avoids a wild elbow strike from Guapo.
Kopec is trying to break the clinch but Guapo has him pressed against the cage.
Kopec is trying to break the clinch but Guapo is controlling him.
Kopec can't break the clinch.
Kopec is looking to break free of the clinch but Guapo has double underhooks.
Kopec wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kopec tries to circle away but Guapo has him pinned against the cage.
Guapo slows down the pace here.
Guapo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Guy Kopec has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kopec's efforts to push away.
Kopec takes an elbow to the temple.
Guapo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kopec ducks under a wild hook from Guapo.
Kopec connects with a nice looking jab.
Kopec misses with a hook. Guapo ducked under it nicely.
Guapo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Kopec throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guapo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kopec.
Guapo just misses with a punch to the body.
Guapo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopec moves away.
Kopec throws a leg kick
and Guapo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Kopec misses its intended target.
Kopec throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Guapo misses.
Kopec slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guapo has managed to clinch.
Kopec has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guapo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kopec tries to circle away but Guapo has him pinned against the cage.
Guapo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Guapo.
Guapo lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guapo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guapo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guapo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guapo scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Kopec's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kopec misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kopec is trying to break free.
Guapo lands a nice elbow.
Guapo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kopec dodges an elbow strike from Guapo.
Kopec has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guapo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopec is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guapo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kopec's defenses.
Guapo has Kopec pressed against the cage, preventing Kopec from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kopec wants to break free but Guapo has control.
Kopec tries to break free but Guapo pushes him back against the cage.
Guapo lands an elbow that stopped Kopec in his tracks for a moment.
Guapo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Guapo.
Kopec wants to get back to striking at distance but Guapo won't allow it.
Guapo scores with a shoulder strike.
Guapo prevents Kopec from breaking the clinch.
Guapo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kopec's efforts to push away.
Guapo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kopec can't break the clinch.
Kopec is looking for a takedown.
Kopec tries to break free but Guapo pushes him back against the cage.
Guapo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Guapo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Guapo.
Guapo breaks the clinch.
Guapo throws a hook but Kopec blocks it.
Kopec keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guapo staying out of range there.
Kopec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kopec misses with a takedown attempt - Guapo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guapo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kopec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guapo manages to avoid it.
Kopec misses with an uppercut.
Guapo pushes Kopec up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopec wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guapo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kopec's defenses.
Kopec is trying to break the clinch but Guapo has him pressed against the cage.
Guapo lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guapo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Guapo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guy Kopec's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guapo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Guapo defending well as Kopec loads up on a big left hand.
Kopec misses with a hook
and Guapo counters with a nice uppercut.
Guapo defending well as Kopec loads up on a big left hand.
Kopec displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guapo throws out the jab.
Guapo closes the distance and clinches.
Guapo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kopec's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Guapo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guapo slips under a jab.
Guapo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kopec.
Guapo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Guapo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guapo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guapo cracks the inside of Kopec's front leg.
Guapo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guapo is looking to slow Kopec down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopec throws an overhand right that lands on Guapo's shoulder, as Guapo tries to avoid the shot.
Kopec takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kopec looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Guapo throws a hook but Kopec avoids it easily.
Kopec misses with an uppercut. Guapo saw that one coming.
Guapo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guapo throws the left hand but Kopec avoids the punch easily.
Guapo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guapo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Guapo throws a right hand that Kopec ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopec also avoids with ease.
Guapo defending well as Kopec loads up on a big left hand.
Kopec works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Guapo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kopec.
Guapo moves away from the strike by Kopec.
Nice shot lands for Guapo.
Guapo's corner calls for a 1-2. Guapo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kopec scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guapo in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopec shoots in for a takedown but Guapo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kopec takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kopec keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guapo.
Kopec misses with a series of wild punches.
Guapo with a hook.
Guapo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kopec.
Kopec on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guapo is looking to slow Kopec down with leg kicks.
Guapo scores with a nice head shot.
Guapo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kopec.
Guapo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kopec moves away.
El Guapo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guapo clinches with his opponent.
Guapo taking a breather.
Kopec is trying to push Guapo away but Guapo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guapo lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopec has had enough of the clinch but Guapo keeps him there for the moment.
Guapo lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guapo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kopec tries to circle away but Guapo has him pinned against the cage.
Guapo breaks the clinch.
Guapo throws an overhand right that lands on Kopec's shoulder, as Kopec tries to avoid the shot.
Guapo avoids the body shot from Kopec.
Good leg kick by Guapo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guapo missing with a left hand there. Kopec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kopec loads up on a big right hand but Guapo slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guapo.
Kopec slips a jab from Guapo.
Guapo tries to move into range but Kopec moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guapo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kopec throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Guapo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guapo ducks under a wild hook from Kopec.
Guapo lands with a right hand.
Guapo scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Guapo.
Guapo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopec closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kopec closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Guapo quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kopec wants to stand up but Guapo manages to regain full guard.
Kopec wants to stand and escape but instead Guapo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kopec wants to stand but Guapo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Guapo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guy Kopec's cut.
That's time! Guapo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Guapo dodges the punch combination from Kopec.
Guapo wants to clinch up but Kopec keeps it at a distance.
That kick from Guapo tenderised Kopec's leg. Kopec is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guapo missing with a left hand there. Kopec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kopec's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kopec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guapo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kopec thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kopec moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Guapo misses its intended target.
Guapo moves out of range of the strikes.
Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kopec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kopec will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guapo wants to clinch up but Kopec keeps it at a distance.
Guapo scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guapo throws a hook but Kopec avoids it easily.
Guapo misses with a body punch
and Kopec counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kopec ducks right into an uppercut from Guapo.
Kopec misses with a series of wild punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Guapo. Kopec shrugs it off though.
Kopec misses with a hook. Guapo ducked under it nicely.
Kopec keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Guapo closes the distance and clinches.
Kopec has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kopec takes an elbow to the temple.
Kopec wants to get back to striking at distance but Guapo won't allow it.
Guapo lands a left hand.
Kopec is trying to push Guapo away but Guapo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guapo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guapo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kopec's defenses.
Guapo lands with a left to the head.
Kopec dodges an elbow strike from Guapo.
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!
Kopec tries to break the clinch but Guapo is controlling the position.
Kopec wants to break free but Guapo has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guapo.
Kopec tries to circle away but Guapo has him pinned against the cage.
Kopec avoids a wild elbow strike from Guapo.
Kopec working hard to break the clinch.
Guapo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guapo lands an elbow that stopped Kopec in his tracks for a moment.
Guapo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guapo keeps control of Kopec as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kopec working hard to break the clinch.
Guapo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Guapo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kopec has had enough of the clinch but Guapo keeps him there for the moment.
Guapo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kopec is rocked!
That has opened up Guy Kopec's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinched against the cage, Guapo lands a big elbow that drops Kopec! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Kopec is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Guapo!
After the big win, El Guapo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn's Laundry 93% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gage R!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins tries to clinch up
and R counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Collins!
Collins struggling a bit here.
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from R are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
R looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
R has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Collins struggling a bit here.
R sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Collins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Collins striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
R tries for a kimura but Collins is defending well.
Collins taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins is looking to work his way out of this bad position but R is controlling him well.
R scores with a couple of short elbows.
Collins is looking for a sweep.
Collins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. R manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
R wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
R working a defensive guard but Collins manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R is looking for a sweep.
Collins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Collins tries to clinch but R is having none of it.
Collins scores with a nice body kick.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up but R swats him away and circles back towards the center.
R drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins tries to clinch up
and R counters with a straight right hand.
Collins misses with a head kick.
R avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R blocks the body kick.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins misses the jab.
Collins closes the distance but R moves to the side
and R counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collins moves out of range of the body kick from R.
Collins wants to clinch up but R keeps it at a distance.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - R circles away.
R scores with a shot to the body.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins takes a swing at R's ribcage but misses.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by R.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but R paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins clinches up against the cage.
Collins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
R has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Collins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Collins misses with a body punch
and R counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and R counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R avoids the head kick by Collins.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up but R swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
R circles away from the clinch attempt
and R counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Collins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Collins tries to clinch there but R circles away.
Collins closes the distance but R moves to the side
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collins misses with a body kick.
R circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
R connects with a jab.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by R.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
R uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Collins has time to react.
Collins wants to clinch up but R keeps it at a distance.
Collins tries to clinch up.
R misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - R circles away.
Collins fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins is looking to clinch.
Collins is looking to clinch.
R circles away from the clinch attempt
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Max Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
R circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
R drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
R won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Collins holds on and takes a little breather.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gage R has got the better of the ground game so far.
R lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
R throws a strike but Collins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
R controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins stopping the sweep attempt from R.
Collins wants to stand but R is controlling his posture from full guard.
Collins wants to control from the top but R keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Collins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Collins preventing the sweep.
R is trying to control the position from the bottom.
R manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Collins tries to hold on but R postures up.
R lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Collins manages to regain half guard. Good work.
R slips a nice elbow through Collins's hands, connecting with Collins's forehead.
Ground and pound from R.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
R is figuring out what he wants to do next.
R is keen to just control but Collins is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins is in trouble now - R has advanced to mount!
R dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R 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. This is the final round!
R looks to throw the jab but Collins is out of range.
A left and a right from R both land. Nice combination.
R circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from R.
R lands a body shot.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Collins tries to clinch up
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.
R showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins.
R avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins closes the distance looking to clinch
and R counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - R circles away.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collins wants to clinch up but R keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Collins.
Max Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Collins closes the distance but R moves to the side
and R counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - R circles away.
Collins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Collins moves into the clinch.
Collins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Collins misses with an elbow over the top.
R swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
R blocks a body shot from Collins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Collins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
R swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch but R swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
R throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
R avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
R takes a kick to the side of the head.
Max Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
R on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
R looks for a takedown but Collins sprawls well.
R lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting R counter with a right hand.
Collins has R up against the cage in a clinch.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins is looking to clinch.
R rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
R comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Collins ducks under a wild hook from R.
R swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Collins looks to clinch
and R counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Collins tries to clinch there but R circles away.
R blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins cracks R with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Collins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
R dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
R lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
R is looking for a kimura but Collins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for R to get the leverage.
R is trying to control. Collins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
R looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Collins is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Collins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Collins!
Max Collins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riley McCollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCollins comes to the cage accompanied by The Go Getter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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34
202 lbs
29 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley McCollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier is looking to slow McCollins down with leg kicks.
McCollins takes one on the button.
Gautier moves out of range as McCollins strikes.
Jab by Gautier.
Gautier moves away from the strike by McCollins.
Gautier swats away the attempt to clinch by McCollins.
McCollins throws a push kick but Gautier slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot by McCollins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCollins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gautier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gautier lands a really nice looking cross but McCollins seems unphased.
McCollins throws a sloppy head kick and Gautier moves out of range easily.
McCollins misses with a low kick.
Gautier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from McCollins.
McCollins lands a glancing blow to the side of Gautier's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCollins looks to land a combination but Gautier avoids it well.
Gautier throws a push kick but McCollins slaps the foot to one side.
McCollins throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Gautier crashing down! Gautier tries to stagger back to his feet but McCollins just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Gautier asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley McCollins!
Riley McCollins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stringer comes to the cage accompanied by The Loner. Malham has chosen John's Walkout as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Avon Stringer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Avon Stringer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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36
178 lbs
38 - 18 - 0 |
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Stringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringer throws a wild body kick that Malham sees coming a mile off.
Malham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stringer throws a leg kick
and Malham counters with a single leg into guard. Stringer didn't expect that.
Stringer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malham.
Malham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stringer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Malham trying to control the position from guard on top but Stringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Malham working some strikes from top position.
Malham working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malham throws a big right hand that misses.
Stringer keeping moving, preventing Malham from controlling successfully.
Malham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stringer is looking for a sweep. Malham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malham trying to control the action but Stringer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Malham tries to pass to full mount but Stringer defends it.
Malham is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Stringer still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Stringer has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Malham manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stringer's best efforts.
Malham is looking for a sweep. Stringer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stringer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malham is looking for a sweep. Stringer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stringer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Malham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stringer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malham manages to get to full guard.
Stringer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stringer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malham has his foot on Stringer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stringer works his way back into a safe position though.
Stringer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stringer pushes down on Malham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stringer stalling away here and it's allowed Malham to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stringer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stringer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stringer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stringer trying to control the position from guard on top but Malham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malham looking for a guillotine here but Stringer defends easily.
Stringer wants to control from the top but Malham keeps moving.
Malham looking to control.
Stringer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Malham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stringer has managed to get both his arms back between Malham's legs - danger averted.
Malham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stringer.
Stringer wants to pass the guard but Malham is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Stringer has his hands clasped together but Malham extends an breaks Stringer's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Malham.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Malham!
During a confident post fight interview, John Malham thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fancy Mcghee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcghee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Up In The Air. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fancy Mcghee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius scores with a jab. Mcghee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mcghee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcghee swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Mcghee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mcghee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Fancy Mcghee has been cut.
Mcghee fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcghee doesn't manage to clinch there - Aurelius circles away.
A big left from Aurelius misses.
Mcghee instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Aurelius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aurelius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcghee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelius dives in and grabs Mcghee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcghee pushes down on Aurelius's head and hops out.
Aurelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aurelius throws a hook but Mcghee avoids it easily.
Aurelius scores with a jab.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fancy Mcghee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcghee avoids the head kick by Aurelius.
Mcghee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aurelius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius needs to keep his hands up - Mcghee had a free shot at his head there.
Mcghee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aurelius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcghee throws a hook but Aurelius avoids it easily.
Mcghee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mcghee moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcghee checks the leg kick.
Aurelius misses with a head kick.
Aurelius lands with a right hand.
Aurelius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mcghee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mcghee tries to clinch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius tries to score with a low kick but Mcghee moves his leg out of the way.
Mcghee scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Aurelius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mcghee.
Aurelius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcghee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius cracks Mcghee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcghee clinches up against the cage.
Mcghee misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcghee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aurelius'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.
Aurelius is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcghee gets an underhook and turns Aurelius into the cage.
Mcghee can't find room to land a body shot as Aurelius controls the action.
Aurelius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelius as he connects with a hook.
Mcghee moves out of range of the body kick.
Mcghee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aurelius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcghee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcghee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aurelius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Nero Aurelius has been cut.
Aurelius tries to keep at a distance but Mcghee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcghee leaning against his opponent.
Aurelius breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelius as he connects with a hook.
Mcghee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aurelius.
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!
Aurelius scores with a shot to the body.
Mcghee throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Mcghee checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick by Mcghee misses
and Aurelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A leg kick checked by Mcghee.
Mcghee tries to clinch but Aurelius is having none of it.
Mcghee tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Mcghee misses
and Aurelius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mcghee's knee momentarily.
Mcghee tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aurelius.
A jab from Mcghee finds it's way through Aurelius's defenses.
Mcghee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aurelius finds it's way round the side to connect with Mcghee's head.
Mcghee thows a body shot but no joy.
Aurelius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mcghee's calf.
Aurelius scores with a hook to the body. Mcghee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mcghee looks winded!
Mcghee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcghee throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Mcghee throws a low kick but Aurelius moves out of range easily.
Mcghee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Fancy Mcghee's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelius. Mcghee does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
Aurelius motions for Mcghee to come forward. Aurelius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut. Mcghee saw that one coming.
Mcghee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aurelius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Aurelius dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mcghee scores with a kick to the body.
Mcghee moves out of range of the leg kick from Aurelius.
Mcghee misses with a kick to the body.
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Mcghee tries to clinch up but Aurelius circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcghee throws a chopping leg kick but Aurelius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Aurelius misses
and Mcghee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelius throws a low kick, looking for Mcghee's leg but Mcghee calmly moves out of range.
Aurelius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcghee. That did some damage!
Mcghee misses with a hook. Aurelius ducked under it nicely.
Mcghee leaves Aurelius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aurelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcghee.
Aurelius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mcghee doesn't manage to clinch there - Aurelius circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcghee misses with a body kick.
Aurelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcghee is just out of range.
Mcghee tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Aurelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcghee.
Aurelius moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aurelius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mcghee.
Nice cross by Aurelius.
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mcghee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcghee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mcghee wants to clinch.
Mcghee throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aurelius. That's going to slow Mcghee down.
Nice straight punches there by Aurelius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aurelius.
Aurelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcghee.
Aurelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcghee moves away.
Mcghee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aurelius throws a lazy body kick
and Mcghee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the head.
Aurelius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcghee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nero Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcghee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcghee misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aurelius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mcghee is rocked!
Nice body kick there by Aurelius.
Mcghee is breathing heavily.
Aurelius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mcghee quickly recovers to half guard.
Mcghee is still in real trouble! Can Aurelius finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Aurelius passes to side control.
Aurelius scoring with punches and elbows.
Mcghee is trying to work for a sweep but Aurelius has mounted him!
Mcghee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aurelius controlling the position easily from mount.
Aurelius lands with some strikes.
Aurelius unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mcghee wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Aurelius celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nero Aurelius!
Nero Aurelius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Driggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GANJA FARMER. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
176 lbs
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173 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Driggs!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driggs misses the shot to the body.
Cliff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body punch from Cliff.
Cliff takes a swing at Driggs's ribcage but misses.
Cliff swings widly with a right hand
and Driggs counters with a leg kick.
Driggs tries to land a leg kick but Cliff saw it coming and moves away.
Cliff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driggs.
Cliff cracks the inside of Driggs's front leg.
Driggs scores with a body shot.
A big right from Cliff misses.
Cliff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Driggs throws an overhand right that lands on Cliff's shoulder, as Cliff tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Driggs tenderised Cliff's leg. Cliff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cliff misses the jab.
Driggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cliff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Driggs throws a push kick but Cliff slaps the foot to one side.
Cliff misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cliff on the side of the head.
Cliff looks to land a left hand but Driggs moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driggs throws a solid leg kick but Cliff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Driggs.
Cliff misses with a hook. Driggs ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Driggs lands but Cliff takes it in his stride.
Cliff moves away from the strike by Driggs.
Driggs pushes Cliff away with a front kick.
Driggs wants to clinch.
Cliff throws a lazy right hand but Driggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cliff looks to throw the jab but Driggs is out of range.
Driggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Cliff is just out of range.
Cliff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Driggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Driggs avoids a kick to the body.
Cliff blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Driggs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good work by Driggs as he checks the leg kick.
Cliff thuds a left hand into Driggs's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliff misses with a double jab.
Driggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cliff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Driggs. Driggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Cliff misses with the combination.
Cliff misses with a low kick.
Driggs swings for the body but Cliff moves out of range.
Driggs lands a right hook to the body.
Cliff tries to bum rush Driggs with a series of wild strikes but Driggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Driggs misses with a wild body shot.
Driggs loads up on a big right hand but Cliff slips the punch.
Driggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cliff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cliff checks a leg kick.
Driggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Driggs.
Driggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a leg kick
and Driggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Driggs defending well as Cliff loads up on a big left hand.
Cliff lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cliff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Driggs.
Driggs misses with a leg kick.
Cliff just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Cliff blocks the leg kick.
Cliff checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cliff avoids the head kick by Driggs.
Driggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Cliff should have avoided that one.
Driggs moves out of range as Cliff throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Driggs 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 Cliff has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cliff and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cliff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ziggy Cliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Driggs blocks a leg kick.
Driggs misses with a straight left.
Cliff's jab looks to have found its range, popping Driggs under the eye.
Driggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a looping overhand right but Driggs ducks down to avoid it.
Driggs throws a leg kick but Cliff moved away.
Driggs avoids the body shot from Cliff.
Driggs digs a good body shot into Cliff's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driggs throws a shot from downtown. Cliff moves away and avoids it.
Cliff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cliff.
Driggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cliff's hands.
Cliff misses with a wild body shot.
Cliff misses the jab.
Cliff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Driggs throws a solid leg kick but Cliff takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Driggs.
Driggs cracks Cliff with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliff misses with an uppercut.
Driggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Driggs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cliff.
Cliff moves out of range as Driggs strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julio Driggs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Driggs avoids the body shot from Cliff.
Cliff misses with a kick to the body.
Driggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cliff takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cliff throws the left hand but Driggs avoids the punch easily.
Cliff looks to score with a jab to the body but Driggs is just out of range.
Driggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Driggs drops his hands momentarily and Cliff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cliff throws a leg kick
and Driggs counters with a nice leg kick.
Driggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Driggs blocks a head kick by Cliff.
Driggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cliff swings for the body but Driggs moves out of range.
Cliff takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cliff throws a low kick but it's checked well by Driggs.
Driggs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliff misses with a right hand
and Driggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cliff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driggs throws a lazy right hand but Cliff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Driggs connects with a body shot that sends Cliff's belly button to the back.
Cliff cracks Driggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Driggs lands a slapping body shot.
Driggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cliff's sensitive parts.
Driggs connects with a crisp jab.
Cliff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Driggs.
Driggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Driggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cliff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Driggs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Driggs.
Cliff misses with a body punch
and Driggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Driggs fakes the leg kick and cracks Cliff in the body.
Driggs throws a head kick that misses.
Driggs moves out of range of the body kick from Cliff.
Cliff connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff throws a jab but it's blocked by Driggs.
Driggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cliff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driggs manages to avoid it.
Driggs slips a jab and a cross from Cliff.
Driggs swings for the body but Cliff moves out of range.
Driggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Driggs throws a hook but Cliff blocks it.
Cliff moves out of range as Driggs strikes.
Driggs throws a hook but Cliff avoids it easily.
Cliff scores with a three punch combo!
A slow jab from Driggs misses its intended target.
Driggs checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Driggs.
Cliff jabs Driggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Cliff.
Cliff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Driggs checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff thuds his shin into the meat of Driggs's side.
Driggs cracks Cliff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cliff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driggs.
Cliff lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Cliff.
A punch combination from Driggs misses.
Driggs connects with a body shot that sends Cliff's belly button to the back.
Cliff works Driggs's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Driggs does no damage.
Cliff has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cliff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Julio Driggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Driggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Driggs.
Driggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cliff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Driggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Driggs swings widly with a right hand
and Cliff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Driggs is rocked!
Cliff keeps Driggs at a distance using the push kick.
Driggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Cliff finish him?
Driggs is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cliff lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driggs walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Cliff! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ziggy Cliff!
After winning the bout, Ziggy Cliff 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 Kim Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa comes to the cage accompanied by Ride the Lighting. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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30
150 lbs
25 - 3 - 0 |
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27
143 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Figueroa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Figueroa circles away.
Figueroa with a jab.
It looks like Adam Gracie has been cut.
Figueroa throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Figueroa.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Kim Figueroa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Figueroa.
Figueroa just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie checks a low kick from Figueroa.
Figueroa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Figueroa. Figueroa obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Figueroa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Figueroa throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Figueroa saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Figueroa.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Figueroa enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Figueroa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Figueroa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Figueroa keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Figueroa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Figueroa's legs - danger averted.
Figueroa is controlling Gracie's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Figueroa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Figueroa keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Figueroa tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Figueroa is keeping him busy.
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Figueroa defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Figueroa is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Gracie!
Adam Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogg's entrance music is Last Ones Standing. A fine choice. Rebo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Papa Roach - Burn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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327 lbs
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310 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tore Rebo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg takes a swing at Rebo's ribcage but misses.
Hogg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rebo.
Rebo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hogg tests Rebo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hogg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rebo is able to avoid easily.
Hogg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hogg closes the distance and clinches.
Rebo lands a shoulder strike.
Hogg lands an elbow inside that Rebo shrugs off.
It looks like Tore Rebo has been cut.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rebo avoids it.
Rebo avoiding damage.
Rebo lands a shoulder strike.
Hogg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Rebo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rebo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rebo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rebo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogg is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebo avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
Hogg misses with a knee to the head.
Rebo avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
Rebo lands with a right to the head.
Rebo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogg.
Hogg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Rebo avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rebo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogg lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rebo is defending well for now.
Rebo has a couple of punches blocked by Hogg.
Hogg blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Hogg.
Hogg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rebo.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Rebo is blocking nicely.
Hogg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg blocking some punches.
Rebo managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Rebo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rebo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogg struggles to land a body shot inside as Rebo controls his hands.
Rebo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rebo blocks a body shot from Hogg.
Rebo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Rebo - that landed with a thud.
Hogg tries to throw a body punch but Rebo avoids it by throwing Hogg back against the cage.
Rebo breaks the clinch.
Rebo cracks Hogg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Jefferson Davis Hogg has been cut.
Rebo lands a big head kick that sends Hogg tumbling to the mat! Rebo takes a step backwards and waves Hogg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hogg wants to clinch up but Rebo keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries to land a leg kick but Rebo saw it coming and moves away.
Rebo misses with a hook to the body
and Hogg counters with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rebo. Hogg shrugs it off though.
Rebo misses with a straight right.
Hogg wants to clinch up but Rebo keeps it at a distance.
Rebo scores with a spinning back kick!
Hogg is breathing heavily.
Hogg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rebo scores with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rebo.
Rebo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rebo - that will leave a mark!
Rebo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogg is just out of range.
Hogg walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rebo.
Rebo swings for the body but Hogg moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg doesn't manage to clinch there - Rebo circles away.
Rebo throws a good cross that connects.
Jefferson Davis Hogg's cut is getting worse.
Hogg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rebo's sensitive parts.
Rebo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hogg tries to clinch but Rebo moves away
and Rebo counters by clinching up.
Rebo manages to break the clinch.
Rebo scores with a sloppy right hand. Hogg should have avoided that one.
A big left from Rebo misses.
Hogg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rebo scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogg tries to clinch up but Rebo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rebo lands an overhand right.
Hogg delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tore Rebo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rebo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogg is just out of range.
Hogg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rebo is able to avoid easily.
Rebo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rebo.
Rebo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rebo cracks Hogg with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hogg looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rebo finish him?
Hogg is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rebo moves out of range of the body kick from Hogg.
Jefferson Davis Hogg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rebo drops Hogg with a huge uppercut! Hogg drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Rebo is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tore Rebo!
In his post fight interview, Tore Rebo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira jabs Stoppers right on the nose. Stoppers blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Willy Stoppers has been cut.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stoppers counters with a nice leg kick.
Oliveira throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoppers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stoppers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oliveira.
Stoppers misses with a wild body shot.
Stoppers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stoppers is breathing heavily.
Oliveira cracks Stoppers with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Stoppers tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Oliveira pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Stoppers is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Oliveira!
Ernesto Oliveira is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ernesto Oliveira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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